Kitou forestry area

...The name of the area covering three towns and villages in Naka District, Kitou Village, Kizawa Village, and Kaminaka Town, in the southern part of Tokushima Prefecture. It occupies the upper reaches of the Naka River and forms the so-called Kitou forestry area. This area has long been known for its beautiful cedar forests, and in the early modern period it was owned by the feudal domain, but in the early Meiji period it became privately owned, and from the mid-Meiji period afforestation began in earnest.

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the "Kito Forestry Zone" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…徳島県南部，那賀郡木頭村，木沢村，上那賀町の3ヵ町村にわたる地域名。那賀川上流域を占め，いわゆる木頭林業地帯をなす。この地方は古くから杉の美林で知られ，近世には藩有林であったが，明治初期に民有林となり，明治中期から造林が本格的に進められた。…

※「木頭林業地帯」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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