Uonashi Village

...A town in Higashiuwa District, southern Ehime Prefecture. In 1954, the four villages of Doi, Uonashi, Yusugawa, and Takakawa merged to form Kurosegawa Village, which was renamed Shirogawa and incorporated as a town in 1959. Population 5,193 (1995). Located in the upper reaches of the Kurose River, a tributary of the Hiji River, the town borders Kochi Prefecture to the east. Apart from lowlands along the river valley, most of the area is mountainous, part of the Shikoku Mountains. Agriculture and forestry are the main industries, and rice, sericulture, and dairy farming are thriving. Timber, chestnuts, and shiitake mushrooms are also produced in abundance. In the past, the town was known for its specialty products, Japanese paper made from paper mulberry since the early Edo period and wood wax made from Japanese wax trees since the mid-Edo period. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Uonari Village" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…愛媛県南部，東宇和郡の町。1954年土居，魚成（うおなし），遊子川（ゆすがわ），高川の4村が合体，黒瀬川村となり，59年城川と改称して町制。人口5193(1995)。肱（ひじ）川の支流黒瀬川上流域に位置し，東は高知県に接する。河谷沿いに低地があるほかは四国山地に属する山地が大部分を占める。農林業が基幹産業で，稲作，養蚕，酪農が盛ん。木材，クリ，シイタケの産も多い。かつては江戸初期からのコウゾによる和紙，江戸中期からのハゼノキによる木蠟の特産があった。…

※「魚成村」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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