Mount Hoshu [Village] - Hoshuyama

Japanese: 宝珠山[村] - ほうしゅやま

A village in Asakura County, in the central-eastern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, bordering Oita Prefecture. Population 1,825 (1995). Occupying mountainous land in the upper reaches of the Ohi River, a tributary of the Chikugo River, the town is dominated by Shakagatake (844m), which is linked to Mount Hiko in the north. The main settlement is near Daigyoji Station on the JR Hitahikosan Line, and National Route 211 also passes through the area. Small coal mines belonging to the Asakura coalfield have been in operation since the mid-Meiji period, but they all closed in 1963. Agriculture and forestry are the main industries, but they are small-scale, and the population is increasingly working part-time and aging.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

福岡県中東部，大分県に接する朝倉郡の村。人口1825(1995)。筑後川の支流大肥（おおひ）川上流域の山地を占め，北部には英彦（ひこ）山に連なる釈迦ヶ岳(844m)などがそびえる。主集落はJR日田彦山線大行司（だいぎようじ）駅付近にあり，国道211号線も通る。明治中期以降，朝倉炭田に属する小炭鉱が稼働してきたが，1963年すべて閉山した。農林業が主産業であるが，零細であり，兼業化，高齢化が進んでいる。

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