Tenma Hayashi [village] - Tenma Hayashi

Japanese: 天間林[村] - てんまはやし

A village in Kamikita District, central Aomori Prefecture. Population 9,182 (1995). Most of the village area is made up of the mountainous area on the eastern slope of the northern Ou Mountains and the alluvial plateau in the northern part of Sanbongihara. It has long been known as a horse-breeding area, and before World War II, the village was used as land for the Army's War Horse Replacement Unit. After the war, the Sanbongihara National Reclamation Project was carried out on the site, and farmland was developed. Between 1963 and 1968, the prefectural Tenma Dam was constructed on the Tsubo River, which flows east through the center of the village, and the Tsubo River basin was opened up, leading to the creation of many pioneering settlements. Currently, there are many diversified farms that mainly grow rice, but also raise livestock and grow tobacco.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

青森県中部，上北郡の村。人口9182(1995)。村域の大部分は奥羽山脈北部東斜面の山地と三本木原北部の洪積台地からなる。古くから馬産地として知られ，第2次大戦前には陸軍の軍馬補充部用地があったが，戦後その跡地で三本木原国営開墾事業が行われ，開畑が進んだ。1963‐68年には，村の中央を東流する坪川に県営天間ダムが建設され，坪川流域の開田が行われ，多くの開拓集落が誕生した。現在は米作を主体に畜産，タバコ栽培などを行う複合経営農家が多い。

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