Asage Village

...A town in Shimoina County, southern Nagano Prefecture. In 1957, the three villages of Ogejo, Wago, and Asage merged to form a town. In 1959, it merged with Tomikusa Village. Population 6,565 (1995). It is located on the west bank of the midstream of the Tenryu River, on the southeastern edge of the Kiso Mountains, and its southern end borders Aichi Prefecture. Most of the town area is covered by forests and wilderness, with only a small amount of cultivated land scattered along the Wago River, a tributary of the Tenryu River. The town is primarily run by agriculture and forestry, but with the decline in the agricultural population and the increasing trend toward part-time work, efforts have been made in recent years to introduce industry. It is a treasure trove of folk performing arts, with Niino's Snow Festival (an important intangible folk cultural property), Bon Odori, Wago's Nembutsu Dance, and Waseda dolls being handed down. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Dankai Village" is listed below.

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…長野県南部，下伊那郡の町。1957年大下条，和合，旦開（あさげ）の3村が合体，町制。59年富草村を合体。人口6565(1995)。天竜川中流西岸，木曾山脈南東端に位置し，南端は愛知県に接する。町域の大部分が山林･原野で占められ，耕地は天竜川支流の和合川沿いにわずかに散在する。農林業を主体に営まれているが，農業人口の減少や兼業化が進むなかで，近年工業の導入が図られている。民俗芸能の宝庫で新野の雪祭(重要無形民俗文化財)，盆踊をはじめとして，和合の念仏踊，早稲田人形などが伝わる。…

※「旦開村」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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