Morotsuka [Village] - Morotsuka

Japanese: 諸塚[村] - もろつか

A village in Higashiusuki County in northern Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 2,687 (1995). Located on the northern bank of the upper reaches of the Mimikawa River. Occupying a corner of the Kyushu Mountains, the area is almost entirely covered by forests, with cultivated land along the Nanatsuyama River and Yanagiwara River, tributaries of the Mimikawa River. The main industries are agriculture and forestry, and the area produces shiitake mushrooms, timber, rice, tea, and more. This area, with its steep topography, was once dominated by slash-and-burn agriculture, but in the Showa era, sawtooth oak trees were planted in the slash-and-burn fields, and shiitake mushroom cultivation using these trees became the main industry. Taking advantage of the abundant water, power generation has progressed, and power plants have been built on the main and tributaries of the Mimikawa River.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

宮崎県北部，東臼杵郡の村。人口2687(1995)。耳川の上流北岸に位置する。九州山地の一角を占め，ほぼ全域が山林で，耕地は耳川支流の七ッ山川，柳原川沿いに開ける。産業は農林業が主体で，シイタケをはじめ，木材，米，茶などを産する。地形の急峻なこの地は，かつて焼畑農業が中心であったが，昭和に入って焼畑にクヌギを植え，それを利用したシイタケ栽培が基幹産業となった。豊富な水を利用して電源開発が進み，耳川本･支流に発電所が建設されている。

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