Ashigawa [village] - Ashigawa

Japanese: 芦川[村] - あしがわ

A village in Higashi-Yatsushiro County in the southeastern part of Yamanashi Prefecture. Population 651 (1995). A mountain village surrounded by the Misaka Mountains, with the Ashi River flowing west through the center. Most of the village area is forest, with little arable land. The local specialty, konjac, has declined, but in recent years, cultivation of highland vegetables such as tomatoes and spinach has become popular. There is a large double-sided cypress (commonly known as Nanjamonja) tree at the watershed of Uguisu-shuku Pass, and a colony of lily of the valley at the foot of Mt. Kurodake. There is also a hiking trail from the Ashi River valley, where yamame trout live, to the Misaka Mountains, making it a tourist destination blessed with nature.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

山梨県南東部，東八代郡の村。人口651(1995)。御坂山地に囲まれた山村で，中央部を芦川が西流する。村域の大部分は山林で，耕地は少ない。特産物のコンニャクは衰退し，近年はトマト，ホウレンソウなどの高冷地野菜栽培が盛んになっている。鶯宿峠の分水嶺に両面ヒノキ(通称ナンジャモンジャ)の大木があり，黒岳山麓にはスズランの群生地がある。ヤマメのすむ芦川の渓谷から御坂山地へのハイキングコースなどもあり，自然に恵まれた観光地となっている。

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