Kamifuno

…It is located on the southern slope of the Chugoku Mountains, and the Funo River, a tributary of the Gono River, flows south through the center. The central settlement, Kamifuno, flourished in the early modern period as the northernmost post station of the Hiroshima domain on the Unseki Road connecting San'in and San'yo, and the Hiroshima domain's border post was established at Akana Pass, which marks the border between Bingo and Izumo. Currently, rice farming, Japanese beef breeding, and shiitake mushroom cultivation are thriving, and timber is also produced. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…中国山地南側斜面にあり，中央部を江の川支流の布野川が南流する。中心集落の上布野は近世，山陰と山陽を結ぶ雲石路の広島藩最北端の宿駅として栄え，備後と出雲の国境にあたる赤名峠には広島藩の国境番所が設けられていた。現在は米作，和牛飼育，シイタケ栽培が盛んで，木材の生産も行われる。…

※「上布野」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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