Yamada [village] - Yamada

Japanese: 山田[村] - やまだ

A village in Nei County, central Toyama Prefecture. Population 2,200 (1995). Most of the area is mountainous, continuing from the Hida Highlands, with the Yamada River, a tributary of the Jinzu River, flowing north through the center. In early modern times, it was part of the Kaga Domain, and from 1639 (Kan'ei 16) it was part of the Toyama Domain. In early modern times, Sukubo was the site of lodgings for ascetic monks on their way to Mount Kongodo in the south. After World War II, there was a significant outflow of population, and four of the 25 settlements were abandoned. Since 1962, land reclamation has been promoted through a prefectural project, but the main source of income is day labor for civil engineering work.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

富山県中部，婦負（ねい）郡の村。人口2200(1995)。飛驒高地から続く山地が大部分を占め，中央を神通川の支流山田川が北流する。近世には加賀藩領を経て，1639年(寛永16)以後は富山藩領であった。宿坊（すくぼう）は近世南方の金剛堂山への修験者の宿坊があった地である。第2次大戦後，人口流出が著しく，25あった集落のうち4集落が廃村となった。1962年から県営事業により開田が進められたが，土木工事の日雇いが主な収入源である。

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