 Following the war, it continued to expand its borders by annexing the village of Rokugo on April 1, 1951, Shintakao and Nakamura as well as Yawata and Toyooka from Ushi District on January 20, 1955.This was followed by Orui village and Sano village from Tano District on September 30, 1956.The city celebrated its 360th anniversary in 1963 and annexed the town of Kuragano on March 31 of the same year.