Kunohe [village] - Kunohe

Japanese: 九戸[村] - くのへ

A village in Kunohe County, northern Iwate Prefecture. Population 7,727 (1995). A mountain village in the northern part of the Kitakami Highlands, bordering Ninohe City to the northwest. At the northwestern edge is Orizume-dake (852m), and to the south is a chain of mountains that continue from the Hiraniwa Highlands. The Settsunai River, a tributary of the Niida River, flows north through the center. The main industries are agriculture, mainly rice, leaf tobacco, and dairy farming, but in recent years the production of highland vegetables, apples, walnuts, and other products that take advantage of the region's characteristics has thrived. In particular, the village produces 80% of the walnuts in the prefecture. There is Chokoji Temple, the family temple of the Kunohe clan, who ruled the area in the Middle Ages.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

岩手県北部，九戸郡の村。人口7727(1995)。北上高地北部の山村で，北西は二戸市に接する。北西端には折爪岳(852m)，南部には平庭高原からつづく山々が連なり，中央を新井田（にいだ）川支流の瀬月内（せつきない）川が北流する。主産業は米，葉タバコ，酪農を中心とする農業で，近年は地域の特性を生かした高冷地野菜，リンゴ，クルミなどの生産が盛ん。特にクルミは県内の8割を生産する。中世に当地を支配した九戸氏の菩提寺長興寺がある。

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