Hirota [village] - Hirota

Japanese: 広田[村] - ひろた

A village in Iyo District, central Ehime Prefecture. Population 1,212 (1995). Located in the upper reaches of the Tado River, a tributary of the Oda River that flows into the Hiji River, the village is surrounded on all sides by the branches of the Ishizuchi mountain range. As there is little arable land, timber, chestnuts, shiitake mushrooms, tobacco, etc. are cultivated. Pottery stone is mined near Uebi Pass (463m), on the border with Tobe Town to the northeast, and supplies the raw material for Tobe ware in Tobe Town, as well as pottery producing areas such as Nagoya and Tajimi. Mount Gongen on the Nakano River is a mountain of faith, and is called "Western Gongen" as a smaller version of Mount Ishizuchi to the east.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

愛媛県中央部，伊予郡の村。人口1212(1995)。肱（ひじ）川に注ぐ小田川の支流田渡川上流域に位置し，石鎚連峰の支脈に四方を囲まれる。耕地に乏しいため，木材，クリ，シイタケ，タバコなどを栽培する。北東に接する砥部（とべ）町との境，上尾（うえび）峠(463m)付近では陶石が採掘され，砥部町の砥部焼をはじめ，名古屋，多治見などの陶器産地に原料を供給している。中野川にある権現山は信仰の山で，東方の石鎚山に対して小型の石鎚山として〈西の権現〉と呼ばれる。

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