Minami [village] - Minami

Japanese: 美並[村] - みなみ

A village in Gujo County, central Gifu Prefecture. Population 5,504 (1995). The Nagara River runs south through the center of the town, and National Route 156 and the Nagaragawa Railway run along the river, as well as the Minami Interchange on the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway. The main settlement, Takeda, is at the entrance to Oku-Mino and has long been a key transportation hub, with raft trips down the Nagara River to transport timber cut in the depths of Gujo being popular. The main industry is agriculture, with eggplant and strawberry cultivation thriving. Due to the convenient transportation, an auto parts factory was established here early on, and there are many commuters to the neighboring cities of Mino and Seki to the south.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

岐阜県中央部，郡上（ぐじよう）郡の村。人口5504(1995)。中央を長良川が南流し，川沿いに国道156号線と長良川鉄道が通じ，東海北陸自動車道美並インターチェンジがある。主集落の嵩田（たけだ）は奥美濃の入口に当たり，古くから交通の要地として発展し，郡上奥地で切り出された木材運搬のための長良川のいかだ下りも盛んであった。農業が主で，ナスとイチゴの栽培が盛ん。交通至便のため自動車部品工場が早くから進出，南隣の美濃市や関市への通勤者も多い。

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