Otozawa

...A town in Shimoniikawa County, at the eastern end of Toyama Prefecture. Population 7,025 (1995). Geographically, it is composed of the Hida Mountains mountain range, centered on the Kurobe Gorge formed by the Kurobe River flowing north, and the top of the Kurobe alluvial fan downstream. In 1954, the three villages of Higashiyama, Aimoto, and Uchiyama merged to form a town. Akebi on the east bank of the top of the fan was established as a temple town for Hofukuji Temple, known for its children's dance, and Uraya on the west bank was a post station on the Hokuriku Road during the Edo period. The town developed rapidly after construction began by Japan Electric Power Company at the end of the Taisho era. There are 10 power plants, including the Kurobe River No. 4 Power Plant (Kansai Electric Power Company) in the Kurobe Gorge upstream from Aimoto, and 6 power plants (Hokuriku Electric Power Company and others) downstream, with a total output of approximately 900,000 kW (1997), making it one of Japan's leading hydroelectric power towns. ...

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…富山県の東端，下新川郡の町。人口7025(1995)。地形的には北流する黒部川の形成した黒部峡谷を中心とする飛驒山脈山岳地帯と下流の黒部扇状地の扇頂部から構成されている。1954年，東山･愛本･内山の3村が合体，町制。扇頂部東岸の明日（あけび）は稚児舞で知られる法福寺の門前町として開け，西岸の浦山は江戸時代に北陸道の宿駅であった。大正末の日本電力の起工以後急激に発展した町で，愛本より上流の黒部峡谷内に黒部川第4発電所など10発電所(関西電力)，下流に6発電所(北陸電力ほか)があり総出力約90万kW(1997)に達し日本屈指の水力電源の町である。…

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