Kushihara [village] - Kushihara

Japanese: 串原[村] - くしはら

A village in Ena County, in the southeastern tip of Gifu Prefecture. Population 1,052 (1995). It is located on the north bank of the Yahagi River, and borders Aichi Prefecture to the south. Most of the village area is mountainous, part of the Tono Mountains, with settlements scattered in the small areas of lowland along the Yahagi River and its tributaries. The village's centre is Kawagado, near the confluence of the Yahagi River and Akechi River. Agriculture is centred around rice, konjac yam cultivation and livestock farming. The multi-purpose Yahagi Dam was built between 1966 and 1970, and the construction of the dam caused over 300 residents of the submerged areas to leave the village, accelerating depopulation. [Ueda Masako]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

岐阜県南東端，恵那郡の村。人口1052(1995)。矢作（やはぎ）川北岸に位置し，南は愛知県に接する。村域の大半は東濃山地に属する山地で，矢作川とその支流沿いのわずかな低地に集落が点在する。中心は矢作川と明智川の合流点付近の川ヶ渡。米作，コンニャク芋栽培，畜産を中心とした農業が行われる。1966‐70年に多目的の矢作ダムが建設され，ダム建設によって水没地住人300余人が離村し過疎化に拍車をかけた。【上田雅子】

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