Listed Plateau - Uwabadaiichi

A hilly plateau of basalt rocks spreads across the Higashi Matsuura Peninsula in the northwest of Saga Prefecture. It is about 100 to 200 meters above sea level. The plateau spreads across the western part of Karatsu City, Higashi Matsuura County, and Genkai Town, and has poor water supply and many reservoirs. It receives little rain, even for the prefecture, and generally predominates in field crops. Although commercial crops such as watermelons, tobacco, garlic, and mandarin oranges have been introduced, as well as beef cattle breeding and dairy farming, the area has traditionally been characterized by population outflow and migrant workers. However, with the establishment of the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant in Chikazaki and the completion of the Nagoya Ohashi Bridge and the Hokazu Bridge, the transportation system has been improved, and the national and prefectural land improvement projects have also begun in earnest. Two prefectural high schools have also been established (merged in 2005), and the high school enrollment rate has increased. Fishing ports are dotted around Obore Valley at the end of the plateau, and the area is rich in historical tales of the Matsuura Navy and Nagoya Castle, as well as the scenic beauty of Genkai Quasi-National Park.

[Shigeru Kawasaki]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

佐賀県北西部、東松浦半島(ひがしまつうらはんとう)に広がる玄武岩類の丘陵性台地。標高約100～200メートル。唐津市(からつし)西部および東松浦郡、玄海(げんかい)町方面に広がる台地で、水利が悪く溜池(ためいけ)が多い。県下でも雨が少なく、一般に畑作が卓越する。スイカ、タバコ、ニンニク、ミカンなどの商品作物や、肉用牛飼育、酪農などの導入をみたが、従来、人口流出や出稼ぎが目だった。しかし、値賀(ちか)崎の玄海原子力発電所の設置や、名護屋(なごや)大橋、外津(ほかわづ)橋の完成などに伴って、交通体系の整備が進められ、国と県の上場土地改良事業も本格化する。県立高校も二つ新設され（2005年に統合）、高校進学率が上昇した。台地末端の溺(おぼ)れ谷には漁港が点在し、松浦(まつら)党水軍、名護屋城の史話や、玄海国定公園の景勝に富む。

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