Nishiki [village] - Nishiki

Japanese: 西木[村] - にしき

A village in Senboku District, central Akita Prefecture. Population 6,274 (1995). Located in the Hinokinai River basin, a tributary of the Tama River, most of the village area is made up of the forests and plains of the Dewa Mountains. The southern part is an alluvial lowland that occupies the northern end of the Yokote Basin, and the eastern part faces Lake Tazawa. The village was once known as a producer of firewood, charcoal, and horses, and had many small mines. Today, the village produces timber, wild vegetables, and other materials. The Ani Highway, which runs from the Hinokinai River valley through Daikakuno Pass to the Ani region, was a transport route for goods to the Ani mines in the early modern period, but it has fallen out of use as a major transportation route since the mines declined.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

秋田県中部，仙北郡の村。人口6274(1995)。玉川支流の檜木内（ひのきない）川の流域を占め，村域の大部分は出羽山地の山林原野からなる。南部は横手盆地北端を占める沖積低地で，東部は田沢湖に面する。かつては薪炭と馬の産地として知られ，小規模ながらも多くの鉱山があった。現在は用材，山菜などを産する。檜木内川の谷から大覚野（だいかくの）峠を経て阿仁地方に至る阿仁街道は，近世は阿仁鉱山への物資の輸送路であったが，鉱山の衰退以降，交通の要路からはずれた。

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