Kitaaiki [village] - Kitaaiki

Japanese: 北相木[村] - きたあいき

A village in Minamisaku District, eastern Nagano Prefecture. Population 1,148 (1995). Located upstream of the Aiki River, a tributary of the Chikuma River, most of the village area is part of the Kanto Mountains. The narrow, flat land along the river has been cultivated, and highland vegetables, flowers, nameko mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, rice, and Nozawana pickles are cultivated, but most of the residents are part-time farmers. The population once declined significantly, but has remained stable in recent years. Many people from the village participated in the Chichibu Incident of 1884. The Tochihara Rock Shelter ruins, which date back to the early Jomon period, are located here. The icicles of Daizen Falls, one of the waterfalls in the village, are known as a seasonal feature of winter.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

長野県東部，南佐久郡の村。人口1148(1995)。千曲川支流相木川の上流に位置し，村域の大部分は関東山地に属する。川沿いの狭長な平地に耕地が開かれ，高原野菜，花卉，ナメコ，シイタケの栽培，稲作，ノザワナ漬の生産が行われるが，ほとんどが兼業農家。かつて人口の減少が著しかったが，近年は横ばい状態にある。1884年の秩父事件には村内からの参加者も多かった。縄文早期の栃原岩陰遺跡がある。村内にある滝の一つ，大禅の滝の氷柱は冬の風物詩として知られる。

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