Saigo [village] - Saigo

Japanese: 西郷[村] - さいごう

A village in Higashiusuki County in northern Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 3,160 (1995). Located in the middle reaches of the Mimigawa River, most of the village area is mountain forest. It consists of four districts: Tashiro, Tateishi, Kobaru, and Yamasanga. National Route 327 runs along the Mimigawa River, connecting Hyuga City and Shiiba Village. The main industry is agriculture, with livestock farming, shiitake mushroom, tea, chestnut, and tobacco cultivation, and reforestation. With many dams and power plants, it is one of the prefecture's leading power sources. There are scenic spots such as Ooto Falls, Kannon Falls, and Ouchihara Dam Lake, and the Onda Festival is held at Tashiro Shrine every July.

Nishigo [Village]

A village in Nishishirakawa District, southern Fukushima Prefecture. Population 17,920 (1995). Located west of Shirakawa City, it borders Nasu Town, Tochigi Prefecture to the south. It spreads out on the southeastern foot of Mount Katsushi, which is part of the Nasu volcanic belt, and the Abukuma River, flowing east, cuts deep into the plateau, creating a valley. Until World War II, it was known as a horse-breeding area. Dairy farming is practiced on the plateau upstream, and rice farming is the main agricultural practice on the flat land downstream, but in recent years, the influx of factories has been remarkable, and the area has changed from a purely rural area to a suburban rural area. In particular, the area adjacent to Shirakawa City has the Shirakawa Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway and Shin-Shirakawa Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen, and in addition to the existing pulp factories, a cluster of factories for precision machinery, electronic parts, etc. has formed.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

宮崎県北部，東臼杵郡の村。人口3160(1995)。耳川の中流域に位置し，村域の大半は山林である。田代，立石，小原（こばる），山三箇（やまさんが）の4地区からなり，耳川に沿って日向市と椎葉村を結ぶ国道327号線が通る。主産業は農業で，畜産をはじめ，シイタケ，茶，栗，タバコの栽培，植林が盛ん。ダムや発電所が多く県内有数の電源地帯となっている。大斗の滝，観音滝，大内原ダム湖などの景勝地があり，毎年7月には田代神社で御田祭が行われる。

にしごう【西郷[村]】

福島県南部，西白河郡の村。人口1万7920(1995)。白河市の西に位置し，南は栃木県那須町に接する。那須火山帯に属する甲子（かつし）山の南東麓にひろがり，東流する阿武隈川が高原を深く開析して渓谷をつくる。第2次大戦中までは馬産地として知られた。上流の高原では酪農，下流の平地では稲作を中心とする農業が行われるが，近年工場の進出がめざましく，純農村から都市近郊農村に変わっている。特に白河市と隣接する地区には，東北自動車道白河インターチェンジ，東北新幹線新白河駅が設置され，以前からのパルプに加え，精密機械，電子部品などの工場群が形成されている。

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