Kawaba [village] - Kawaba

Japanese: 川場[村] - かわば

A village in Tone County, northeastern Gunma Prefecture. Population 4,273 (1995). Located on the northeastern edge of the Numata Basin, the village occupies the mountainous area at the southern foot of Mt. Hotaka, with cultivated land and settlements spreading to the southwest. Most of the village is forest land, and konjac and vegetables are also cultivated. In recent years, efforts have been made to promote tourism and agriculture, including the creation of a nature resort village. The village also has a 200-year tradition of making zashiki boki (Japanese-style brooms), centered around the production of fresh produce at the southern end of the village. The population continued to decline from the 1960s to the mid-1970s, but in recent years, this downward trend has been halted.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

群馬県北東部，利根郡の村。人口4273(1995)。沼田盆地の北東縁にあり，村域は武尊（ほたか）山南麓の山地を占め，耕地や集落は南西部に広がる。大部分が林野で，コンニャクや野菜の栽培も行われる。近年は自然休養村事業をはじめ観光農業の振興が図られている。村南端の生品（なましな）を中心に，200年の伝統をもつ座敷ぼうきづくりも行われている。1960年代から70年代半ばまで人口減少が続いていたが，近年，減少傾向に歯止めがかかっている。

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