Higashitsuno [village] - Higashitsuno

Japanese: 東津野[村] - ひがしつの

A village in Takaoka County, in the mid-west of Kochi Prefecture. Population 2,924 (1995). Located in the headwaters of the Shimanto River, the mountainous region that borders Ehime Prefecture to the north is the Shikoku Karst region, with limestone exposures particularly prominent in the Tengu Plateau area from Niyodo Village in the northeast to Yusuhara Town in the west. The Funato River and Kitagawa River originate from Mt. Irazu (1,336m) in the northeast and flow south. Jomon ruins such as the Funato Ruins and Kitagawa Ruins are scattered within the village. In the Middle Ages, this was the innermost part of the territory of the Tsuno clan, who held sway over the Tsuno-sho area, and the area from this village to Yusuhara Town was called Tsunoyamago.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

高知県中西部，高岡郡の村。人口2924(1995)。四万十（しまんと）川の源流域に位置し，北の愛媛県との境をなす山地は四国カルスト地帯で，北東の仁淀村，西の檮原（ゆすはら）町にかけての天狗高原一帯は石灰岩の露出がとくに顕著である。北東部の不入（いらず）山(1336m)に源を発する船戸川，北川が南流する。村内には船戸遺跡，北川遺跡などの縄文遺跡が点在。中世には，津野荘一帯に勢力を有した津野氏領の最奥の地で，当村から檮原町にかけては津野山郷と呼ばれた。

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