Yubara [town] - Yubara

Japanese: 湯原[町] - ゆばら

An old town in Maniwa District, northern Okayama Prefecture. The Asahi River flows south through the center of the town, with the Yubara Dam and its artificial lake, Lake Yubara (area 4.6 ^km2 ), upstream. The main industries are agriculture and forestry, and the town produces cedar and cypress. The center is Yumoto, where Yubara Onsen is located. Simple hot spring, 35-52°C, one of the three Mimasaka hot springs. Take a bus from Chugoku Katsuyama Station on the Kishin Line. The Yonago Expressway runs through the town. A habitat for the Japanese giant salamander and the Japanese giant frog (both natural monuments). In March 2005, the town merged with Kitafusa Town in Kamifusa District, and Katsuyama Town, Ochiai Town, Kuze Town, Mikawa Village, Kawakami Village, Yatsuka Village, and Nakawa Village in Maniwa District to form Maniwa City. 141.37 ^km2 . 3,598 people (2003).

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Japanese:

岡山県北部，真庭郡の旧町。町域中央を旭川が南流，上流に湯原ダムとその人工湖湯原湖（面積4.6km²）がある。農林業が主で，スギ，ヒノキを産する。中心は湯原温泉のある湯本。単純泉，35〜52℃，美作(みまさか)三湯の一つ。姫新(きしん)線中国勝山駅からバス。米子自動車道が通じる。カジカガエル，オオサンショウウオ生息地（ともに天然記念物）。2005年３月上房郡北房町，真庭郡勝山町，落合町，久世町，美甘村，川上村，八束村，中和村と合併し市制，真庭市となる。141.37km²。3598人（2003）。

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