Shimojo [village] - Shimojo

Japanese: 下条[村] - しもじょう

A village in Shimoina County in southern Nagano Prefecture. Population 4,004 (1995). Located at the southern end of the Ina Basin, on the west bank of the midstream of the Tenryu River, it borders Iida City to the north. The slope spreads from the western mountain range to the east, and National Route 151 (Enshu Kaido) runs north-south through the center. The main industry is agriculture, with rice cultivation, sericulture, livestock farming and greenhouse horticulture being carried out, but in recent years, farmers have been taking on more side jobs, and the number of people commuting to Iida City and other areas has been increasing. The area is home to the remains of Yoshioka Castle, owned by the Shimojo clan, who ruled over the area during the Sengoku period, Oyamada Shrine, which has a shrine building designated as an Important Cultural Property, and Chikada Plateau, and is part of the Tenryu-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

長野県南部，下伊那郡の村。人口4004(1995)。伊那盆地南端，天竜川中流西岸に位置し，北は飯田市に接する。西部山地から東に向かって傾斜地が広がり，中央部を南北に国道151号線(遠州街道)が縦貫する。主産業は農業で，米作，養蚕のほか，畜産や施設園芸も行われるが，近年農家の兼業化が進み，飯田市などへの通勤者が増加している。戦国時代にこの地を支配した下条氏の吉岡城跡，重要文化財の社殿を有する大山田神社，親田高原などがあり，天竜奥三河国定公園に属する。

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