Oobettou (Niigata) - Oobettou

Japanese: 大別当(新潟) - おおべっとう
Oobettou (Niigata) - Oobettou

...Located in the center of the Kambara grain belt, the area has one of the highest rice yields per hectare in the prefecture. Pears have been cultivated on the natural levees since ancient times, and a Ruisan pear tree in Oobetsuto, said to be 170 years old, is an ancient variety from when pear cultivation was first introduced and is designated a natural monument. This is the birthplace of the Kakubeishi lion, also known as Echigo lion, which was a traveling form of earning money during the farming off-season. A Kakubeishi lion is dedicated by a local preservation society to the Tsukigata Jizodo Festival from June 23rd to 25th. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Obetto (Niigata)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…蒲原穀倉地帯の中心にあり,米の反当り収量は県内有数である。自然堤防上では古くからナシの栽培が盛んで,大別当(おおべつとう)にある樹齢170年と伝えられる類産ナシは,ナシ栽培が導入された当時の古品種で,天然記念物に指定されている。越後獅子の名で知られ,農閑期の旅稼ぎでもあった角兵衛獅子発祥の地で,6月23~25日の月潟地蔵堂の祭礼には地元の保存会によって角兵衛獅子が奉納される。…

※「大別当(新潟)」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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