Naguri [village] - Naguri

Japanese: 名栗[村] - なぐり

A village in Iruma County, southern Saitama Prefecture. Population 2,743 (1995). It occupies the upper reaches of the Naguri River, which flows east through the Chichibu Mountains and empties into the Iruma River. It borders Hanno City to the west, and Ome City, Tokyo, to the south. Cedar and cypress production has been thriving since the Edo period, and is known as Nishikawa lumber. Even today, the rate of artificial afforestation is high. Chestnuts are produced in abundance, and tea is also grown. The population continued to decline until the 1980s, and the area was designated a depopulated area, but has been increasing since the mid-1980s. The village area belongs to Oku-Musashi Prefectural Natural Park, and it is a popular tourist destination on the outskirts of Tokyo, with attractions such as Shomaru Pass, Izu-ga-take (851m), which offers views all the way to the Izu Peninsula, Naguri Valley, Naguri Mineral Springs (radioactive spring, 15°C), and Torii Kannon.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

埼玉県南部，入間郡の村。人口2743(1995)。秩父山地を東流して入間川に注ぐ名栗川の上流域を占める。飯能市の西に接し，南は東京都青梅（おうめ）市である。杉，ヒノキの生産は江戸時代から盛んで，西川材の名で知られる。現在でも人工造林率が高い。クリを多く産し，茶もつくられている。1980年代まで人口減少が続き，過疎地域の指定も受けたが，80年代半ば以降，増加に転じている。村域は奥武蔵県立自然公園に属し，正丸峠，伊豆半島まで展望できる伊豆ヶ岳(851m)や名栗渓谷，名栗鉱泉(放射能泉，15℃)，鳥居観音などがあって東京郊外の行楽地となっている。

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