Sakakita [village] - Sakakita

Japanese: 坂北[村] - さかきた

A village in Higashichikuma District, central Nagano Prefecture. Population 2,401 (1995). A mountain village located in the Chikuma Mountains. Aside from a small area of lowland along the Omi River, a tributary of the Sai River that flows northwest through the center, the village is mostly undulating, with over 50 settlements scattered between 500 and 900 meters above sea level. In the early modern period, the Hokkoku Nishiwaki Highway ran through the village, and Aoyagijuku flourished. Currently, the JR Shinonoi Line runs through the village. The main industry is agriculture, with rice, livestock, and vegetable and tobacco cultivation thriving, but nearly 85% of the residents are part-time farmers, and many commute to Matsumoto City and Nagano City.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

長野県中部，東筑摩郡の村。人口2401(1995)。筑摩山地に位置する農山村。中央を北西流する犀（さい）川支流の麻績（おみ）川沿いにわずかに低地がみられるほかは，起伏の多い傾斜地で，標高500～900mの間に50余の集落が散在する。近世には北国西脇往還が村を縦断して青柳宿が栄えた。現在はJR篠ノ井線が通る。主産業は農業で，稲作，畜産，野菜･タバコの栽培などが盛んだが，兼業農家が85％近くを占め，松本市，長野市への通勤者も多い。

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