Wara [village] - straw

Japanese: 和良[村] - わら

A village in Gujo County, central Gifu Prefecture. Population 2,459 (1995). A typical mountain village, with most of the village area covered by forests. The Wara River, a part of the Hida River system, flows through the southern part of the village, and most of the settlements and cultivated land are located along this river. Silkworm farming has been popular since the Edo period, and a silk reeling factory was established in 1887, but today rice, vegetable cultivation, and livestock farming are carried out. There are also woodworking factories that utilize forest resources, as well as subcontracting factories for the sewing and metal industries. The northern part of the village is included in Oku-Nagara River Prefectural Natural Park, and giant salamanders, designated as natural monuments, live along the Wara River.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

岐阜県中央部，郡上（ぐじよう）郡の村。人口2459(1995)。村域の大部分を山林が占める典型的な山村で，南部を飛驒川水系の和良川が流れ，集落や耕地の大部分はこの沿岸にある。江戸時代以来養蚕が盛んで，1887年には製糸工場もできたが，現在は米作，野菜栽培，畜産が行われる。また山林資源を活用した木工場や，縫製業，金属工業の下請工場も立地している。村域北部は奥長良川県立自然公園に含まれ，和良川沿いには天然記念物に指定されているオオサンショウウオが生息する。

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