Hirokami [village] - Hirokami

Japanese: 広神[村] - ひろかみ

A village in Kita-Uonuma District, southern Niigata Prefecture. Population 9,287 (1995). The Aburuma River, a tributary of the Uono River, flows south through the center, and settlements are distributed on the river terraces. In 1955, Hirose Village on the east bank and Yabugami Village on the west bank were merged to form Hirogami Village. The main settlements are Wada and Namiyanagi, near Hirose Station on the Tadami Line, and branch off from National Route 352, which leads to Rokujirigoe (National Route 252) and Yamakoshi Village. It is the center of the Aburuma River basin, formerly known as Hirose-go, but it is also one of the snowiest areas in the country, and the main industry, agriculture, is very small on average per household, with many migrant workers working away from home.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

新潟県南部，北魚沼郡の村。人口9287(1995)。魚野川支流の破間（あぶるま）川が中央を南流し，河岸段丘上に集落が分布する。1955年に東岸の広瀬村と西岸の藪神村が合体して広神村となった。中心集落は只見線広瀬駅近くの和田，並柳で，六十里越(国道252号線)と山古志村へ通じる国道352号線を分岐する。古くは広瀬郷と呼ばれた破間川流域の中心地であるが，全国有数の豪雪地帯であり，主産業の農業も1戸平均の耕地は零細で，出稼ぎも多い。

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