Toyama [Village] - Tomiyama

Japanese: 富山[村] - とみやま

A village in Kitashitara County, in the northeastern tip of Aichi Prefecture. Population 198 (1995). Located on the west bank of the midstream of the Tenryu River, it is the smallest village in the prefecture, bordering Nagano Prefecture to the north and Shizuoka Prefecture to the east. Most of the village area is covered by forests, and it has produced high-quality timber since ancient times, making forestry its main industry. Tea and shiitake mushrooms are also cultivated, but the population has been declining since peaking at 1,496 in 1920. The population has dropped dramatically, especially due to four mass migrations to the Atsumi Peninsula from 1935 onwards, and the departure of villagers to Toyohashi City, Takashibara and Tenpakubara following the construction of the Sakuma Dam in 1960.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

愛知県北東端，北設楽（きたしたら）郡の村。人口198(1995)。天竜川中流西岸に位置する県下最小の村で，北は長野県，東は静岡県に接する。村域の大部分は山林で占められ，古くから良質の木材を産し，林業が主産業となっている。茶やシイタケの栽培も行われるが，人口は1920年の1496人をピークに減少を続けている。特に1935年からの4回にわたる渥美半島への集団移住や，60年の佐久間ダム建設に伴う豊橋市，高師原，天伯原方面への離村により人口は激減した。

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