Kasuga [village] - Kasuga

Japanese: 春日[村] - かすが

A village in Ibi County, western Gifu Prefecture. Population 1937 (1995). It borders Shiga Prefecture to the west. Located in the Kasu River basin, a tributary of the Ibi River, the village has little lowland and most of its area is mountainous, consisting of the Ibuki Mountains. Charcoal production was once thriving, but it declined due to the energy revolution and depopulation has progressed. Agriculture is self-sufficient, with konjac yam and shiitake mushrooms being cultivated, and Kasuga tea is a specialty product. Part of the village belongs to the Ibi-Sekigahara-Yoro Quasi-National Park and Mt. Ibuki Prefectural Natural Park, and Mt. Ibuki is a treasure trove of alpine plants and medicinal herbs. The mountain path that crosses the pass and leads to Tarui Town was a retreat route for defeated warriors during the Sengoku period.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

岐阜県西部，揖斐（いび）郡の村。人口1937(1995)。西は滋賀県に接する。揖斐川支流粕川の流域にあり，低地に乏しく村域の大部分が伊吹山系の山地である。かつては木炭生産が盛んであったが，エネルギー革命のため衰退，過疎化が進んだ。農業は自給程度で，コンニャクイモやシイタケが栽培され，春日茶の特産がある。村の一部は揖斐関ヶ原養老国定公園，伊吹山県立自然公園に属し，伊吹山は高山植物や薬草の宝庫である。峠を越え垂井町に抜ける山道は戦国時代には落武者の退路となっていた。

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