ō , ▁Mich in ou e , ▁M ino ▁and ▁Y uda ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁K ann abe ▁( 1 ▁town , ▁ 1 1 ▁villages ). ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁- ▁The ▁villages ▁of ▁K amo ▁absor bed ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁H iro se ▁and ▁Yam ano ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁K amo ▁( 2 ▁towns , ▁ 8 ▁villages ). ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁- ▁The ▁villages ▁of ▁O ō ts uno , ▁Kas uga ▁and ▁T sub ou ▁were ▁merged ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁F uk ay as u ▁( 3 ▁towns , ▁ 5 ▁villages ). ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁- ▁The ▁villages ▁of ▁I chi , ▁S enda , ▁H ik ino ▁and ▁Gy ō k ō ▁were ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Fu ku y ama ▁( 3 ▁towns , ▁ 1 ▁village ). ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁- ▁The ▁village ▁of ▁K ah ō ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁and ▁split ▁into ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁K amo ▁( the ▁local ity ▁of ▁Sh im ok amo ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁local ity ▁of ▁Tor igo e ▁in ▁H ō j ō ji ), ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁E ki ya ▁( from ▁Ash ina ▁District ) ▁( rem aining ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁local ity ▁of ▁H ō j ō ji ) ▁( res pect ively ) ▁( 3 ▁towns ).