Nosegawa [village] - Nosegawa

Japanese: 野迫川[村] - のせがわ

A village in Yoshino District, southwestern Nara Prefecture. Population 875 (1995). It is located on the northern slope of the Kii Mountains, in the upper reaches of the Totsukawa River, and borders Wakayama Prefecture to the west. Surrounded by mountains such as Obakodake (1,344m) and Gomadanyama (1,372m), most of the village area is covered by forest. At an average elevation of 700m, the village is located in a depression between the mountains, and there is a lot of snow in winter. It has a strong connection with the Mount Koya region in Wakayama, and there is a bus service from Mount Koya Station on the Nankai Koya Line. A flood in 1953 destroyed the frozen tofu and chopstick factories, and in 1960 the Kanayabuchi Mine closed, leading to the departure and depopulation of the village.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

奈良県南西部，吉野郡の村。人口875(1995)。紀伊山地の北側斜面，十津川上流域にあり，西は和歌山県と接する。伯母子岳(1344m)，護摩壇山(1372m)などの山々に囲まれ，村域のほとんどが山林である。平均標高700mで，集落は山間の窪地に分布し，冬季の積雪も多い。和歌山の高野山地域との関係が深く，南海高野線高野山駅からバスが通じる。1953年の水害で凍豆腐と製箸工場が全滅し，また60年には金屋淵鉱山が閉山し，離村，過疎化が進んだ。

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