der as ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁For ▁more ▁information , ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁entry ▁on ▁M t . ▁A so . ▁ ▁Min am ias o ▁was ▁once ▁three ▁separate ▁villages : ▁Ch ō y ō , ▁H ak us ui ▁and ▁K ug ino . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁that ▁these ▁villages ▁would ▁merge ▁along ▁with ▁neighbor ing ▁area ▁T aten o ▁to ▁become ▁Min am ias o ▁village , ▁which ▁would ▁stretch ▁between ▁ Ō zu ▁and ▁Tak am ori . ▁ ▁Mer ger ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁decl ining ▁birth ▁rate , ▁ag ing ▁population ▁and ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁share ▁administrative ▁resources , ▁discuss ions ▁between ▁the ▁three ▁villages ▁( Ch ō y ō , ▁H ak us ui ▁and ▁K ug ino ) ▁began ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁mer ger ▁was ▁complete ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Education ▁▁ ▁Tok ai ▁Agricult ural ▁University ▁ ▁K um am oto ▁Se ir you ▁High ▁School ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁public ▁high ▁schools ▁in ▁Min am ias o . ▁ ▁Junior ▁high ▁schools ▁ ▁Ch ō y ō ▁Junior ▁High ▁School ▁ ▁H ak us ui ▁Junior ▁High ▁School ▁ ▁K ug ino ▁Junior ▁High ▁School ▁ ▁Junior ▁High ▁School ▁Mer ger ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁due ▁to ▁decl ining ▁student ▁numbers , ▁the ▁three ▁junior ▁high ▁schools ▁merged ▁into ▁a ▁single ▁school