Kiso Valley

Japanese: 木曾谷 - きそだに

A valley in the upper reaches of the Kiso River, spanning from southwestern Nagano Prefecture to southeastern Gifu Prefecture. Historically, it included the Narai River valley, which continues to the north across Torii Pass. The Kiso Mountains rise to the east and the Hida Mountains to the west. All of the area is mountainside sloping except for a narrow plain along the river, and the valley bottom receives little sunlight in winter. Most of the area is covered with forest, including beautiful forests of the five Kiso trees: Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusifolia), Sawara (Cupress), Juniperus japonicus, Asunaro (Asian Aspergillus arborescens), and Koyamaki (Japanese cedar). In the early modern period, the Nakasendo road passed through the Kiso Valley, and 11 post stations were established in the valley, including Fukushima Barrier in Kiso Fukushima. The post town scenery is well preserved in Tsumago and Narai, and there are many historical landscapes such as Torii Pass, Kiso Pass, and Magome Pass, which were once difficult transportation routes. At the southern end is Magome, known for Shimazaki Toson's novel "Before Dawn." There are also beautiful gorges such as Nezame-no-toko, and the Kisokoma Plateau and Mitake Plateau are becoming tourist resorts.

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Japanese:

長野県南西部から岐阜県南東部にまたがる，木曾川上流域の谷。歴史的には北方に鳥居峠を隔てて続く奈良井川の谷を含む。東には木曾山脈，西には飛騨山脈がそびえ，川に沿う狭い平地以外はすべて山腹傾斜地で，冬季は谷底の日照時間が短い。全面積のほとんどは森林で，ヒノキ，サワラ，ネズコ，アスナロ，コウヤマキの，いわゆる木曾五木の美林がある。近世は中山道が通過し，木曾谷に 11の宿駅が設置され，木曽福島には福島関が設けられた。妻籠，奈良井などには宿場景観がよく保存され，また交通の難所であった鳥居峠，木曾桟 (きそのかけはし) ，馬籠峠など歴史的景観も多い。南端には島崎藤村の小説『夜明け前』で知られる馬籠がある。寝覚ノ床などの峡谷美もあり，木曾駒高原や御岳高原は観光保養地化が進んでいる。

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