Saji [village] - Saji

Japanese: 佐治[村] - さじ

A village in the eastern part of Tottori Prefecture, at the western end of Yazu County. It stretches from east to west along the Saji River. Population 3,127 (1995). In the early modern period, the 22 villages of Sajigo were famous for producing Inshu washi paper, a specialty of the area, and at its peak there were more than 200 papermaking farms. The number decreased in the Showa period, and today a cooperative has found a way to survive by producing calligraphy paper. Fruit trees, especially Nijisseiki pears, are widely grown. The midstream of the Saji River produces Saji stone, which is used for garden stones and water stones, but quarrying is currently prohibited under the Nature Conservation Ordinance.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

鳥取県東部，八頭（やず）郡西端の村。佐治川に沿って東西に細長くのびる。人口3127(1995)。近世前期に佐治郷22ヵ村では特産としての因州和紙の製造が盛んで，盛時には紙すき農家が200軒をこえた。昭和に入って減少し，現在は協同組合による書道用紙の生産に活路を見いだしている。果樹，とくに二十世紀梨の生産が多い。佐治川中流域では，庭石や水石とされる佐治石を産するが，現在は自然保護条例によって採石が禁じられている。

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