Yagi was a town located in Funai District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,916 and a density of 179.90 persons per km². The total area was 49.56 km². On January 1, 2006, Yagi, along with the towns of Hiyoshi and Sonobe , and the town of Miyama , was merged to create the city of Nantan. Nestled between mountains and situated in the Oi River basin, Yagi is more a collection of small villages than a single town. The town center, situated along the river, is only a small part of Yagi's total area. Though Yagi is decidedly rural, its proximity to Kyoto by train makes it an extended suburb of sorts. It is estimated that about 60% of Yagi's adult working population commutes to Kyoto or Osaka daily. Yagi is easily accessible via the JR Sagano Train Line from Kyoto. Yagi has a long history dating back at least as far as the Nara Period, when Yagi's extant Sanin Road was a main route through the prefecture, linking Kyoto to Kameoka and Sonobe. In 1960 Yagi and the surrounding area was hit by a massive typhoon. The banks of the Oi River collapsed, and the town suffered extensive flooding. A number of people died during the storm and the flood that followed. Yagi has one junior high school and five elementary schools: Yagi, Tomimoto, Shinjo, Yoshitomi and Kamiyoshi. Yagi has been a long-time participant in the JET Programme, and employs a foreigner and native speaker to teach English in the town's schools.
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