Kiso Fukushima [town] - Kiso Fukushima

Japanese: 木曾福島[町] - きそふくしま

A former town in Kiso County, southwestern Nagano Prefecture. The main settlement is the center of the Kiso Valley, and developed as a post town on the Nakasendo road, with a checkpoint established there. There are precision machinery and wood product factories, and the Chuo Main Line runs through the town. It is the trailhead for Mt. Ontake. In November 2005, it merged with the villages of Hiyoshi, Kaida, and Mitake in Kiso County to become Kiso Town in Kiso County. 149.97 ^km2 . 7,645 people (2003).

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Japanese:

長野県南西部，木曾郡の旧町。主集落は木曾谷の中心町で，中山道の宿場町として発達，関所が置かれた。精密機械関連，木製品の工場があり，中央本線が通じる。御嶽(おんたけ)山登山口。2005年11月，木曾郡日義村，開田村，三岳村と合併し町制，木曾郡木曽町となる。149.97km²。7645人（2003）。

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