Aubusson - Aubusson (English spelling)

Japanese: オービュッソン - おーびゅっそん(英語表記)Aubusson
Aubusson - Aubusson (English spelling)

A small city in the Creuse department in the northern part of the Massif Central in south-central France. Facing the Creuse River, it is 74 km east-northeast of Limoges. Population 4,662 (1999). Since the 15th century, it has been famous as a producer of tapestries and carpets. It is home to the National School of Decorative Arts and the Museum of the History of Tapestry.

[Nobuyoshi Aoki]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

フランス中南部、マッシフ・サントラル(中央群山)北部にあるクルーズ県の小都市。クルーズ川に面し、リモージュの東北東74キロメートルにある。人口4662(1999)。15世紀以来、綴(つづれ)織とじゅうたんの生産地として有名。国立装飾芸術学校や、綴織の歴史博物館がある。

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