Miasa [village] - Miasa

Japanese: 美麻[村] - みあさ

A village in Kitaazumi County in northwest Nagano Prefecture. Population 1,320 (1995). Located east of Omachi City and east of the three Nishina Lakes, the area is hilly and most of the village area is mountain forest and plain. Until recently, it was known as a hemp production area, and once it was mainly used for charcoal production and sericulture, but from around 1960, the number of families leaving the village increased, and it became the most depopulated village in the prefecture. In the 1970s, road construction and other works made it possible for people to commute to neighboring cities and towns. Rice is the main agricultural product, but tobacco and highland vegetable cultivation is also on the rise.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

長野県北西部，北安曇（きたあずみ）郡の村。人口1320(1995)。大町市の東隣，仁科三湖の東方にあり，地形は起伏に富み村域の大半が山林･原野である。近年まで麻の特産地として知られ，かつてはタイマ栽培を中心に木炭生産，養蚕などが行われたが，1960年ころから挙家離村が激化し，県下で最も過疎化が進行した。70年代に入り道路整備などによって近隣市町村への通勤が可能となった。米作中心の農業を営むが，タバコと高原野菜の栽培が伸びている。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

<<: Miare Shinto Ritual - Miare Shinji

>>: Matchmaking - Miai