Narusawa [village] - Narusawa

Japanese: 鳴沢[村] - なるさわ

A village in Minamitsuru County, at the southern tip of Yamanashi Prefecture. Population 2,784 (1995). Located at the northern foot of Mt. Fuji. To the north of the village is Mt. Ashiwada, where the Tokai Nature Trail passes, and to the west is the Aokigahara Sea of Trees. Located in an area of lava flows from Mt. Fuji, the village is not very productive, and forestry has been the main industry, as has sericulture and miscellaneous grain cultivation, but in recent years the production of highland vegetables, mainly cabbage and radishes, has become popular. Since the Fuji Subaru Line was opened in 1964, golf courses and villa areas have been developed in the vast highland area, and it has become a tourist center for the Fuji Five Lakes area.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

山梨県南端，南都留（みなみつる）郡の村。人口2784(1995)。富士山北麓に位置する。村の北部に東海自然歩道が通る足和田山があり，西には青木ヶ原の大樹海が広がる。富士山の溶岩流地帯で生産性に乏しく，林業を主体に養蚕，雑穀栽培などが行われてきたが，近年はキャベツ，ダイコンを中心に高原野菜の生産が盛んである。1964年富士スバルラインが通じたことにより，広大な高原地帯にゴルフ場や別荘地が造成され，富士五湖観光の一中心となっている。

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