Kiyosato [Village] - Kiyosato

Japanese: 清里[村] - きよさと

A village in Nakakubiki County in southern Niigata Prefecture. Population 3,158 (1995). Comprised of the southwestern part of the Higashikubiki Hills and the lowlands at the southeastern end of the Takada Plain, the settlement has developed in the valley and alluvial fan of the Kushiike River, a tributary of the Seki River. In the early modern period, most of the village was a Shogunate territory, and in 1693 (Genroku 6), the Kamie irrigation channel was opened, and the alluvial fan land was converted into rice paddies. Rice cultivation is the village's only industry. There are landslide areas in the mountainous areas, but river repairs and landslide-related field improvement projects have been almost completed. There is a bus service from Takada Station on the Shinetsu Main Line, and many people commute to Joetsu City.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

新潟県南部，中頸城（なかくびき）郡の村。人口3158(1995)。東頸城丘陵南西部と高田平野南東端の低地からなり，関川支流の櫛池川の谷と扇状地に集落が発達している。近世は大部分が天領で，1693年(元禄6)には上江用水が通じ扇状地面の水田化が進められた。稲作が唯一ともいえる村の産業である。山間部には地すべり地域があるが，河川改修や地すべり関連圃場整備事業などがほぼ完了している。信越本線高田駅からバスが通じており，上越市への通勤者も多い。

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