Akamatsu Taro Pass - Akamatsu Taro Pass

Japanese: 赤松太郎峠 - あかまつたろうとうげ

…A collective name for Akamatsu Taro Pass, Sashiki Taro Pass, and Tsunagi Taro Pass on the Kagoshima Kaido between Hinagu, Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, and Minamata City. It is known as a difficult pass on the western edge of the Kyushu Mountains, facing the Yatsushiro Sea. During the feudal era, it was a route for the Satsuma Domain to make alternate attendance at home, and Saigo's army had difficulty crossing this pass during the Seinan War. …

From [Taura Town]

...A town in Ashikita District, southwestern Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 5,758 (1995). Facing the Yatsushiro Sea, it borders Yatsushiro City to the northeast. The southwestern end of the Kyushu Mountain Range reaches the coast, and the only flat land is found on the shores of Taura Bay. The Akamatsu Taro and Sashiki Taro passes to the north and south, and the town used to be a difficult place to travel, but now the Kagoshima Main Line and National Route 3 pass through. Amanatsu is cultivated on the slopes at the foot of the mountains, and since 1936, manufacturing companies have been based here, producing electrodes, carbon black, and other products, which are also exported overseas. The coastal area is part of the Ashikita Coast Prefectural Natural Park. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Akamatsu Taro Pass" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…熊本県八代市日奈久と水俣市との間にある鹿児島街道の赤松太郎峠，佐敷太郎（さしきたろう）峠，津奈木太郎峠の総称。九州山地西端，八代海に臨む難所として知られ，藩政時代薩摩藩の参勤交代路で，西南戦争の西郷軍もこの峠越えに難渋した。…

【田浦[町]】より

…熊本県南西部，芦北郡の町。人口5758(1995)。八代海に臨み，北東は八代市に接する。九州山地南西端にあたる山地が海岸まで迫り，平地は田浦湾岸にみられるにすぎない。赤松太郎･佐敷太郎両峠が北と南にあり，古くは交通の難所であったが，現在は鹿児島本線，国道3号線が通じる。山麓の傾斜地ではアマナツの栽培が盛んで，1936年以来，電極，カーボンブラックなどの製造業も立地し，製品は海外にも輸出されている。海岸付近は芦北海岸県立自然公園に属する。…

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