Atsushiokano [village] - Atsushiokano

Japanese: 熱塩加納[村] - あつしおかのう

A village in Yama District, northwest of Fukushima Prefecture. Established in 1954 by merging the villages of Atsushio and Kano. Population 3,871 (1995). Located at the northern tip of Aizu, it borders Yamagata Prefecture across the Iide mountain range to the north. The name Atsushio is said to come from the hot water that gushes out within the village, and even today there is Atsushio Onsen (a pure salt spring, 61°C), as well as Jigenji Temple, which has a camellia-carved wooden lacquer sash (an important cultural property). Kano is home to the Iwao Silver Mine, which was developed during the Keicho era (1596-1615), and was re-excavated as a copper mine during the Meiji era and called the Kano Mine.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

福島県北西部，耶麻郡の村。1954年熱塩･加納両村が合体して成立。人口3871(1995)。会津地方北端を占め，北は飯豊連峰を隔てて山形県に接する。熱塩の地名は村内に熱湯の湧出することに由来すると伝えられ，現在も熱塩温泉(純食塩泉，61℃)があり，椿彫木彩漆笈(重要文化財)を有する示現寺もある。加納には慶長年間(1596‐1615)に開発された岩尾銀山があり，明治期には銅山として再掘され加納鉱山と呼ばれた。

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