Mononobe

The former name of a village (Mononobe Village) in Kami District, eastern Kochi Prefecture. Currently, the area occupies the eastern part of Kami City. It borders Tokushima Prefecture. The former Mononobe Village was established in 1956 (Showa 31) when the villages of Makiyama and Kaminiro merged. In 2006 (Heisei 18), it merged with the towns of Tosayamada and Kahoku to become Kami City. National Route 195 runs through the area. The area is located in the Makiyama River and Kaminiro River basin, upstream of the Monobe River. It is not blessed with flat land, and slash-and-burn agriculture on the slopes and raising draft cattle were popular in the past. Forestry is the main industry, and about 90% of the land is forested, and in addition to cedar and cypress timber, it is also a producer of paper mulberry and mitsumata. Yuzu cultivation is also popular. The central town of Oodochi is located at the confluence of the Makiyama River and the Kami-Nira River, and Nagase Dam is located nearby. Mountains such as Sanrei (1,894 meters) and Shiragayama in the north, and valleys such as Beppu and Nishikuma are part of Tsurugisan Quasi-National Park and Okumonobe Prefectural Natural Park. The bamboo grass and azalea colonies at Sanrei and Tenguzuka are national natural monuments. There is Befukyo Hot Spring. "Tosa Kagura" is a nationally designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

[Yasuhiko Owaki]

"Continuation of Mononobe Village History" (1975, Mononobe Village)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

高知県東部、香美郡(かみぐん)にあった旧村名（物部村(そん)）。現在は香美市の東部を占める地域。徳島県と接する。旧物部村は、1956年（昭和31）槇山(まきやま)、上韮生(かみにろう)の2村が合併して成立。2006年（平成18）土佐山田、香北(かほく)2町と合併して市制施行、香美市となった。国道195号が通じる。地域は物部川の上流にあたる槇山川・上韮生川流域に展開し、平地に恵まれず、かつては傾斜地での焼畑農業や、役牛飼育が盛んであった。林業を主産業とし、林野率約90％でスギ、ヒノキの用材のほか、コウゾ、ミツマタの産地でもある。また、ユズの栽培も盛ん。中心地大栃(おおどち)は槇山川と上韮生川の合流地にあり、付近には永瀬ダムがある。北部の三嶺(さんれい)（1894メートル）、白髪(しらが)山などの山々と別府(べふ)、西熊などの渓谷は剣山(つるぎさん)国定公園と奥物部県立自然公園域。三嶺・天狗塚(てんぐづか)のミヤマクマザサおよびコメツツジ群落は国の天然記念物。べふ峡温泉がある。「土佐の神楽(かぐら)」は国指定重要無形民俗文化財。

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『『続物部村史』（1975・物部村）』

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