Kokubu - Kokubu

Japanese: 国分 - こくぶ

The former city area of Kirishima City, in the south-central part of northeastern Kagoshima Prefecture. It is located at the innermost part of Kagoshima Bay. In 1954, Kokubun-cho, Higashiosayama-mura, Higashikokubun-mura, Shikine-mura, and almost all of Shimizu-mura were merged, and in 1955, the city was incorporated. In 2005, it was merged with the six towns of Mizobe-cho, Yokokawa-cho, Makizono-cho, Kirishima-cho, Hayato-cho, and Fukuyama-cho to form Kirishima City. In the middle of the Nara period, the Kokubunji temple of Osumi Province was built in Kokubun, the central city area, and later the provincial capital was also established. In 1604, Shimazu Yoshihisa built a castle. The Kyoto-style townscape from that time still remains. In the Edo period, it was one of the foothill settlements of the Satsuma Domain. In addition to traditional industries such as lumber, woodworking, and shochu, there are factories for spinning, sewing, building materials, etc. The plateau is used for farming, and the alluvial land of the complex delta of the Amorigawa and Kengyogawa rivers is used for rice paddies. The main industry is agriculture, and in addition to rice, the area is famous for its long-standing tobacco cultivation. It is said that Kokubun tobacco was first cultivated in the early 17th century after seeds were imported from Siam (Thailand), and it is known that it supported the finances of the Satsuma domain along with sugar from Amami. Seedling raising for tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, and other crops, as well as horticulture, are popular, as are the raising of beef cattle and pigs. The ruins of Osumi Kokubunji Temple, a nationally designated historic site, are located here.

Kokubu

This area is located in the southern part of Kashiwara City, Osaka Prefecture. It is located on the left bank of the valley where the Yamato River flows out into the Osaka Plain. It was a key location for land and water transportation to ancient Yamato, and is home to the Matsuokayama Kofun, a nationally designated historic site, as well as the remains of Kokubunji Temple and Kokubunniji Nunnery on the river terrace, from which the area name is derived. It is known as the discovery site of the tomb of Funeno'ogo, a Baekje immigrant and a national treasure, which is said to be the oldest tombstone in Japan. Housing development is remarkable. The foothills are a grape-producing region.

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Japanese:

鹿児島県北東部，霧島市中南部の旧市域。鹿児島湾最奥部にある。 1954年国分町と東襲山村，東国分村，敷根村の3村および清水村のほぼ全域が合体，1955年市制。 2005年溝辺町，横川町，牧園町，霧島町，隼人町，福山町の6町と合体して霧島市となった。中心市街地の国分には奈良時代中期に大隅国の国分寺が建てられ，のち国府も設置。慶長9 (1604) 年島津義久が築城。当時の京都風町づくりが現存する。江戸時代は薩摩藩の麓集落の一つ。製材，木工，焼酎などの在来工業に加えて紡績，縫製，建材などの工場が立地している。台地は畑作地に，天降川 (あもりがわ) と検校川の複合デルタの沖積地は水田となっている。主産業は農業で，米のほか古くからのタバコ栽培は有名。国分たばこは 17世紀の初めにシャム (タイ) から種子を輸入し，耕作を始めたと伝えられ，そののち奄美の砂糖とともに薩摩藩の財政を支えたことで知られる。トマト，キュウリ，ナスなどの育苗や園芸農業，肉牛，ブタなどの飼育が盛ん。国指定史跡の大隅国分寺跡がある。

国分
こくぶ

大阪府柏原市南部の地区。大和川が大阪平野に流出する谷口左岸に位置。古代大和への水陸交通の要地をなし，国指定史跡の松岳山古墳（まつおかやまこふん），河岸段丘上には国分寺跡，国分尼寺跡があり，地名もこれに由来する。国宝で日本最古の墓誌とされる，百済系渡来人，船王後（ふねのおうご）の墓誌の発見地として知られる。宅地開発が著しい。山麓一帯はブドウの産地。

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