Hinode [village] - Hinode

Japanese: 檜原[村] - ひのはら

A village in Nishitama County, west of Tokyo. Population 3,560 (1995). A mountain village located upstream of Akigawa, a tributary of the Tama River, charcoal production and forestry were once thriving, but they declined in the 1960s. Currently, konjac and shiitake mushrooms are produced, and cyclamen is cultivated, taking advantage of the cool climate. Most of the village area belongs to Chichibu-Tama National Park, and it was left behind by the development of transportation and communication, and felt quite isolated. However, in 1973, the Okutama Toll Road was completed, running from the village of Kazuma at the very back of Minami-Akigawa to Lake Okutama, and it has become a recreational spot near Tokyo.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

東京都西部，西多摩郡の村。人口3560(1995)。多摩川の支流秋川上流にある山村で，かつては製炭や林業が盛んであったが，1960年代に衰えた。現在はコンニャク，シイタケの生産のほか，冷涼な気候を利用したシクラメンの栽培が行われている。村域の大部分が秩父多摩国立公園に属し，交通･通信の発達からとり残され，隔絶性が強かったが，73年に南秋川最奥の集落数馬から奥多摩湖にぬける奥多摩有料道路が完成し，東京近郊のレクリエーション地となっている。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

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