Kamitsue [village] - Kamitsue

Japanese: 上津江[村] - かみつえ

A village in Hita County, western Oita Prefecture. Population 1,407 (1995). It borders Kumamoto Prefecture to the east, south, and west. Mt. Chiigo (911m) is in the center, Mt. Shuten-Doji (1,181m) in the west, and Mt. Ono (1,041m) in the south. The Kawahara River originates from the west and the Kaminoda River from the south, flowing north through the village before joining the Tsue River at the northern end. Most of the village area is covered by forest and wilderness, and as the center of Hita's forestry industry, artificial afforestation has been thriving since ancient times, producing cedar and cypress. The area around Mt. Shuten-Doji is famous for its colonies of rhododendrons and Enkianthus campanulatus.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

大分県西部，日田郡の村。人口1407(1995)。東･南･西は熊本県に接する。中央部にチイゴ岳(911m)，西部に酒呑童子山(1181m)，南部に尾ノ岳(1041m)があり，西から川原川，南から上野田川が発して村内を北流し，北端で津江川に合流する。村域のほとんどが山林原野で占められ，日田林業の中心地として，古くから人工造林が盛んで，杉，ヒノキを産出する。酒呑童子山一帯はシャクナゲやドウダンツツジの群生地として有名。

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