Toyoshina, Nagano
Toyoshina was a town located in Minamiazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 27,546 and a density of 704.32 persons per km². The total area is 39.11 km².
On October 1, 2005, Toyoshina, along with the town of Akashina, the town of Hotaka, and the villages of Horigane and Misato, was merged to create the city of Azumino.
The name Toyoshina is an acronym of the four antecedent villages: Toba, Yoshino, Shinden, and Nariai.
