Fujihashi [Village] - Fujihashi

Japanese: 藤橋[村] - ふじはし

A village in Ibi County, western Gifu Prefecture. Population 507 (1995). A mountain village on the upper reaches of the Ibi River, surrounded on all sides by mountains over 1000m high, such as Mt. Gongen and Mt. Tengu. Settlements are scattered along the Ibi River, with Yokoyama at its center. Agriculture is self-sufficient, with shiitake mushrooms and myoga ginger being produced. The area has the highest rainfall in the prefecture, and construction of a power plant began at the end of the Meiji period. The multi-purpose Yokoyama Dam, completed in 1964, contributed to depopulation by flooding many settlements, but it also plays an important role in flood control and water supply, in addition to generating electricity for the Yokoyama Power Plant (70,000 kW output).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

岐阜県西部，揖斐（いび）郡の村。人口507(1995)。揖斐川上流の山村で，四方を権現山，天狗山など標高1000m級の山々に囲まれる。集落は揖斐川沿いに点在し，中心は横山。農業は自給程度で，シイタケ，ミョウガなどの生産がある。県下最多雨地であり，明治末期から発電所建設が進められた。1964年に完成した多目的の横山ダムは，諸集落の水没によって過疎化を促すことにもなったが，横山発電所(出力7万kW)の発電のほか，洪水調節と水の供給に重要な役割を果たしている。

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