Kaneyama cedar

Japanese: 金山杉 - かねやますぎ
Kaneyama cedar

...The main settlement is Kanayama, which is on National Route 13. During the Edo period, it flourished as a post town on the Ushu Kaido road and a regular market was held there, but since the Meiji period, it has been separated from the Ou main line and its prosperity has stagnated. Agriculture and forestry are the main industries, and the town is known as a producer of Kanayama cedar. The area experiences 1.2 to 2 meters of snow in winter, and there are many migrant workers. ...

From Yamagata Prefecture

...Due to the low productivity of rice cultivation and other agricultural products, depopulation is severe, and many people move to other areas to work. In the past, afforestation and horse farming were popular, and the most representative example is Kanayama cedar, which boasts the largest accumulation of cedar in the country. In addition to resource processing industries such as lumber, woodworking, and furniture, factories related to low-power electrical appliances have also been moving in in recent years.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kanayama Cedar" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中心集落は国道13号線が通じる金山で,江戸時代は羽州街道の宿場町として栄え,定期市も開かれていたが,明治以後奥羽本線から離れたため町勢は停滞している。農林業が主産業で,金山杉の産地として知られる。冬季に1.2~2mの積雪のある地域で,出稼者が多い。…

【山形[県]】より

…稲作など農業生産性が低いため過疎化が著しく,出稼ぎが多い。かつて植林と牧馬が盛んであったが,全国一の蓄積量を誇る金山杉はその代表である。製材,木工,家具など資源加工型の工業のほか,近年は弱電関係の工場進出もみられるようになった。…

※「金山杉」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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