Nango [village] - Nango

Japanese: 南郷[村] - なんごう

A village in Sannohe County, southeastern Aomori Prefecture. Population 6,704 (1995). It is made up of hills in the northern part of the Kitakami Highlands, with little flat land. Ichinozawa, in the center, was a key point on the route of the Hachinohe Domain's alternate attendance route, which passed through Karumai and Kunohe in Iwate Prefecture and reached the Oshu Kaido. The Kuji Kaido runs through the border with Hashikami Town in the east. Rice cultivation is poor, but tobacco production is the highest in the prefecture, and in recent years shiitake mushroom cultivation has also been thriving. Since 1979, the national Hachinohe Plain Comprehensive Agricultural Land Development Project has been implemented, and the creation of farmland with irrigation facilities and the construction of the Yomasari Dam are underway.

Nango [village]

A village in Minamiaizu County in the southwest of Fukushima Prefecture. Population 3,172 (1995). Located at the gateway to Oku-Aizu. Surrounded by steep mountains to the east and west, settlements are scattered along the Ina River basin, upstream of the Tadami River, which flows north through the center of the town. Yamaguchi, the central settlement, developed as a junction of the Numata Highway and the Tajima Highway (National Route 289), which run from Tadami and Tajima to Oku-Aizu. Thirty percent of the working population is engaged in agriculture and forestry, but most of the village area is mountainous and there is a lot of national forest, and arable land is limited to the Ina River coast. Moreover, the amount of snowfall in winter reaches up to 170 cm, making agricultural conditions difficult. However, Nango tomatoes, which are eaten raw, are shipped to the Tokyo metropolitan area.

Nango [village]

A village in Higashiusuki County, central Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 2,788 (1995). It is located in the upper reaches of the Omaru River in the Kyushu Mountains. It was developed as the territory of Usa Shrine from the mid-11th century and belonged to Usuki Manor. Mikado, the center of the village, developed as a timber shipping port after a prefectural road was opened to Hososhima (Hyuga City) in 1903. Its main industries are forestry for timber and shiitake mushrooms, and beef cattle are also raised. Mikado Shrine, which enshrines King Teika of Baekje, is located in Mikado, and Togawa Dam is located on the Togawa River, a tributary of the Omaru River. National Route 446 passes through the village. [Hagiwara Tsuyoshi]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

青森県南東部，三戸（さんのへ）郡の村。人口6704(1995)。北上高地北部の丘陵からなり，平たん地は少ない。中心の市野沢は，岩手県軽米（かるまい），九戸（くのへ）を経て奥州街道に至る南部八戸（はちのへ）藩の参勤交代路の要衝であった。東部の階上（はしかみ）町との境界には，久慈街道が通じている。稲作は振るわず，タバコが県下一の生産をあげており，近年はシイタケ栽培も盛んである。1979年からは国営八戸平原総合農地開発事業が実施され，灌漑施設を備えた農地の造成や，世増（よまさり）ダムの建設が進められている。

なんごう【南郷[村]】

福島県南西部，南会津郡の村。人口3172(1995)。奥会津の玄関口に位置する。東西を急峻な山地に囲まれ，中央を北流する只見川上流の伊南（いな）川流域に集落が点在する。中心集落の山口は，只見や田島から奥会津へ向かう沼田街道と田島街道(国道289号線)の分岐点として発達した。就業人口の30％が農林業に従事するが，村域の大部分は山地で国有林が多く，耕地は伊南川沿岸に限られ，しかも冬季の積雪量が170cmにも及ぶため農業条件は厳しいが，生食用の〈南郷トマト〉は首都圏にも出荷されている。

なんごう【南郷[村]】

宮崎県中部，東臼杵郡の村。人口2788(1995)。九州山地の小丸（おまる）川上流域にある。11世紀中ごろから宇佐神宮領として開発され，臼杵荘に属した。中心の神門（みかど）は1903年に細島(日向市)との間に県道が通じてから木材の積出港として発展した。木材，シイタケの林業が主産業で，肉牛も飼育する。神門に百済の禎嘉王をまつる神門神社，小丸川の支流渡（ど）川に渡川ダムがある。国道446号線が通じる。【萩原毅】

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