Nyukawa [village] - Nyukawa

Japanese: 丹生川[村] - にゅうかわ

A village in Ono County, northeastern Gifu Prefecture. Population 4,625 (1995). It is a farming and mountain village in the Kohachiga River basin, a tributary of the Miyagawa River, and the village name is said to come from the old name of the Kohachiga River, "Nyu no Kawa." A small basin opens up along the west-flowing river, and the central settlement is on the river terrace on the southern bank. The mountainous region of the Hida Mountains, which stretches high on the eastern border with Nagano Prefecture, belongs to the Chubu Sangaku National Park, where alpine plants and ptarmigan can be seen. National Route 158 runs along the Kohachiga River, and since 1973 when the Norikura Skyline branched off from this and opened to the vicinity of the summit of Mt. Norikura, the number of tourists has increased significantly.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

岐阜県北東部，大野郡の村。人口4625(1995)。宮川の支流，小八賀（こはちが）川流域にある農山村で，村名は小八賀川の古名〈丹生の川〉に由来するという。西流する川に沿って小盆地が開け，南岸の河岸段丘上に中心集落がある。東の長野県境に高く連なる飛驒山脈の山岳地帯は，中部山岳国立公園に属し，高山植物やライチョウが見られる。小八賀川沿いに国道158号線が通じ，1973年，これから分かれて乗鞍岳山頂付近まで乗鞍スカイラインが開通して以来，観光客が著しく増加した。

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