Yamagata [Village] - Yamagata

Japanese: 山形[村] - やまがた

A village in Kunohe County in northeastern Iwate Prefecture. Population 3,701 (1995). Located at the northern end of the Kitakami Highlands, the town is almost entirely mountainous. The Heroi River and Enbetsu River originate from Mt. Hiraniwa in the southwest, flow northeast, and become the Kuji River. Gold dust was first extracted in Hinosawa in 1619 (Genwa 5), and in 1665 (Kanbun 5) gold was mined at the connected Fukada Gold Mine. From the Kanbun era (1661-73), the Nanbu clan operated a steelworks directly and the town prospered as a mining town. From the early Showa era, the town extracted a large amount of manganese, but after World War II, its prosperity declined rapidly due to the expansion of imports.

Yamagata [Village]

A village in Higashichikuma District, central-western Nagano Prefecture. Population 7,208 (1995). Located in the southwestern Matsumoto Basin, the western part is mountainous, the Hida Mountains, and the eastern part is a gently sloping dissected alluvial fan. The volcanic ash soil is used for the cultivation of vegetables such as Chinese yam, lettuce, and asparagus, while field crops such as larch seedlings and flowers are thriving. The area was developed after the Meiji period, and agricultural modernization was promoted early on, with the development of the farmland infrastructure and the installation of farmland irrigation facilities. Since the late 1960s, the area has become a commuter town for Matsumoto City, which borders on the east, and the population has been increasing.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

岩手県北東部，九戸（くのへ）郡の村。人口3701(1995)。北上高地の北端にあたり，ほぼ全域が山地である。南西部の平庭岳に源を発する戸呂井（へろい）川，遠別（えんべつ）川が北東流し，久慈川となる。1619年(元和5)に日野沢で砂金が採取され，65年(寛文5)には繫の深田金山で採金が行われた。寛文年間(1661‐73)以降，南部藩直営の製鉄事業が行われ鉱山町として栄えた。昭和初期からは多量のマンガンを採取したが，第2次大戦後，輸入の拡大によって急速に衰えた。

やまがた【山形[村]】

長野県中西部，東筑摩郡の村。人口7208(1995)。松本盆地南西部に位置し，西部は飛驒山脈の山地，東部は緩やかに傾斜する開析扇状地である。火山灰土を利用したナガイモ，レタス，アスパラガスなどの野菜栽培を中心にカラマツ苗，花卉類などの畑作が盛ん。明治以降開拓され，田畑の基盤整備，畑地灌漑施設の設置など，早くから農業の近代化が進められた。昭和40年代後半から東接する松本市のベッドタウン化が進み，人口が増加している。

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