Ichiburi (Miyazaki) - Ichiburi

…It borders Oita Prefecture to the north and faces the Hyuga-Nada Sea to the southeast. The main settlements are Furue, Ichiburi, Miyanoura, and Mikawauchi, and it belonged to the Nobeoka Domain throughout the early modern period. Most of the town area is mountainous, and in the Mikawauchi area, which occupies the center of the mountainous area, a small stream, a tributary of the Kitagawa River, flows westward. Rice is the main crop, and agriculture and forestry, including tobacco and shiitake mushroom cultivation, are carried out here. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ichiburi (Miyazaki)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…北は大分県に接し，南東は日向灘に面する。主な集落は古江，市振，宮野浦，三川内で，近世を通じて延岡藩に属した。町域の大半は山地で占められ，山間部の中央を占める三川内地区には北川の支流小川が西流し，米作を中心にタバコ，シイタケ栽培など農林業が営まれる。…

※「市振（宮崎）」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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