Anggin

...Life in the mountain villages was poor, mainly based on slash-and-burn farming, hunting, fishing, and woodworking, but the construction of a power plant since 1920 and the development of forest resources after World War II have greatly changed the local economy. However, ancient life can still be seen in cloth called angin made from akaso (a plant of the nettle family), baskets woven from linden bark, wooden bowls made from horse chestnut trees, tofu production using bittern, the cultivation of foxtail millet and buckwheat in slash-and-burn farming, and bear hunting. In terms of tourism, there are hot springs in Kiriake, Washuyama, Yashiki, and Sakamaki, and there are also many inns and guesthouses. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…焼畑耕作と狩猟，漁労，木工品製造を主体とする山村の生活は貧しかったが，1920年以来の発電所工事，第2次大戦後の森林資源の開発によって，地域の経済も大きく変わった。しかし，アカソ(イラクサ科植物)を原料としたあんぎんという布，シナノキの皮で編んだ籠，トチノキでつくった木鉢，にがりを使った豆腐製造，焼畑におけるアワやソバの栽培，熊の狩猟などに，古き時代の生活がみられる。観光的には，切明，和山，屋敷，逆巻に温泉があり，旅館･民宿も多い。…

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