Tobishima [village] - Tobishima

Japanese: 飛島[村] - とびしま

A village in Ama County, western Aichi Prefecture. Population 4,732 (1995). Located at the southern end of the Nobi Plain, it occupies the west bank of the Nikko River estuary, which flows into Ise Bay. The area was reclaimed from the end of the 17th century for over a century, and rice, vegetables, and flowers are cultivated there, with goldfish farming also thriving. The area sustained serious damage from the Ise Bay Typhoon in 1959, but the Meisho National Highway (National Highway 23) was opened in 1963, and a lumber port with a lumber yard was built, which led to industrialization. Factories such as paper, electricity, and shipbuilding have moved into the surrounding lumber industrial complex, and the area has developed into a commercial and industrial area adjacent to Nagoya City.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

愛知県西部，海部（あま）郡の村。人口4732(1995)。濃尾平野南端に位置し，伊勢湾に注ぐ日光川河口西岸を占める。17世紀末期から百数十年にわたって干拓された新田地帯で，米作を中心に野菜，花卉の栽培が行われ，金魚の養殖も盛ん。1959年の伊勢湾台風では大被害を受けたが，63年名四国道(国道23号線)が開通し，さらに貯木場などを備えた木材港が建設されて工業化が進んだ。周辺の木材工業団地を中心に製紙，電力，造船などの工場が進出し，名古屋市に隣接する商工業地帯へと発展している。

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