Okushiga

...In 1970, the 41km stretch connecting Kanbayashi, Yamanouchi Town and Kusatsu Onsen in Gunma Prefecture, crossing Shibu Pass, was improved and paved and opened as the Shiga-Kusatsu Road, attracting many tourists throughout the year. In recent years, the area around Mt. Yakebitai (2050m), Mt. Gorin (1620m), and Mt. Ryuo (1900m) in the north has been called Okushiga, while the area around Yamada Onsen in Takayama Village, Kamitakai County in the south has been called Minamishiga, and tourism development has flourished. [Ichikawa Takeo]...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…70年には渋峠を越えて山ノ内町上林と群馬県草津温泉を結ぶ41kmが改良舗装され志賀草津道路として開通し，年間を通じて観光客が多い。近年は北部の焼額（やけびたい）山(2050m)，五輪（ごりん）山(1620m)，竜王山(1900m)一帯は奥志賀，南部の上高井郡高山村に属する山田温泉一帯は南志賀と呼ばれ，観光開発が盛んになっている。【市川 健夫】。…

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