Tanigumi [village] - Tanigumi

Japanese: 谷汲[村] - たにぐみ

A village in Ibi County, western Gifu Prefecture. Population 4,108 (1995). Located in the lowlands along the Neo River, surrounded by mountains at the southern end of the Echigo Mountains. The village is home to the Tendai sect temples Kegon-ji (Tanigumi Kannon) and Yokozo-ji, said to have been founded during the Enryaku era (782-806), and were established early on. Kegon-ji is the 33rd temple on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, and pilgrims came to offer their oizuru (pilgrims' pouches), leading to the formation of a temple town in the Tokuseki area. Yokozo-ji is known as the "Shosoin of Mino," and is home to many important cultural properties, including the Yakushi Nyorai statue, the principal image of the temple. The main industries are agriculture and forestry, and the village is known for its specialty crops of shiitake mushrooms, chestnuts, and tea.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

岐阜県西部，揖斐（いび）郡の村。人口4108(1995)。越美山地南端の山々に囲まれた根尾川沿いの低地にある。村内には延暦年間(782‐806)創建といわれる天台宗の華厳寺(谷汲観音)，横蔵寺があり，早くから開けた。華厳寺は西国三十三所第33番札所で，笈摺（おいずる）を納める巡礼が訪れ，徳積地区に門前町が形成された。横蔵寺は〈美濃の正倉院〉といわれ，本尊の薬師如来像など重要文化財が多い。主産業は農林業でシイタケ，クリ，茶の特産がある。

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