Kibi - millet

The former name of a town (Kibi-cho) in Arida-gun, in the north-central part of Wakayama Prefecture. The area now occupies the western part of Aridagawa-cho. The former Kibi-cho was established in 1955 (Showa 30) when the three villages of Fujinami, Tadono, and Goryo merged and became a town. In 2006 (Heisei 18), it merged with the two towns of Kanaya and Shimizu to become Aridagawa-cho. It is located in the area of ​​Kibi-go, which appears in the Wamyōshō, and the former town name comes from this. The area is connected to the JR Kisei Main Line, National Routes 42 and 480, the Hanwa Expressway, and the Yuasa-Gobo Road. The Arita Railway, which opened in 1915 (Taishō 4), was closed in January 2003. It is located on the floodplain downstream of the Arida River, and the northern and southern parts are mountainous. It is a specialty production area of ​​Arita mandarin oranges, which continues to Arita City at the mouth of the river, and in the back there is the Prefectural Fruit Tree Experiment Station. There are also the remains of Renga Sogi's residence (a prefectural historic site), the Kamitani ruins included in the Myoe Kishu ruins (a national historic site), and Hozoji Temple, which is associated with the monk Myoe.

[Yoichi Koike]

"Kibicho Chronicle" 2 volumes (1980, Kibicho)

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和歌山県中北部、有田郡(ありだぐん)にあった旧町名（吉備町(ちょう)）。現在は有田川町の西部を占める地域。旧吉備町は、1955年（昭和30）藤並(ふじなみ)、田殿(たどの)、御霊(ごりょう)の3村が合併、町制を施行して成立。2006年（平成18）金屋(かなや)、清水(しみず)2町と合併し、有田川町となる。『和名抄(わみょうしょう)』の吉備郷の地で、旧町名はこれによる。JR紀勢本線、国道42号、480号、阪和自動車道、湯浅御坊道路が通じる。1915年（大正4）開通の有田鉄道は2003年1月廃止。有田川下流の氾濫原(はんらんげん)に位置し、北部と南部は山地である。河口の有田市に続く有田ミカンの特産地で、奥には県立果樹試験場がある。連歌師(れんがし)宗祇(そうぎ)屋敷跡（県史跡）や明恵(みょうえ)紀州遺跡卒塔婆(そとうば)（国史跡）に含まれる神谷(かみたに)遺跡、明恵上人ゆかりの法蔵寺などがある。

［小池洋一］

『『吉備町誌』2冊（1980・吉備町）』

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