Chikusa [town] - Chikusa

Japanese: 千種[町] - ちくさ

An old town in Shiso County in western Hyogo Prefecture. Occupying mountainous land upstream the Chikusa River, it is rich in resources such as cedar and cypress, and forestry is thriving. Shiitake mushrooms are also produced here. There is the remains of an ironworks directly managed by the Edo Shogunate, and before the Meiji period the town was known for producing Chikusa iron sand. The Mimuro Plateau at the foot of Mt. Mimuro, which belongs to Hyonosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park, is a good place for camping. In April 2005, it merged with Yamazaki Town, Ichinomiya Town, and Haga Town in Shiso County to become a city, Shiso City. Area: 104.57 ^km2. Population: 4,158 (2003).

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Japanese:

兵庫県西部，宍粟(しそう)郡の旧町。千種川上流の山地を占め，スギ，ヒノキなどの資源に富み，林業が盛ん。シイタケも産する。江戸幕府直轄の製鉄所跡があり，明治以前は千種砂鉄の産で知られた。氷ノ山後山那岐山国定公園に属する三室(みむろ)山麓の三室高原はキャンプの適地。2005年４月宍粟郡山崎町，一宮町，波賀町と合併し市制，宍粟市となる。104.57km²。4158人（2003）。

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