Kiyosato Station

Japanese: 清里駅 - きよさとえき

...It straddles Takane Town and Oizumi Village in Kitakoma County, and includes the hill Utsukushimori, which is 1,543 meters above sea level. In 1935, the Koumi Line of the Japanese National Railways (now JR) was opened and Kiyosato Station (1,274 meters above sea level, the second highest station in Japan after the neighboring Nobeyama Station) was established. After World War II, pioneer groups settled here and highland agriculture began.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kiyosato Station" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…北巨摩（きたこま）郡高根町と大泉村にまたがり，標高1543mの小丘美し森を含めていう。1935年国鉄(現JR)小海線が開通して清里駅(標高1274m。隣の野辺山駅に次ぐ日本第2の高さ)が設けられ，第2次世界大戦後開拓団が入植して，高冷地農業が始められた。…

※「清里駅」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。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について | 情報

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