Kobayashi Basin

Japanese: 小林盆地 - こばやしぼんち
Kobayashi Basin

A basin in the southwest of Miyazaki Prefecture, centered on Kobayashi City. It is surrounded by the Kyushu Mountains to the north, Mount Hinamori (1,344 meters) to the south, and hills to the east and west, with a widespread Shirasu plateau. The Ishigoori River, Hamanose River, and Tsujino-do River, tributaries of the Iwase River (a tributary of the Oyodo River), deeply erode the plateau. The basin is made up of alluvial fans and Shirasu plateaus, and the surface is covered by Kirishima volcanic ash. Livestock farming and field crops are thriving, as well as freshwater fish farming and shochu brewing, which use spring water from the foothills of Mount Kirishima.

[Junichi Yokoyama]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

宮崎県南西部、小林市を中心とする盆地。北部は九州山地、南部は夷守岳(ひなもりだけ)(1344メートル)、東西は丘陵に囲まれ、シラス台地面が広く分布する。岩瀬(いわせ)川(大淀(おおよど)川支流)の支流石氷(いしごおり)川、浜ノ瀬(はまのせ)川、辻ノ堂(つじのどう)川が台地を深く侵食する。盆地は沖積扇状地とシラス台地からなり、表層は霧島(きりしま)火山灰に覆われる。牧畜、畑作が盛んで、霧島山麓(さんろく)の湧水(ゆうすい)を利用する淡水魚養殖や焼酎(しょうちゅう)醸造業もある。

[横山淳一]

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