Iguchi [village] - Inokuchi

Japanese: 井口[村] - いのくち

A village in Higashitonami County in the southwest of Toyama Prefecture. Population 1,359 (1995). Located at the southern end of the Tonami Plain, the western half is foothills and alluvial fan, while the eastern half is mountainous land on the northern edge of the Ryohaku Mountains. The alluvial fan is used as rice paddy fields, and the mountainous land produces high-quality cedar timber, with a large proportion of village-owned forest. Farmers are often part-time workers, and many commute outside the village. The Iguchi ruins from the late Jomon period are located on the terrace cliffs of the Yamada River. [Chiba Tatsuya]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

富山県南西部，東砺波（ひがしとなみ）郡の村。人口1359(1995)。砺波平野の南端に位置し，西半部は山麓，扇状地，東半部は両白山地北縁の山地である。扇状地は水田となっており，山地は杉の良材を産し，村有林の割合が多い。農家の兼業化が著しく，村外へ通勤するものが多い。山田川の段丘崖上に縄文後期の井口遺跡がある。【千葉立也】

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