Tonbara [town] - Tonbara

Japanese: 頓原[町] - とんばら

A former town in Iishiro District, eastern Shimane Prefecture. It borders Hiroshima Prefecture to the southeast and is mostly mountainous. In the past, it produced a lot of charcoal, but in recent years it has produced rice, beef cattle, melons, tomatoes, wasabi, shiitake mushrooms, etc. National Route 54 runs through the town, and the 3.6km Tonbara Road, which avoids the difficult heavy snowfall of Tsugaka Pass and Fukiga Pass, was opened in 1964. In January 2005, it merged with Akakai Town, Iishiro District, to become a town called Iinan Town. Area: 124.86 ^km2 . Population: 2,914 (2003).

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Japanese:

島根県東部，飯石(いいし)郡の旧町。南東は広島県に接し，大半が山地。かつては木炭の産が多かったが，近年は米，肉牛，メロン，トマト，ワサビ，シイタケなどを産する。国道54号線が通じ，豪雪の難所都加賀(つがか)峠，吹ヶ峠を避けた3.6kmの頓原道路が1964年開通。2005年１月飯石郡赤来町と合併し町制，飯南町となる。124.86km²。2914人（2003）。

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