Hiroo Onoda, Japanese soldier stationed in the Philippines during World War II who refused to surrender until 1974
Onoda | Hiroo Onoda |
1889 With the creation of the modern municipal system, Nakaniida Town (中新田町), Hirohara Village (広原村), Naruse Village (鳴瀬村), Onoda Village (小野田村), Miyazaki Village (宮崎村), Kamiishi Village (賀美石村), and Shikama Village (色麻村) are established