Shinano [town] - Shinano

Japanese: 信濃[町] - しなの

A town in Kamiminochi County in northern Nagano Prefecture. The main settlement, Kashiwara, which is on the Shinano Railway, flourished as a post town on the Hokkoku Kaido road and is the birthplace of haiku poet Kobayashi Issa, with his former home (historic site) and memorial hall. The town is a tourist destination with Lake Nojiri to the east and Mount Kurohime and the Togakushi Plateau, both part of Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park, to the west. The town mainly grows rice, but also raises livestock. It has long been famous for sickle manufacturing. Area: 149.30 ^km2 . Population: 9,238 (2010).

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Japanese:

長野県北部，上水内(かみみのち)郡の町。しなの鉄道が通じる主集落の柏原は北国街道の宿場町として栄え，俳人小林一茶の生地で，旧宅（史跡），記念館がある。東部に野尻湖，西部に妙高戸隠連山国立公園に属する黒姫山や戸隠(とがくし)高原を控えた観光地。米作を主とし，畜産も行う。古くから鎌製造で有名。149.30km²。9238人（2010）。

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