Kyosai

...Grape and peach cultivation began in earnest in the early Showa period, and from the 1960s onwards, orchards rapidly replaced mulberry fields. Fruit cultivation areas are divided into the Kyoto area, which is centred around Katsunuma-cho and Ichinomiya-cho in the eastern part of the basin, and the Kyosei area, which is centred around Shirane-cho and Kushigata-cho in the western part. Grapes and peaches are the main crop in Kyoto, and peaches and plums are the main crop in Kyosei. Most fruit farmers are full-time farmers, and even part-time farmers often use most of their fields for orchards, with orchards taking up almost the entire area of ​​the core areas of Katsunuma-cho and Ichinomiya-cho. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Kyoshi" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…ブドウ，モモの栽培が本格的になったのは昭和初期からで，1960年代以降桑園に代わって果樹園が急増した。果樹栽培地域は盆地東部の勝沼町，一宮町を中心とした峡東地区と，西部の白根町，櫛形町を中心とした峡西地区とに分けられ，峡東はブドウとモモ，峡西はモモとスモモが多い。果樹農家の主力は専業農家で，また兼業農家でも畑のほとんどを果樹園にしている場合が多く，勝沼町，一宮町の核心地帯ではほぼ全域が果樹園で占められている。…

※「峡西」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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