Yoshibe

...It is located in the mountains on the northern backbone of the Chugoku Mountains, and the Zoumeki River, a tributary of the Abu River, flows south through the center. The Sekishu Highway runs from Hagi to Tsuwano, and in the Edo period, Kibe was the location of a magistrate's office, a station, and a market. Although the area is covered with forests and fields, the main industry is agriculture, with rice, vegetables, and tobacco being cultivated, and chickens and beef cattle being raised. Daikon radishes are a specialty product. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…中国山地脊梁部北側の山間にあり，中央を阿武川の支流蔵目喜（ぞうめき）川が南流する。萩から津和野に至る石州街道が通じ，江戸時代，吉部（きべ）には代官所や駅が置かれ，市も開かれた。林野が広いが，農業が中心で米作，野菜やタバコの栽培，養鶏，肉牛の飼育などが行われ，特産にダイコンなどがある。…

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