Nishiokoppe [village] - Nishiokoppe

Japanese: 西興部[村] - にしおこっぺ

A town in Monbetsu County, Abashiri Subprefecture, northern Hokkaido. Population 1,253 (1995). Located in the Kitami Mountains, most of the area is mountainous. People from Nagano Prefecture settled in 1904, but full-scale development did not begin until 1921, when the Nayoro Main Line (now abandoned) was opened along the Okoppe River. A small amount of farmland opens up on the narrow slopes of the Okoppe River and Mokoppe River. After World War II, there was a shift from field crops to dairy farming, which is now the main industry. Mt. Uenshiri (1,142m) at the southwestern end is known for its flower fields and magnificent views of the Kitami Mountains and the Sea of Okhotsk, and on the mountainside there is a scenic ice tunnel carved out of the perennial snow by the Mokoppe River.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

北海道北部，網走支庁紋別郡の町。人口1253(1995)。北見山地中にあり，大半が山地である。1904年長野県人が入地したが，本格的な開拓は21年に興部川沿いに名寄本線(現在は廃線)が開通してからである。興部川と藻興部（もおこつぺ）川の狭い傾斜地にわずかに農耕地が開ける。第2次大戦後，畑作から酪農への転換を図り，現在は酪農が基幹産業となっている｡南西端のウエンシリ岳(1142m)は北見山地の山々やオホーツク海を望む雄大な眺めとお花畑で知られ，山腹には藻興部川が万年雪をくりぬいてつくった氷のトンネルの奇勝がある。

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