Showa [Village] - Showa

Japanese: 昭和[村] - しょうわ

A village in Onuma County, western Fukushima Prefecture. Population 2,025 (1995). Located in the upper reaches of the Nojiri River, a tributary of the Tadami River, the village is surrounded by mountains over 1,000 meters above sea level, including Mt. Hakase (1,482m). In addition to rice, tobacco leaf and konjac root were cultivated after World War II, but after a change in varieties in 1988, floriculture has increased. Ramie has been cultivated since early modern times, mainly in the Oashi area, and was sent as a raw material for Echigo Jofu cloth. In 1975, the development of the textile industry began, and it was expected that this would become a new local industry to halt depopulation, but the population continues to decline.

Showa [Village]

A village in Tone County, central Gunma Prefecture. Population 7,962 (1995). Occupying the northwest foot of Mount Akagi, the Katashina River flows on the northwestern border and the Tone River flows on the western border, bordering Numata City. Old settlements are in the lowlands along the rivers, and settlements developed after World War II are distributed on the slopes at the foot of Mount Akagi, at an altitude of 600 to 800 meters. With the completion of a field irrigation project in 1967, the foothills have shifted from cultivation of miscellaneous grains and wheat to cultivation of vegetables such as cabbage and radishes, transforming the area into one of the prefecture's leading vegetable producing areas. Konnyaku is also a major producer of the plant.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

福島県西部，大沼郡の村。人口2025(1995)。只見川支流の野尻川上流を占め，博士山(1482m)をはじめとする標高1000mをこえる山々に囲まれる。米作のほか，第2次大戦後は葉タバコ，コンニャク芋の栽培が盛んとなったが，1988年の品種転換以降，花卉栽培が増加した。大芦地区を中心に近世からカラムシの栽培が行われ，越後上布の原料として送られていたが，1975年からは織物業の育成がはじめられ，過疎化の歯止めのための新しい地場産業として期待されたが，人口減少は続いている。

しょうわ【昭和[村]】

群馬県中部，利根郡の村。人口7962(1995)。赤城山北西麓を占め，北西境を片品川，西境を利根川が流れ沼田市と接する。古くからの集落は河川沿岸低地にあり，標高600～800mの赤城山麓斜面には第2次大戦後に開拓された入植地が分布する。山麓斜面は1967年完成の畑地灌漑事業によって，それまでの雑穀や麦作からキャベツ，ダイコンなどの野菜栽培に転換し，県内でも有数の野菜産地に変貌した。コンニャクの生産も多い。

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