Mirror [Village] - Kagami

Japanese: 鏡[村] - かがみ

A village in Tosa County in central Kochi Prefecture. Population 1,712 (1995). It borders Kochi City to the south. The Kakinomata River and Yoshiwara River flow south from the northern mountain range and join the Kagami River at their mouth in the southeast. Obama, where the town office is located, has long flourished as a distribution center for forest products. In the past, it was a thriving area for sericulture, but now it produces rice, ginger, myoga, bamboo shoots, tea, plums, chestnuts, mandarin oranges, and more, with ginger in particular being shipped nationwide. In recent years, the number of people commuting to Kochi City has increased, and Mount Sekko, Tarunotaki Falls, and Heike Falls have become hiking spots for Kochi residents.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

高知県中央部，土佐郡の村。人口1712(1995)。南は高知市に接する。北部山地から柿ノ又川と吉原川が南流して，南東部の川口で鏡川に合流する。役場所在地の小浜は古くから林産物の集散地として栄えた。かつては養蚕の盛んな地域であったが，現在は米のほかショウガ，ミョウガ，たけのこ，茶，梅，栗，ミカンなどを産し，特にショウガは全国に出荷されている。近年高知市への通勤人口が増加し，雪光山，樽の滝，平家の滝などは高知市民のハイキング地となっている。

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