Kaguyama Village

...A city in the north-central part of Nara Prefecture, in the southeastern part of the Nara Basin. In 1956, Sakurai Town incorporated the villages of Daifuku and Kaguyama, and became a city. Population 63,225 (1995). The former Sakurai Town was located at the mouth of the Hatsuse River, and had long been a market town that had developed with Hatsuseya, the Uda Mountains, and the Ryumon Mountains as its hinterland. In 1893, a railway line (currently the JR Sakurai Line) was opened between Sakurai and Takada, making it possible to transport lumber to Osaka. This led to the town attracting attention as a distribution center for lumber from the mountains, and it made a great leap forward, especially after World War II. Even today, lumber-related businesses, such as lumber mills and woodworking, account for about half of the total number of businesses in Sakurai City. ...

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…奈良県中北部，奈良盆地南東部の市。1956年桜井町に大福，香久山の2村を編入，市制。人口6万3225(1995)。旧桜井町は初瀬川の谷口に位置し，古くから初瀬谷，宇陀山地，竜門山地を後背地として発展した市場町であった。1893年桜井～高田間に鉄道(現，JR桜井線)が開通し，大阪への鉄道輸送が可能となったことから，山地からの木材の集散地として注目をあび，特に第2次世界大戦後に飛躍的な発展を遂げた。今日も桜井市は製材業，木工業など，木材関係の事業所数が総事業所数の約半分を占めている。…

※「香久山村」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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