Yoshikawa [Village] - Yoshikawa

Japanese: 吉川[村] - よしかわ

A village in Kami County in the central eastern part of Kochi Prefecture. Population 2,095 (1995). Located on the east bank of the mouth of the Monobe River, which flows south, the Koso River flows down to the east, resulting in marshes and wet rice fields, and frequent flooding. Facing Tosa Bay to the south, the area is lined with sand dunes. The Sumiyoshi Sand Dunes ruins from the late Yayoi period are located here, and pottery has been excavated and shell mounds have also been discovered. The low-lying rural area is home to two rice crops a year, as well as greenhouse gardening. Eggplants, cucumbers, and other crops are produced, and sweet potatoes are cultivated in the sand dune area. Shirasu (whitebait) milt is caught along the coast using boat seine nets, which are then processed into chirimen jako (small dried baby sardines) and shipped, and eel farming is also carried out.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

高知県中央東部，香美（かみ）郡の村。人口2095(1995)。南流する物部川の河口東岸に位置し，東部には香宗川が流下して，沼沢地や湿田が広がり，水害の多発地帯であった。南は土佐湾に面し，砂丘が連なる。弥生時代後期の住吉砂丘遺跡があり，土器が出土し，貝塚も発見されている。低平な田園地帯で，米の二期作のほか施設園芸が盛ん。ナス，キュウリなどが生産され，砂丘地帯ではサツマイモが栽培される。沿岸では船引網による白子（しらす）漁が行われ，チリメンジャコに加工，出荷され，養鰻業も行われている。

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