Kandoh

...Located in the upper reaches of the Shirakawa River, a tributary of the Hida River, the village is mostly mountainous, with only 4% of the area being cultivated land, and most of the area being mountainous, at an altitude of around 1,000 meters. The villages and cultivated land are scattered along the main tributary of the Shirakawa River, with Kandō, located in the center, being a town and village along the prefectural road (Shirakawa Kaido). It is known as a specialty production area of ​​Shirakawa tea and Tono cypress. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Sacred Land" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…飛驒川の支流白川上流域に位置し，耕地は村域の4％にすぎず，大部分は標高1000m前後の山地帯である。集落と耕地は白川の本支流に沿って点在し，中心の神土（かんど）は県道(白川街道)沿いの街村集落である。白川茶と東濃ヒノキの特産地として知られる。…

※「神土」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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