was a town located in Numakuma District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,511 and a density of 404.49 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area was 30.93 km<sup>2</sup>.
On February 1, 2005, Numakuma was merged into the expanded city of Fukuyama.