Kamioouchizawa National Forest

...The Gojome Highway (currently National Route 285) passes through Ozawada, the center of the village, and in the early modern period it was a key transportation hub connecting Akita and the Ani mines. Although it is a remote mountain village, the area is rich in beautiful Akita cedar forests, and the natural forests of the Kamiouchisawa National Forest are well known. Reforestation of village-owned forests has been carried out since the end of the Meiji period, and the village is rich in assets. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kamiouchisawa National Forest" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…中心の小沢田には五城目街道(現，国道285号線)が通り，近世，秋田と阿仁鉱山を結ぶ交通の要地であった。山間僻村であるが，一帯は秋田杉の美林が多く，上大内沢国有林の天然樹林が著名。明治末から村有林の造林が行われ，村有財産が豊かである。…

※「上大内沢国有林」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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