A district of Japan is dissolved when all towns or villages in the district become cities or are merged into the city. The following is a list of dissolved districts of Japan. The date shown is the day the district was dissolved (i.e. the district was active until that date) and the reason why the district was dissolved is also shown.
April 1, 1906
Tōbui District (当縁郡), Hokkaido (The villages of Taiki (大樹村), Berufune (歴舟村), and parts of Tōbui (当縁村) merged with other villages to form the village of Moyori (茂寄村) in
Hiroo District; parts of the village of Tōbui merged with other villages to form the village of Ōtsu (大津村) in
Tokachi District)
February 1, 1918
Muroran District (室蘭郡), Hokkaido (The town of Muroran and the villages of Wanishi, Chimaibetsu, and Motomuroran merged to form the borough (-ku) of Muroran (now the city of
Muroran))
April 1923
Furebetsu District (振別郡), Hokkaido (The village of Furebetsu (振別村) merged with other villages to form the village of
Rubetsu in
Etorofu)
April 1, 1925
Nishinari District (西成郡), Osaka (Merged into the city of Osaka)
1927~1945
April 1, 1931
Kii District (紀伊郡), Kyoto (The villages of Kamitoba, Kisshōin, Fukakusa, Shimotoba, Yokoōji, Nōso, Horiuchi, Mukaijima, and Takeda merged into the city of
Kyoto)
October 1, 1932
Ebara District (荏原郡), Tokyo (Merged into the city of Tokyo)
October 1, 1932
Toyotama District (豊多摩郡), Tokyo (Merged into the city of Tokyo)
October 1, 1932
Kitatoshima District (北豊島郡), Tokyo (Merged into the city of Tokyo)
October 1, 1936
Kuraki District (久良岐郡), Kanagawa (The town of Kanazawa and the village of Mutsuurashō merged into the city of
Yokohama)
October 1, 1938
Tachibana District (橘樹郡), Kanagawa (The villages of Mukaigaoka, Miyasaki, the town of Inada, and the village of Ikuta merged into the city of
Kawasaki)
April 1, 1939
Tsuzuki District (都筑郡), Kanagawa (The village of Nitta, the town of Kawara, and the villages of Yamauchi, Nakasato, Nakagawa, Tana, Niiharu, Tsuoka, and Futamatagawa merged into the city of
Yokohama; the villages of Kakioeki and Okagami merged into the city of
Kawasaki)
September 1, 1940
Otaru District (小樽郡), Hokkaido (The village of Asari merged into the city of
Otaru)
September 1, 1940
Takashima District (高島郡), Hokkaido (The town of Takashima merged into the city of
Otaru)
March 1, 1951
Uji District (宇治郡), Kyoto (The town of Higashiuji merged with the towns and villages from Kuse District and granted town status to form the
city of Uji)
April 1, 1954
Himi District (氷見郡), Toyama (The villages of 神代, 仏生寺, 布勢, 十二町, 速川, 久目, 阿尾, 薮田, 宇波, and 女良 merged into the
city of Himi)
January 15, 1955
Utasutsu District (歌棄郡), Hokkaido (The village of Utasutsu merged into the
town of Suttsu,
Suttsu District; the village of Neppu merged with the village of Kuromatsunai and parts of the village of Tarukishi from Suttsu District to form the village of Sanwa (now the
town of Kuromatsunai))
August 1, 1957
Nemuro District (根室郡), Hokkaido (The town of Nemuro and the village of Wada merged to form the
city of Nemuro)
March 31, 1958
Minamikatsuragi District (南葛城郡), Nara (The town of Gose and the villages of Kuzu, Taishō, and Katsujō merged and granted city status to form the
city of Gose)
October 1, 1962
Ashikaga District (足利郡), Tochigi (The towns of Mikuriya and Sakanishi merged into the city of
Ashikaga)
April 1, 1963
Inaba District (稲葉郡), Gifu (The towns of Sohara, Naka, Inaha, and Unuma merged to form the city of
Kakamigahara)
May 1, 1965
Asaka District (安積郡), Fukushima (The towns of Asaka, Hiwada, Fukuyama, Atami, and the villages of Mihota, Ouse, Katahira, Kikuta, and Konan merged into the city of
Kōriyama)
October 1, 1966
Iwaki District (石城郡), Fukushima (The towns of Yotsukura, Ogawa, Tōno, the villages of Kawamae, Miwa, Yoshima, Tabito, 2 towns and villages from Futaba District, and the cities of Taira, Jōban, Iwaki, Nakoso, and Uchigō merged to form the city of
Iwaki)
January 1, 1967
Chiba District (千葉郡), Chiba (The town of Yachiyo gained city status to become the city of
Yachiyo)
April 1, 1967
Kasai District (加西郡), Hyōgo (The towns of Hōjō, Kasai, and Izumi merged to form the city of
Kasai)
October 1, 1967
Ichihara District (市原郡), Chiba (The town of Nansō and the village of Kamo merged into the city of
Ichihara)
October 1, 1968
Shinobu District (信夫郡), Fukushima (The town of Azuma merged into the city of
Fukushima)
January 1, 1969
Abe District (安倍郡), Shizuoka (The villages of Ōkōchi, Umegashima, Tamakawa, Ikawa, Kiyosawa, and Ōkawa merged into the city of
Shizuoka)
December 1, 1970
Hekikai District (碧海郡), Aichi (The town of Takahama gained town status to become the city of
Takahama, the town of Chiryū gained city status to become the city of
Chiryū)
May 1, 1971
Jōdō District (上道郡), Okayama (The town of Jōdō merged into the city of
Okayama)
November 1, 1971
Minamitama District (南多摩郡), Tokyo (The town of Tama gained city status to become the city of
Tama and the town of Inagi gained city status to become the city of
Inagi)
November 3, 1971
Kitakawachi District (北河内郡), Osaka (The town of Katano gained city status to become the city of
Katano)
April 1, 1991
Kimitsu District (君津郡), Chiba (The town of Sodegaura gained city status to become the city of
Sodegaura)
September 1, 1996
Sapporo District (札幌郡), Hokkaido (The town of Hiroshima gained city status to become the city of
Kitahiroshima)
1999~2004
April 1, 1999
Taki District (多紀郡), Hyōgo (The towns of Sasayama, Nishiki, Tannan, and Konda merged to form the city of
Sasayama)
October 1, 2001
Kurita District (栗太郡), Shiga (The town of Rittō gained city status to become the city of
Rittō)
February 3, 2003
Ashina District (芦品郡), Hiroshima (The town of Shinichi merged into the city of
Fukuyama)
April 1, 2003
Yamagata District (山県郡), Gifu (The town of Takatomi, the village of Ijira, and the town of Miyama merged to become the city of
Yamagata)
April 1, 2003
Ōkawa District (大川郡), Kagawa (The towns of Hiketa, Shirotori, and Ōchi merged to form the city of
Higashikagawa)
April 21, 2003
Tsuno District (都濃郡), Yamaguchi (The town of Kano merged with the cities of Tokuyama, Shinnanyō, and the town of Kumage from Kumage District to form the city of
Shūnan)
March 1, 2004
Gujō District (郡上郡), Gifu (The towns of Hachiman, Yamato, Shirotori, and the villages of Takasu, Minami, Meihō, and Wara merged to form the city of
Gujō)
March 1, 2004
Mashita District (益田郡), Gifu (The towns of Hagiwara, Osaka, Gero, Kanayama, and the village of Maze merged to form the city of
Gero)
March 1, 2004
Takata District (高田郡), Hiroshima (The towns of Yoshida, Yachiyo, Midori, Takamiya, Kōda, and Mukaihara merged to form the city of
Akitakata)
March 1, 2004
Iki District (壱岐郡), Nagasaki (The towns of Gōnoura, Katsumoto, Ashibe, and Ishida merged to form the city of
Iki)
March 1, 2004
Shimoagata District (下県郡), Nagasaki (The towns of Izuhara, Mitsushima, and Toyotama merged with three towns from Kamiagata District to form the city of
Tsushima)
March 1, 2004
Kamiagata District (上県郡), Nagasaki (The towns of Mine, Kamiagata, and Kamitsushima merged with three towns from Shimoagata District to form the city of
Tsushima)
April 1, 2004
Naka District (中郡), Kyoto (The towns of Mineyama and Ōmiya and other 2 districts 4 towns merged to form the city of
Kyōtango)
April 1, 2004
Takeno District (竹野郡), Kyoto (The towns of Amino, Takeno, Yasaka and the other 2 districts 3 towns merged to form the city of
Kyōtango)
April 1, 2004
Kumano District (熊野郡), Kyoto (The town of Kumihama and the other 2 districts 5 towns merged to form the city of
Kyōtango)
April 1, 2004
Yabu District (養父郡), Hyōgo (The towns of Yōka, Yabu, Ōya, and Sekinomiya merged to form the city of
Yabu)
April 1, 2004
Futami District (双三郡), Hiroshima (The towns of Kisa, Mirasaka, Miwa, and the villages of Sakugi, Kimita, and Funo merged with the city of Miyoshi and the town of Kōnu from Kōnu District to form the city of
Miyoshi)
April 1, 2004
Uma District (宇摩郡), Ehime (The town of Doi, the village of Shingū, and the cities of Iyomishima and Kawanoe merged to form the city of
Shikokuchūō)
April 1, 2004
Higashiuwa District (東宇和郡), Ehime (The towns of Akehama, Uwa, Nomura, Shirokawa, and Mikame from Nishiuwa District merged to form the city of
Seiyo)
October 1, 2004
Shima District (志摩郡), Mie (The towns of Hamajima, Daiō, Ago, Shima, and Isobe merged to form the city of
Shima)
October 1, 2004
Yasu District (野洲郡), Shiga (The towns of Chūzu and Yasu merged to form the city of
Yasu)
October 1, 2004
Kōka District (甲賀郡), Shiga (The towns of Ishibe and Kosei merged to form the city of
Konan; The towns of Minakuchi, Tsuchiyama, Kōka, Kōnan, and Shigaraki merged to form the city of
Kōka)
October 1, 2004
Nogi District (能義郡), Shimane (The towns of Hirose and Hakuta merged with the city of Yasugi to form the city of
Yasugi)
October 1, 2004
Kawakami District (川上郡), Okayama (The town of Nariwa, Kawakami, and Bitchū merged with the city of Takahashi and the town of Ukan from Jōbō District to form the city of
Takahashi)
October 1, 2004
Oe District (麻植郡),
Tokushima (The towns of Kamoshima, Kawashima, Yamakawa, and the village of Misato merged to form the city of
Yoshinogawa)
November 1, 2004
Taga District (多賀郡), Ibaraki (The town of Jūō merged into the city of
Hitachi)
November 1, 2004
Higashitonami District (東礪波郡), Toyama (The town of Shogawa and the city of Tonami merged to form the city of
Tonami; the town of Jōhana, the villages of Taira, Kamitaira, Toga, the town of Inami, the village of Inokuchi, and the town of Fukuno merged with the town of Fukumitsu from Nishitonami District to form the city of
Nanto)
November 1, 2004
Ayama District (阿山郡), Mie (The town of Iga, the village of Shimagahara, the town of Ayama, and the village of Ōyamada merged with the city of Ueno and the town of Aoyama in Naga District to form the city of
Iga)
November 1, 2004
Naga District (名賀郡), Mie (The town of Aoyama and the city of Ueno and 4 towns and villages from Ayama District merged to form the city of Iga)
November 1, 2004
Hikami District (氷上郡), Hyōgo (The towns of Kaibara, Hikami, Aogaki, Kasuga, Sannan, and Ichijima merged to form the city of
Tamba)
November 1, 2004
Ketaka District (気高郡), Tottori (The towns of Ketaka, Shikano, and Aoya merged into the city of
Tottori)
November 1, 2004
Mino District (美濃郡), Shimane (The towns of Mito and Hikimi merged into the city of
Masuda)
November 1, 2004
Ohara District (大原郡), Shimane (The towns of Daitō, Kamo, and Kisuki merged with three towns from Iishi District to form the city of
Unnan)
November 1, 2004
Oku District (邑久郡), Okayama (The towns of Ushimado, Oku, and Osafune merged to form the city of
Setouchi)
November 1, 2004
Shūsō District (周桑郡), Ehime (The towns of Komatsu and Tanbara and the cities of Saijō and Tōyo merged to form the city of
Saijō)
Iinan District (飯南郡), Mie (The towns of Iinan and Iitaka merged with the city of Matsusaka and two towns from Ichishi District to form the city of
Matsusaka)
Takashima District (高島郡), Shiga (The towns of Adogawa, Imazu, Shinasahi, Takashima, Makino, and the village of Kutsuki merged to form the city of
Takashima)
Mugi District (武儀郡), Gifu (The towns of Mugi, Mugegawa, and the villages of Horado, Kaminoho, and Itadori merged into the city of
Seki)
February 13, 2005
Ena District (恵那郡), Gifu (The town of Sakashita, the villages of Kawaue, Kashimo, the towns of Tsukechi, Fukuoka, and the village of Hirukawa merged into the city of
Nakatsugawa)
Toyoura District (豊浦郡), Yamaguchi (The towns of Kikukawa, Toyota, Toyoura, and Hōhoku merged with the city of Shimonoseki to form the city of
Shimonoseki)
February 28, 2005
Aso District (安蘇郡), Tochigi (The towns Kuzu and Tanuma merged with the city of Sano to form the city of
Sano)
Ogi District (小城郡), Saga (The towns of Ogi, Ashikari, Ushizu, and Mikatsuki merged to form the city of
Ogi)
Kitatakaki District (北高来郡), Nagasaki (The towns of Iimori, Konagai, Takaki, and Moriyama merged with the town of Tarami from Nishisonogi District and the city of Isahaya to form the city of
Isahaya)
Shimoge District (下毛郡), Ōita (The towns of Honyabakei, Yabakei, Yamakuni, and the village of Sankō merged into the city of
Nakatsu)
March 3, 2005
Minamiamabe District (南海部郡), Ōita (The towns of Ume, Kamae, Kamiura, Tsurumi, Yayoi, and the villages of Naokawa, Honjo, and Yonoutsu merged with the city of Saiki to form the city of
Saiki)
March 19, 2005
Nishikubiki District (西頸城郡), Niigata (The towns of Nose and Oume and the city of Itoigawa merged to form the city of
Itoigawa)
March 20, 2005
Ukiha District (浮羽郡), Fukuoka (The towns of Ukiha and Yoshii merged to form the city of
Ukiha)
Kamo District (賀茂郡), Hiroshima (The town of Yamato merged with the town of Hongo from Toyota District, the town of Kui from Mitsugi District, and the city of Mihara to form the city of
Mihara)
Asa District (厚狭郡), Yamaguchi (The town of San'yō merged with the city of Onoda to form the city of
San'yō-Onoda)
Ōtsu District (大津郡), Yamaguchi (The towns of Heki, Yuya, and Misumi merged with the city of Nagato to form the city of
Nagato)
Hita District (日田郡), Ōita (The villages of Maetsue, Nakatsue, Kamitsue, and the towns of Ōyama and Amagase merged into the city of
Hita)
Atetsu District (阿哲郡), Okayama (The towns of Ōsa, Shingō, Tetta, and Tessei merged with the city of Niimi to form the city of
Niimi)
Jōbō District (上房郡), Okayama (The town of Hokubō merged with 8 towns and villages from Maniwa District to form the city of
Maniwa)
Kōnu District (甲奴郡), Hiroshima (The town of Sōryō merged with 5 towns from Hiba District and the city of Shōbara to form the city of
Shōbara)
Hiba District (比婆郡), Hiroshima (The towns of Saijō, Tōjō, Kuchiwa, Takano and Hiwa merged with the town of Sōryō from Kōnu District and the city of Shōbara to form the city of Shōbara)
Usa District (宇佐郡), Ōita (The towns of Innai and Ajimu merged with the city of Usa to form the city of
Usa)
Ōno District (大野郡), Ōita (The town of Mie, The village of Kiyokawa, the towns of Ogata, Asaji, Ōno, the village of Chitose, and the town of Inukai merged to form the city of
Bungo-ōno)
April 1, 2005
Kurihara District (栗原郡), Miyagi (The towns of Ichihasama, Uguisuzawa, Kannari, Kurikoma, Shiwahime, Semine, Takashimizu, Tsukidate, Wakayanagi, and the village of Hanayama merged to form the city of
Kurihara)
Tome District (登米郡), Miyagi (The towns of Ishikoshi, Towa, Toyosato, Toyoma, Nakada, Hasama, Minamikata, and Yoneyama merged with the town of Tsuyama from Motoyoshi District to form the city of
Tome)
Monou District (桃生郡), Miyagi (The towns of Yamoto and Naruse merged to form the city of
Higashimatsushima; the towns of Kahoku, Ogatsu, Kanan, Monou, and Kitakami merged with the town of Oshika from Oshika District and the city of Ishinomaki to form the city of
Ishinomaki)
Koshi District (古志郡), Niigata (The village of Yamakoshi merged into the city of
Nagaoka)
Higashikubiki District (東頸城郡), Niigata (The towns of Matsudai and Matsunoyama merged with the city of Tōkamachi and 2 towns and villages from Nakauonuma District to form the city of
Tōkamachi)
Nakakubiki District (中頸城郡), Niigata (The town of Myōkōkōgen and the village of Myōkō merged into the city of Arai to become the city of
Myōkō)
Kaminiikawa District (上新川郡), Toyama (The towns of Ōsawano and Ōyama merged with 4 towns and villages from Nei District and the city of Toyama to form the city of
Toyama)
Nei District (婦負郡), Toyama (The towns of Yatsuo, Fuchu, and the villages of Yamada and Hosoiri merged with two towns from Kaminiikawa District and the city of Toyama to form the city of Toyama)
Ogasa District (小笠郡), Shizuoka (The towns of Ōsuga and Daitō merged with the city of Kakegawa to form the city of
Kakegawa)
Higashikamo District (東加茂郡), Aichi (The town of Asuke, the village of Shimoyama, and the towns of Asahi and Inabu merged into the city of
Toyota)
Asago District (朝来郡), Hyōgo (The towns of Ikuno, Wadayama, Santo, and Asago merged to form the city of
Asago)
Kinosaki District (城崎郡), Hyōgo (The towns of Kinosaki, Takeno, and Hidaka merged with 2 towns from Izushi District and the city of Toyooka to form the city of
Toyooka; the town of Kasumi merged with the towns of Muraoka and Mikata from Mikata District to form the town of
Kami in
Mikata District)
Izushi District (出石郡), Hyōgo (The towns of Izushi and Tantō merged with 3 towns from Kinosaki District and the city of Toyooka to form the city of Toyooka)
Soekami District (添上郡), Nara (The village of Tsukigase merged into the city of
Nara)
Awa District (阿波郡), Tokushima (The towns of Awa and Ichiba merged with 2 towns from Itano District to form the city of
Awa)
Naoiri District (直入郡), Ōita (The towns of Ogi, Kujū, and Naoiri merged with the city of Taketa to form the city of
Taketa)
July 1, 2005
Kaijo District (海上郡), Chiba (The towns of Iioka and Unakami merged with the town of Hikata from Katori District and the city of Asahi to form the city of
Asahi)
Inasa District (引佐郡), Shizuoka (The towns of Inasa, Hosoe, and Mikkabi merged into the city of
Hamamatsu)
Iwata District (磐田郡), Shizuoka (The towns of Sakuma, Misakubo, and the village of Tatsuyama merged into the city of Hamamatsu)
Hiraka District (平鹿郡), Akita (The towns of Masuda, Hiraka, Omonogawa, Ōmori, Jumonji, and the villages of Sannai and Taiyū merged with the city of Yokote to form the city of
Yokote)
Yuri District (由利郡), Akita (The towns of Nikaho, Konoura, and Kisakata merged to form the city of
Nikaho)
Nishitagawa District (西田川郡), Yamagata (The town of Atsumi merged with 4 towns and villages from Higashitagawa District and the city of Tsuruoka to form the city of
Tsuruoka)
Makabe District (真壁郡), Ibaraki (The town of Makabe and the village of Yamato merged with the town of Iwase from Nishiibaraki District to form the city of
Sakuragawa)
Enuma District (江沼郡), Ishikawa (The town of Yamanaka merged with the city of Kaga to form the city of
Kaga)
Minamiazumi District (南安曇郡), Nagano (The towns of Toyoshina and Hotaka, and the villages of Misato and Horigane merged with the towns of Akashina from Higashichikuma District to form the city of
Azumino)
Minamishitara District (南設楽郡), Aichi (The town of Horai and Tsukude merged with the city of Shinshiro to form the city of
Shinshiro)
Naka District (那賀郡), Shimane (The towns of Kanagi, Asahi, the village of Yasaka, and the town of Misumi merged with the city of Hamada to form the city of
Hamada)
Nima District (邇摩郡), Shimane (The towns of Yunotsu and Nima merged with the city of Ōda to form the city of
Ōda)
Saba District (佐波郡), Yamaguchi (The town of Tokuji merged with three towns from Yoshiki District and the city of Yamaguchi to form the city of
Yamaguchi)
Yoshiki District (吉敷郡), Yamaguchi (The towns of Aio, Ogori, and Ajisu merged with the town of Tokuji from Saba District and the city of Yamaguchi to form the city of Yamaguchi)
Nishikunisaki District (西国東郡), Ōita (The village of Ōta merged with the town of Yamaga from Hayami District and the city of Kitsuki to form the city of
Kitsuki)
Ōita District (大分郡), Ōita (The towns of Yufuin, Shōnai, and Hasama merged to form the city of
Yufu)
October 11, 2005
Kashima District (鹿島郡), Ibaraki (The village of Asahi, the town of Hokota, and the village of Taiyō merged to form the city of
Hokota)
October 24, 2005
Mino District (美嚢郡), Hyōgo (The town of Yokawa merged into the city of
Miki)
November 1, 2005
Higashiyamanashi District (東山梨郡), Yamanashi (The town of Katsunuma and the village of Yamato merged with the city of Enzan to form the city of
Kōshū)
Imizu District (射水郡), Toyama (The towns of Kosugi, Daimon, Ōshima, and the village of Shimo merged with the city of Shinminato to form the city of
Imizu)
Nishitonami District (西礪波郡), Toyama (The town of Fukuoka merged with the city of Takaoka to form the city of
Takaoka)
Ōno District (大野郡), Fukui (The village of Izumi merged into the city of
Ōno)
Hioki District (日置郡), Kagoshima (The town of Kinpō merged with the city of Kaseda and three towns from Kawanabe District to form the city of
Minamisatsuma)
2006~
January 1, 2006
Hienuki District (稗貫郡), Iwate (The towns of Ōhasama and Ishidoriya merged with the town of Tōwa from Waga District and the city of Hanamaki to form the city of
Hanamaki)
Nakakanbara District (中蒲原郡), Niigata (The town of Muramatsu merged with the city of Gosen to form the city of
Gosen)
Age District (安芸郡), Mie (The towns of Kawage, Geinō, Anō, and the village of Misato merged with the 4 towns and villages from Ichishi District and the cities of Hisai and Tsu to form the city of
Tsu)
Ichishi District (一志郡), Mie (The towns of Ichishi, Karasu, Hakusan, and the village of Misugi merged with 4 towns and village from Age District and the cities of Hisai and Tsu to form the city of
Tsu)
Kami District (香美郡),
Kōchi (The towns of Tosayamada and Kahoku and the village of Monobe merged to form the city of
Kami; the towns of Akaoka, Kagami, Noichi, and Yasu and the village of Yoshikawa merged to form the city of
Kōnan)
March 3, 2006
Onyū District (遠敷郡), Fukui (The village of Natasho merged with the town of Ōi from Ōi District to form the town of
Ōi in Ōi District)
March 15, 2006
Kitakoma District (北巨摩郡), Yamanashi (The town of Kobuchisawa merged into the city of
Hokuto)
March 18, 2006
Usui District (碓氷郡), Gunma (The town of Matsuida merged with the city of Annaka to form the city of
Annaka)
March 19, 2006
Nishiibaraki District (西茨城郡), Ibaraki (The towns of Tomobe and Iwama merged with the city of Kasama to form the city of
Kasama)
March 20, 2006
Sakai District (坂井郡), Fukui (The towns of Sakai, Mikuni, Maruoka, and Harue merged to form the city of
Sakai)
Shiga District (滋賀郡), Shiga (The town of Shiga merged into the city of
Ōtsu)
Katō District (加東郡), Hyōgo (The towns of Yashiro, Takino, and Tōjō merged to form the city of
Katō)
March 27, 2006
Niihari District (新治郡), Ibaraki (The village of Tamari merged with the towns of Ogawa and Minori from Higashiibaraki District to form the city of
Omitama)
Tsukuba District (筑波郡), Ibaraki (The town of Ina and the village of Yawara merged to form the city of
Tsukubamirai)
Nitta District (新田郡), Gunma (The town of Kasakake merged with the town of Omama from Yamada District and the village of Azuma from Seta District to form the city of
Midori)
Yamada District (山田郡), Gunma (The town of Omama merged with the town of Kasakake from Nitta District and the village of Azuma from Seta District to form the city of Midori)
Sōsa District (匝瑳郡), Chiba (The town of Hikari merged with the town of Yokoshiba from Sanbu District to form the town of
Yokoshibahikari in Sanbu District)
Shisō District (宍粟郡), Hyōgo (The town of Yasutomi merged into the city of
Himeji)
Shikama District (飾磨郡), Hyōgo (The towns of Ieshima and Yumesaki merged into the city of Himeji)
Shida District (志田郡), Miyagi (The towns of Sanbongi, Matsuyama, and Kashimadai merged with two towns from Tamatsukuri District, the town of Tajiri from Tōda District, and the city of Furukawa to form the city of
Ōsaki)
Tamatsukuri District (玉造郡), Miyagi (The towns of Iwadeyama and Naruko merged with three towns from Shida District, the town of Tajiri from Tōda District, and the city of Furukawa to form the city of Ōsaki)
Minamitakaki District (南高来郡), Nagasaki (The towns of Kazusa, Kuchinotsu, Minamiarima, Kitaarima, Nishiarie, Arie, Futsu, and Fukae merged to form the city of
Minamishimabara)
April 1, 2006
Naga District (那賀郡), Wakayama (The town of Iwade gained city status to become the city of
Iwade)
Akaiwa District (赤磐郡), Okayama (The town of Seto merged into the city of Okayama)
January 29, 2007
Yamato District (山門郡), Fukuoka (The towns of Setaka and Yamakawa merged with the town of Takata from Miike District to form the city of
Miyama)
Miike District (三池郡), Fukuoka (The town of Takata merged with the towns of Yamakawa and Setaka from Yamato District to form the city of
Miyama)
March 11, 2007
Tsukui District (津久井郡), Kanagawa (The towns of Shiroyama and Fujino merged into the city of
Sagamihara)
October 1, 2007
Saga District (佐賀郡), Saga (The towns of Kawasoe, Kubota, and Higashiyoga merged into the city of
Saga)
December 1, 2007
Kawanabe District (川辺郡), Kagoshima (The towns of Kawanabe and Chiran merged with the town of Ei from Ibusuki District to form the city of
Minamikyūshū)
Ibusuki District (揖宿郡), Kagoshima (The town of Ei merged with the towns of Kawanabe and Chiran from Kawanabe District to form the city of Minamikyūshū)
March 21, 2008
Mine District (美祢郡), Yamaguchi (The towns of Mitō and Shūhō merged with the city of Mine to form the city of
Mine)
November 1, 2008
Ihara District (庵原郡), Shizuoka (The town of Yui merged into the city of
Shizuoka, the town of Fujikawa merged into the city of
Fuji)
Isa District (伊佐郡), Kagoshima (The town of Hishikari merged with the city of Ōkuchi to form the city of
Isa)