Koshino [village] - Koshino

Japanese: 越廼[村] - こしの

A village in Nyu District, northwest of Fukui Prefecture. Population 2008 (1995). It is an agricultural and fishing village facing the Sea of Japan, with most of the village area being mountainous, part of the Nyu Mountains. It was established in 1952 by merging the fishing-based village of Koshino and the agricultural-based village of Shimosaki. Fishing is centered around Gamo and Gumizaki Bay, and sea urchins and Echizen crabs are local specialties. The coastal area from Igura in the south to Echizen Town to the south is one of Japan's three major daffodil producing areas, and Echizen daffodils are shipped to the Chukyo and Kansai regions.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

福井県北西部，丹生（にゆう）郡の村。人口2008(1995)。日本海に面した農漁村で，村域の大部分は丹生山地に属する山地が占める。1952年，漁業を基盤とする越廼村と農業を基盤とする下岬村が合体して成立。蒲生･茱崎（ぐみざき）両湾を中心として漁業が行われ，ウニ，エチゼンガニの特産がある。南部の居倉から南隣の越前町にかけての沿岸地域はスイセンの日本三大産地の一つで，越前スイセンとして中京･関西方面に出荷される。

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