Niyodo [village] - Niyodo

Japanese: 仁淀[村] - によど

A village in Takaoka County, in the mid-west of Kochi Prefecture. Population 2,907 (1995). Located on the south bank of the upstream Niyodo River, it borders Ehime Prefecture to the northwest. The Niyodo River flows east along the border with Agawa Village, Agawa County to the north, and the Choja River and Iwaya River flow north from the southern part of the village to join it. Most of the village area is steep mountainous. From the Middle Ages to the early modern period, the mountainous area in the northeastern part of Takaoka County was collectively called Befuyama, and the village area is located in the Nishimorina and Betetsuna areas of that area. During the Edo period, it was the fief of the Fukao clan, a chief retainer of the Tosa clan, and there was strict control and conscription of mountain specialties such as paper and tea, leading to uprisings and turmoil.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

高知県中西部，高岡郡の村。人口2907(1995)。仁淀川上流南岸に位置し，北西は愛媛県に接する。北の吾川郡吾川村との境を東流する仁淀川に，村の南部から長者川，岩屋川が北流して合流する。村域のほとんどが急峻な山地である。中世から近世にかけて高岡郡北東部山間は別府(符)山（べふやま）と総称されたが，村域はそのうちの西森名，別枝名の地にあたる。江戸時代は土佐藩家老深尾氏の知行地で，紙，茶などの山間特産物に対する統制と徴集は厳しく，一揆や騒動が起こっている。

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