was a town located in Inashiki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10,434 and a population density of 350.84 persons per kmò. The total area was 29.74 kmò.
Shintone was located in southern Ibaraki Prefecture.
Crossed from west to east by the Shintone River (æ°å©根å·Â). The Ono River (å°ÂéÂÂå·Â) was on the northern border and Hachiku River (破竹å·Â) on the southwest border.
Its adjacent municipalities were Ryà «gasaki City, Edosaki Town, Azuma Town and Kawachi Town.
April 1, 1955, Nemoto Village, Shibasaki Village, and à Âta Village merged to form Shintone Village.
April 1, 1982, Japan National Route 408 is enacted.
June 1, 1996, the town system is enforced and becomes Shintone Town.
March 22, 2005, Shintone, along with the towns of Azuma and Edosaki, and the village of Sakuragawa (all from Inashiki District), was merged to create the city of Inashiki and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
The address of the town hall was ãÂÂ300-1412, Shintone-machi, 7427 Shibasaki.
In 2018 the dismantling process of the former Shintone Town Hall and other facilities began.
National highways: Japan National Route 408.
Main local road: Ibaraki Prefectural Road 5 and Ibaraki Prefectural Road 49.