Woodworker Village - Kijiyashuraku

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[Takayama Village in Japan]
Few high mountain settlements have the same functions as cities, and are classified according to the occupations of their inhabitants as follows: (1) High mountain forestry settlements These are typical mountain villages, whose inhabitants depend entirely on the forests, and include woodworker settlements, charcoal-making settlements, and forestry labor settlements. They are often located on cliffs or mountain slopes, on narrow high terraces, or in valleys where it is inconvenient to obtain residential land, and consist of small houses without gardens or storehouses, and a few vegetable gardens. They are surrounded by forests on all sides, and have a landscape that is very different from that of rural settlements in low-lying climates.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

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［日本の高山集落］
　高山集落の機能は都市のような複合的な機能をもつものは少なく，住民の生業により次のように分類される。(1)高距林業集落　典型的な山村で，住民は完全に山林に依存し，木地屋集落，製炭集落，林業労務者集落が含まれる。宅地を得るには不便な崖錐や山腹傾斜地，狭小な高位段丘上や谷底に位置することが多く，庭園，倉庫などをもたない小規模の家屋，わずかの菜園などからなり，四周を森林に囲まれ，低暖地の農村集落景観とは大いに異なった景観をなす。…

※「木地屋集落」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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