  was a town located in hiba district, hiroshima prefecture, japan. the site of a feudal castle from the sengoku period, it was first incorporated as a town in 1898. it then went through several mergers with other towns and villages in the area before being incorporated itself into the city of shÅbara in march 2005. it is now a municipal division within shÅbara. there are three elementary schools, a junior high school, and a high school located in saijÅ. the area is served by the jr west geibi and kisuki railway lines. saijÅ is located on japan national route 183 and 314, and is crossed by three major hiroshima prefectural highways and ten smaller prefectural highways. ==etymology== the name of , which literally means "west castle town", is derived from the castle which was built in the area by a feudal lord during the sengoku period. a comparable castle was built in the nearby tÅjÅ (which means "east castle town"). neither castle is still standing, though you can view parts of the ruins (mostly foundation and other walls). ==history== during the 5th century a.d., a kofun grave chamber was constructed in the area. on february 10, 1898, the village of saijÅ was incorporated into the town of saijÅ. on october 1st of the same year, the districts of ezo, nuka, and mikami, along with the town of saijÅ and the villages of mikoto and yahoko, were combined to create hiba district. a new town of saijÅ was created on february 11, 1942 when the original town of saijÅ and the village of mikoto merged. due to geographic considerations, the miino yukiasa section of yahoko village was split off on december 1, 1953 and merged w
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