Neo [village] - Neo

Japanese: 根尾[村] - ねお

A village in Motosu County, western Gifu Prefecture. Population 2,453 (1995). A mountain village in the upper reaches of the Neo River, a tributary of the Ibi River. Most of the village is occupied by the Mino Echizen Mountains, with Nogo Hakusan (Gongenyama) as its main peak, and there is little lowland, with settlements and cultivated land scattered throughout the river basin. The main settlement is Tarumi. National Route 157 runs through the center of the village along the Neo River, crossing Nukumi Pass and connecting to Fukui Prefecture. Agriculture and forestry are the main industries, but there are also many small-scale farmers. The Neodani Fault (Tokuten), which was created during the 1891 Nobi earthquake, caused a vertical displacement of 6m at Midori in the village, and traces of this fault still remain today.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

岐阜県西部，本巣郡の村。人口2453(1995)。揖斐（いび）川支流の根尾川上流域の山村。能郷（のうご）白山(権現山)を主峰とした美濃越前山地が大部分を占め，低地に乏しく，河川流域に集落と耕地が散在する。中心集落は樽見。村の中央を根尾川に沿って国道157号線が走り，温見（ぬくみ）峠越えで福井県に通ずる。農林業を主とするが，零細農家が多い。1891年濃尾地震の際にできた根尾谷断層(特天)は村内水鳥（みどり）での垂直変位が6mにも達し，現在もその跡が残る。

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