title: Shionoe, Kagawa
text: # Shionoe, Kagawa
  
  Shionoe (塩江町, Shionoe-chō) was a town located in Kagawa District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.
  
  As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,583 and a density of 44.73 persons per km². The total area was 80.10 km².
  
  On September 26, 2005, Shionoe was merged into the expanded city of Takamatsu and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
  
  Every June, Shionoe hosts a firefly festival to celebrate the arrival of the luminous insect which is found in the area.
  
  