Yutsukami [village] - Yutsukami

Japanese: 湯津上[村] - ゆづかみ

A village in Nasu County, northeastern Tochigi Prefecture. Population 5,691 (1995). Located east of Otawara City, it is sandwiched between the Naka River and its tributary, the Houki River, and the central part is made up of hills and plateaus at the end of the Nasu Plain. Paddy fields spread across the lowlands along both rivers, and rice, dairy farming, and livestock farming are carried out. The Kanamaruhara Plateau in the center was once an army training ground, but it was reclaimed after World War II and part of it is now a village-run pasture. It is believed to have been the center of ancient Nasu Province, and is home to the Nasu no Kuni no Miyatsuko Monument (national treasure), one of the three oldest monuments in Japan, and the Samuraizuka Kofun Tumulus (history).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

栃木県北東部，那須郡の村。人口5691(1995)。大田原市の東にあり，那珂川と支流の箒（ほうき）川に挟まれ，中央部は那須野原末端の丘陵や台地である。両河川沿いの低地には水田が広がり，米作と酪農，畜産などが行われる。中央部の金丸原台地にはかつて陸軍の演習場があったが，第2次大戦後開墾され，一部は村営放牧場となっている。古代那須国の中心地と推定されており，日本三古碑の一つ那須国造（なすのくにのみやつこ）碑(国宝)や侍塚古墳(史)がある。

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