Koishiwara [village] - Koishiwara

Japanese: 小石原[村] - こいしわら

A village in Asakura County in the central eastern part of Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 1,292 (1995). Located where Mt. Hiko and the Chikushi Mountains meet, most of the village area is mountainous at an altitude of about 700m, with the Oishiwara River flowing west through the northern basin. A key transportation point since ancient times, the village was a route for alternate attendance during the Edo period, and flourished as a post town and a temple town for pilgrimages to Mt. Hiko. 90% of the total area is forest, but 50% of that is national forest, and more than 30% of the private forest is owned by landowners outside the village, so the economic effect is small. The agricultural management base is weak, but in recent years there have been efforts to develop tourist farms for growing apples, pears, etc.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

福岡県中東部，朝倉郡の村。人口1292(1995)。英彦（ひこ）山と筑紫山地の接触部にあたり，村域の大半は標高700m前後の山地で，北部の盆地を小石原川が西流する。古くからの交通の要衝で江戸時代は参勤交代の通路に当たり，宿場町として，また英彦山詣での門前町として栄えた。総面積の9割が山林であるが，うち5割が国有林で，さらに民有林の3割強が村外地主で占められているため，経済効果は薄い。農業経営の基盤も弱いが，最近はリンゴ，梨栽培などの観光農園化が図られている。

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