Hiyoshi [village] - Hiyoshi

Japanese: 日吉[村] - ひよし

A village in Kitauwa District, southwest of Ehime Prefecture. Population 2,081 (1995). Located in the upper reaches of the Hiromi River, a tributary of the Shimanto River, it is surrounded by mountains 900 to 1,000 meters above sea level. Most of the village area is forest, and in the early modern period, during the Yoshida Domain era, this area was called "deep in the mountains." It borders Kochi Prefecture to the south and east. During the Edo period, the paper industry was thriving in Hyugai and other areas, but in 1792 (Kansei 4), the Yoshida Domain implemented a paper monopoly, which led to a large-scale uprising the following year. The central figure, Takezaemon, was from Kamioono, and the uprising is known as the Yoshida Disturbance or the Takezaemon Uprising.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

愛媛県南西部，北宇和郡の村。人口2081(1995)。四万十川の支流広見川の最上流域に位置し，標高900～1000m級の山々に囲まれる。村域のほとんどが山林で，近世，吉田藩領時代には〈山奥〉とよばれた地域である。南と東は高知県に接する。江戸時代は日向谷（ひゆうがい）などで製紙業が盛んであったが，1792年(寛政4)吉田藩が紙の専売制を施行したことをきっかけに，翌年大規模な一揆がおこった。中心となった武左衛門は上大野の出身で，吉田騒動，武左衛門一揆とよばれる。

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