Yokogawa (横川町, Yokogawa-chō) was a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
On November 7, 2005, Yokogawa, along with the city of Kokubu, the towns of Kirishima (former), Fukuyama, Hayato, Makizono and Mizobe (all from Aira District), was merged to create the city of Kirishima and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
[1] Yokogawa is located in the center of Kagoshima Prefecture (excluding remote islands).
The town was part of the Kirishima mountain range and has a relatively high altitude, little flat land, and mostly forested.
April 1, 1889: Kaminomura, Nakanomura, and Shimonomura in Kuwabara County merged to form Yokokawa Village.