Nishitosa [village] - Nishitosa

Japanese: 西土佐[村] - にしとさ

A village in Hata County in the southwest of Kochi Prefecture. Population 4,061 (1995). Located in the middle reaches of the Shimanto River, the Shimanto River flows south through the center of the town, and is joined by the Yoshino River, Meguro River, and Kuroson River from the northwest. The northwestern part of the town borders Ehime Prefecture. Most of the area is covered by forests, and in the past it was called Shimoyamago. It produced high-quality timber, and the name "Shimoyama lumber" appears in medieval records (Daijoin Temple and Shrine Miscellaneous Records). In particular, in the beautiful forests of the Kuroson area at the upper reaches of the Kuroson River, there was an incident of illegal logging by the neighboring Iyo Uwajima Domain in the early Edo period.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

高知県南西部，幡多（はた）郡の村。人口4061(1995)。四万十（しまんと）川中流域に位置し，中央部を南流する四万十川に北西から吉野川，目黒川，黒尊（くろそん）川が合流する。北西部は愛媛県に接する。ほとんどが山林で，古くは下山郷といわれ，良材を産し，〈下山材木〉の名は中世の記録(《大乗院寺社雑事記》)にもみえる。とくに黒尊川最上流，黒尊一帯の美林では江戸初期，隣接する伊予宇和島藩による盗伐事件もあった。

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