Higashiyoshino [village] - Higashiyoshino

Japanese: 東吉野[村] - ひがしよしの

A village in Yoshino District, central eastern Nara Prefecture. Population 3,336 (1995). It borders Mie Prefecture to the east by the mountains of the Daidaka Mountains, including Takamiyama, and the Takami River, a tributary of the Yoshino River, flows west along the Median Tectonic Line, which runs through the center of the prefecture. Settlements are scattered at altitudes of 200 to 700 meters, but there is almost no cultivated land, and the area is covered with beautiful artificial forests of cedar and cypress. Forestry is the main industry, and polished logs are particularly popular. One-fifth of the working population is engaged in forestry, but in recent years there has been an outflow of young workers, and there is a serious labor shortage. The central settlement is Ogawa, formerly called Washikaguchi, and in the early modern period it was a key location on the Ise Kaido road, and is also known as the site of the final battle of the Tenchugumi.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

奈良県中東部，吉野郡の村。人口3336(1995)。東は高見山などの台高山脈の山々によって三重県と接し，中央部を走る中央構造線沿いに吉野川の支流高見川が西流する。標高200～700mにかけて集落が点在するが，耕地はほとんどなく，杉，ヒノキの人工美林地帯が広がる。林業が基幹産業で，特にみがき丸太の生産が盛ん。就業人口の1/5は林業に従事するが，近年，若年労働者が流出し労働力不足が深刻である。中心集落は小川で，かつて鷲家口（わしかぐち）とよばれ，近世には伊勢街道の要地であり，天誅組最後の決戦場としても知られる。

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