Toyoura District, Yamaguchi
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Toyoura (豊浦郡; -gun) is a district located in Yamaguchi, Japan.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 47,259 and a density of 96.11 persons per km². The total area is 491.72 km². UPDATE (5/13/2005): As of April 2005, Toyoura is now officially part of Shimonoseki city. This change was made because of Toyoura's shrinking population. The towns of Houhoku, Kikugawa and Toyota (all listed below) have also become part of Shimonoseki. Toyoura town is actually made up of four smaller villages: Kuroimura, Kawatana, Kogushi and Yuutama. Kawatana is the largest of these villages. It is famous for kawara soba (green tea buckwheat noodles cooked on a Japanese roof tile) and Kawatana hot springs. It is often associated with dragons because of the legend that a blue dragon was once spotted in the area.