Takane [village] - Takane

Japanese: 高根[村] - たかね

A village in Ono County, northeastern Gifu Prefecture. Population 856 (1995). It is a mountain village occupying the southern foot of Mt. Norikura and the northern foot of Mt. Ontake, and many rivers originate in the village's foothills and flow into the Masuda River (upstream of the Hida River). To the east, the village borders Nagano Prefecture, separated by the steep Hida Mountains, with Nomugi Pass on the prefectural border. The Kiso Highway (currently National Route 361), which connects Takayama and Kiso Fukushima, runs through the village, and it flourished as a post town before the opening of the Takayama Main Line. Its main industries are agriculture and forestry, and settlements are scattered around the Masuda River basin and the Hiwada Plateau. The completion of Takane Dam in 1970 has led to the development of the plateau region into a tourist destination.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

岐阜県北東部，大野郡の村。人口856(1995)。乗鞍岳南麓，御嶽山北麓を占める山村で，多くの川が村内の山麓を源として流れ出し益田（ました）川(飛驒川上流)となる。東はこれら急峻な飛驒山脈を境として長野県に接し，県境には野麦峠がある。村内を高山と木曾福島を結ぶ木曾街道(現，国道361号線)が通り，高山本線開通以前は宿場町として栄えた。主産業は農林業で，益田川流域と日和田高原に集落が点在する。1970年の高根ダムの完成を契機に高原地帯の観光地化が進んでいる。

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