Village - Sato

Japanese: 里[村] - さと

A village in Satsuma County, Kagoshima Prefecture, occupying the eastern part of Kami-Koshikijima Island at the northern end of the Koshikijima Islands. Population 1,676 (1995). The central settlement has developed on a sandbar connected to the mainland called a tombolo. It is the northern gateway to the Koshikijima Islands, and there is a regular ferry service between the port and Kushikino Port. In addition to cultivating rice, sweet potatoes, and the local specialty, the kanoko lily, the village is also active in raising beef cattle and pigs communally. The village is also blessed with good fishing grounds, and the development of the fishing port has led to an increase in the amount of fish caught. Historic sites include the remains of Kamezuru Castle, which was the residence of the Ogawa clan, who were the lords of Koshikijima in the Middle Ages, as well as the remains of the Tsuguchi Guardhouse and the Tomimi Guardhouse.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

鹿児島県薩摩郡，甑島（こしきじま）列島北端の上甑島東部を占める村。人口1676(1995)。中心集落はトンボロとよばれる陸繫砂州上に発達している。甑島列島の北の玄関口にあたり，串木野港との間に定期船が通じる。米，サツマイモ，特産のカノコユリなどの栽培のほか，肉用牛や豚の共同飼育が盛んである。また好漁場に恵まれ，漁港の整備によって漁獲高も増加している。中世，甑島地頭となった小川氏の居城である亀鶴城跡や津口番所跡，遠見番所跡などの史跡がある。

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