Ageo Pass

Japanese: 上尾峠 - うえびとうげ
Ageo Pass

...Because of the scarcity of arable land, timber, chestnuts, shiitake mushrooms, tobacco, etc. are cultivated. Pottery stone is mined near Uebi Pass (463m), on the border with Tobe Town to the northeast, and supplies the raw material for Tobe ware in Tobe Town, as well as pottery producing areas such as Nagoya and Tajimi. Mount Gongen on the Nakano River is a mountain of faith, and is called "Western Gongen" as a smaller version of Mount Ishizuchi to the east.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ageo Pass" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…耕地に乏しいため,木材,クリ,シイタケ,タバコなどを栽培する。北東に接する砥部(とべ)町との境,上尾(うえび)峠(463m)付近では陶石が採掘され,砥部町の砥部焼をはじめ,名古屋,多治見などの陶器産地に原料を供給している。中野川にある権現山は信仰の山で,東方の石鎚山に対して小型の石鎚山として〈西の権現〉と呼ばれる。…

※「上尾峠」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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