Ashiwada [village] - Ashiwada

Japanese: 足和田[村] - あしわだ

A village in Minamitsuru County, southeastern Yamanashi Prefecture. Population 1,553 (1995). Located at the northern foot of Mt. Fuji. Lake Saiko is in the center, Lake Kawaguchiko in the east, the Misaka Mountains in the north, and Aokigahara in the south. Although there is little arable land, highland vegetables such as corn, radishes, and cabbage are cultivated, and dairy farming is also carried out. In 1966, both the villages of Nemba and Lake Saiko were devastated by a landslide caused by a typhoon, but in 1971 the residents moved to Aokigahara and other areas and restarted as a private lodging village. As it is relatively far from the Kawaguchiko Interchange on the Chuo Expressway, it is marketed as a quiet tourist destination.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

山梨県南東部，南都留郡の村。人口1553(1995)。富士山北麓に位置する。中央部に西湖，東部に河口湖があり，北部には御坂山地，南部に青木ヶ原が広がる。耕地は少ないが，トウモロコシ，ダイコン，キャベツなどの高原野菜を栽培し，酪農も行われる。1966年に台風による山崩れで，根場（ねんば）･西湖の両集落は壊滅的な被害を受けたが，71年に青木ヶ原などへ移住し，民宿村として再スタートした。中央自動車道河口湖インターチェンジからは比較的離れているため，静かな観光地として売り出している。

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