Okano Town

…It is located in the Higashikubiki Hills, in the upper reaches of the Sabaishi River, which flows into the Sea of ​​Japan at Kashiwazaki. The town of Okano, in the center of the area, was a post town on the highway connecting Kashiwazaki and Shinshu in the early modern period. It is a farming village that depends on terraced rice fields in the mountains, and more than 30% of the population is employed in agriculture. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Okano Town" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…東頸城（ひがしくびき）丘陵中にあり，柏崎で日本海に注ぐ鯖石川上流に位置する。中心地岡野町は近世，柏崎と信州を結ぶ街道の宿場町であった。山間の棚田に依存した農山村で，農業就業者は3割強を占める。…

※「岡野町」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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