Hiwa [town] - Hiwa

Japanese: 比和[町] - ひわ

A former town in Hiba County in northern Hiroshima Prefecture. It is part of the Chugoku Mountains, and forests cover about 90% of the town. It receives a lot of snow. The town practices agriculture and forestry. It produces rice for sake brewing, spinach, and shiitake mushrooms, and raises Japanese beef. Mount Azuma and Mount Hiba in the northeast belong to Hiba-Dogo-Taishaku Quasi-National Park. In March 2005, it was incorporated into Shobara City along with Soryo Town in Kono County, and Saijo Town, Tojo Town, Kuchiwa Town, and Koyasan Town in Hiba County. ^{131.30 km2} . 2,098 people (2003).

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Japanese:

広島県北部，比婆(ひば)郡の旧町。中国山地に属し，山林が町の約90％を占める。積雪が多い。農林業を営む。酒造米，ホウレンソウ，シイタケを産し和牛を飼育。北東部の吾妻(あづま)山や比婆(ひば)山は比婆道後帝釈(ひばどうごたいしゃく)国定公園に属する。2005年３月甲奴郡総領町，比婆郡西城町，東城町，口和町，高野町と庄原市へ編入。131.30km²。2098人（2003）。

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