| Shintone | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | |
| Coordinates: | 35.9114°N 140.295°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kantō |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ibaraki |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Inashiki |
| Area Total Km2: | 29.74 |
| Population Total: | 10391 |
| Population As Of: | March 1, 2005 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Sakura |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Chrysanthemum × morifolium |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Bird |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Japanese bush warbler |
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 km². The total area was 29.74 km².
Shintone was located in southern Ibaraki Prefecture.
Crossed from west to east by the Shintone River (新利根川). The Ono River (小野川) was on the northern border and Hachiku River (破竹川) on the southwest border.
Its adjacent municipalities were Ryūgasaki City, Edosaki Town, Azuma Town and Kawachi Town.
April 1, 1955, Nemoto Village, Shibasaki Village, and Ōta Village merged to form Shintone Village.[1]
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 〒300-1412, Shintone-machi, 7427 Shibasaki.[2]
In 2018 the dismantling process of the former Shintone Town Hall and other facilities began.[3]
National highways:Japan National Route 408.
Main local road:Ibaraki Prefectural Road 5 and Ibaraki Prefectural Road 49.