Schwarzwald (English spelling)

Japanese: シュワルツワルト（英語表記）Schwarzwald

A mid-alpine mountain range in southwestern Germany, stretching about 160 km from north to south, east of the Rhine. It is connected to Switzerland in the south and the Odenwald Mountains in the north. It faces the Vosges Mountains (France) on the west bank across the Rhine Graben. The southern part is steeper, with the highest point being the Feldberg (1,493 m). The Danube and Neckar rivers drain into the area. The name "Black Forest" comes from the fact that the forests were lush and the area looked black overall, and even today about 60% of the area is still forested. There are also many lakes and hot springs, and the settlements in the mountains and at the foot of the mountains are known as tourist destinations and health resorts in both summer and winter. Livestock farming is practiced, and handicrafts are developed in mountain cities, producing musical instruments, music boxes, cuckoo clocks, and other products.

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Japanese:

ドイツ南西部，ライン川の東に南北約 160kmに延びる中山性の山地。南はスイス，北はオーデンワルト山地に続く。ライン地溝帯をはさんで西岸のボージュ山地 (フランス) と相対する。南部がよりけわしく，最高点はフェルトベルク (1493m) 。ドナウ川，ネッカー川などが流出する。「黒い森」を意味する名称は，森林が繁茂し，全体に黒っぽく見えたことに由来するが，現在も約 60%が森林。湖や温泉も多く，山間，山麓の諸集落は夏，冬とも観光地，保養地として知られる。牧畜が行われ，山間の都市では手工業が発達し，楽器，オルゴール，鳩時計などを産する。

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