Shimoichi [town] - Shimoichi

Japanese: 下市[町] - しもいち

A town in Yoshino County in central Nara Prefecture. It occupies the left bank of the middle reaches of the Yoshino River, and the main settlement, which is on the Kintetsu Yoshino Line, is along the tributary, the Akino River. It developed as a market town in the Yoshino region. It is a lumber distribution center, and woodworking is thriving. It is also a thriving producer of disposable chopsticks, and high-quality cedar chopsticks made from fragrant Yoshino cedar are particularly famous. There is a lower shrine of Nyukawakami Shrine. 61.99 ^km2 . Population 7,020 (2010).

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Japanese:

奈良県中部，吉野郡の町。吉野川中流の左岸を占め，近鉄吉野線が通じる主集落は支流秋野川に沿い，吉野地方の市場町として発展。木材の集散地で，木工業が盛ん。割箸(ばし)の生産も盛んで，特に芳香を放つ吉野杉を素材とした高級スギ箸は有名。丹生(にゅう)川上神社の下社がある。61.99km²。7020人（2010）。

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