Mikage, Hokkaido
Mikage (御影村, Mikage-mura) is a former village that was located in the Kasai District of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. The village was formed in 1921 when it separated from the village of Memuro.[1] It was named after the granite which was mined in the area, which is sometimes called mikageishi (御影石) in Japanese.[2][3] In October 1922 the train station within the village was renamed to Mikage Station[2] and telephone service was installed in 1923.[1] The village opened public junior and senior high schools in 1947 and 1951 respectively.[1] In 1956 it merged with the neighbouring town of Shimizu.[1]