Horikin [village] - Horigane

Japanese: 堀金[村] - ほりがね

A village in Minamiazumi County, western Nagano Prefecture. Population 7,927 (1995). Located in the western Matsumoto Basin, the village is in the mountainous region on the eastern slopes of Mt. Chogatake and Mt. Jonen in the Hida Mountains, making up nearly 80% of the village's area. The settlement is on the alluvial fan of the Karasu River in the east. The Karasu River alluvial fan has been converted into rice paddy fields since early modern times with the construction of irrigation channels such as Oke Weir and Kanzaemon Weir. Agriculture is centered on rice cultivation, but in recent years there has been an increase in the cultivation of vegetables and flowers, and the raising of beef cattle. Susado, upstream of the Karasu River, is the trailhead for Mt. Jonen. A bus is available from Toyoshina Station on the JR Oito Line.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

長野県西部，南安曇（みなみあずみ）郡の村。人口7927(1995)。松本盆地西部に位置し，飛驒山脈の常念岳，蝶ヶ岳の東斜面にあたる山岳地帯が村域の8割近くを占め，東部の烏川扇状地上に集落がある。烏川扇状地はオケ堰，勘左衛門堰などの用水路の開削により近世以降水田化された。農業は米作中心であるが，近年野菜と花卉の栽培，肉牛肥育が増えている。烏川上流の須砂渡（すさど）は常念岳の登山口にあたる。JR大糸線豊科駅からバスが通じる。

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