Ina [village] - Ina

Japanese: 伊南[村] - いな

A village in Minamiaizu County in the southwest of Fukushima Prefecture. Population 2,041 (1995). Located in the Ina River basin, a tributary of the Tadami River, this mountain village is mostly made up of forest land. It has been designated a special heavy snow area. The Numata Highway runs along the Ina River, and Furumachi, in the center of the village, is a town that developed along this road. It is also a branch point to the Tajima area, and in the Middle Ages it was also the center of Inago. It has long been a producer of high-quality linen cloth called Ina Hosomi, and was a major local industry until sericulture became popular in the Meiji era, and a market was also established in the early modern period. Agriculture and forestry are the main industries, and the area has been designated as a new forestry structure improvement project, so efforts are being made to improve the forest land.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

福島県南西部，南会津郡の村。人口2041(1995)。只見川支流の伊南川流域にあり，林野面積が大部分を占める山村。特別豪雪地帯に指定されている。伊南川沿いに沼田街道が通じ，中心の古町はこの街道に沿って発達した街村で，田島方面への分岐点にもあたり，中世は伊南郷の中心でもあった。古くから伊南細見と称する良質の麻布の産地で，明治に入って養蚕が盛んとなるまで主要な地場産業であり，近世には市も開かれていた。基幹産業は農林業で，新林業構造改善事業の指定をうけ，林野の整備に力を入れている。

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