Yamate [village] - Yamate

Japanese: 山手[村] - やまて

A village in Tsukubo County in the southern part of Okayama Prefecture. Population 3,856 (1995). Bordering the three cities of Okayama, Kurashiki, and Soja, it forms a corner of the Okayama Plain. There are many ruins and historical sites, and together with the neighboring city of Soja to the north, it is said to be the center of Kibi culture. The village's name comes from the fact that it was located in the mountains from the city of Soja, where the ancient provincial capital was located. The old Sanyo Road runs east-west through the northern part of the village. Agriculture is the main industry, with rice farming, greenhouse horticulture, and rush cultivation at the core, but in recent years the proportion of suburban agriculture has increased, and celery is particularly abundant. The remains of Bitchu Kokubunniji Temple (history) and Fukuyama Castle are located here, and the village is included in the Kibiji Fudoki-no-Oka Prefectural Natural Park.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

岡山県南部，都窪（つくぼ）郡の村。人口3856(1995)。岡山，倉敷，総社の3市に接し，岡山平野の一角をなす。遺跡や史跡が多く，北隣の総社市とともに吉備文化の中心といわれ，村名は古代国府のあった総社市からみて山の方に位置していたことに由来する。北部を東西に旧山陽道が通る。農業が基幹産業で，米作，施設園芸，イグサ栽培を中心とするが，近年は都市近郊型農業の比重が増し，特にセロリの産が多い。備中国分尼寺跡(史)，福山城跡があり，吉備路風土記の丘県立自然公園に含まれる。

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