Naokawa [village] - Naokawa

Japanese: 直川[村] - なおかわ

A village in Minamiamabe County in the southeastern part of Oita Prefecture. Population 3,081 (1995). Occupying a corner of the Kyushu Mountains, the Kurusu River, a tributary of the Banjo River, flows north through the center of the village. It borders Saiki City to the east and Miyazaki Prefecture to the south. It is a key route connecting Bungo and Hyuga, and the Nippo Main Line and National Route 10 still pass through the town. The center of the village is Akagi around Naokawa Station. Rice is the main crop, but the village also grows flowers and pigs. As most of the village area is covered by forests, the village produces high-quality cedar and cypress timber and shiitake mushrooms. There are many stone pillars and pagodas from the Middle Ages, especially in Akagi, so the village is known as the "Village of Stone Towers," and many people visit.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

大分県南東部，南海部（みなみあまべ）郡の村。人口3081(1995)。九州山地の一角を占め，中央を番匠（ばんじよう）川の支流久留須（くるす）川が北流する。東は佐伯市，南は宮崎県に接する。豊後と日向を結ぶ要路にあたり，現在も日豊本線，国道10号線が通る。中心は直川駅周辺の赤木。米作を中心に花卉栽培，養豚などが行われる。また村域の大部分を山林が占めるため，杉，ヒノキの良材やシイタケを産する。赤木を中心に中世の石幢（せきどう），宝塔などが多く〈石塔の里〉と呼ばれ，訪れる人が多い。

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