Oto [Village] - Ooto

Japanese: 大塔[村] - おおとう

A village in Yoshino County, southern Nara Prefecture. Population 871 (1995). Located in a steep mountainous region west of the Omine Mountains, which are part of the Yoshino mountain range, the village is south-flowing with the Totsu River, a part of the Kumano River system. The area has deep ties to the Southern Court, and the village was named after Ootanomiya when the four villages of Funakawa-go and the fourteen villages of Junimura-go merged in 1889. Almost the entire area is covered in forests of cedar and cypress, and was one of the hidden areas of Oku-Yoshino, but the construction of National Route 168 along the Totsu River has made transportation more convenient. Forestry is the main industry, and the forest product has shifted from barrel logs to polished logs in recent years.

Ooto [Ooto village]

A village in Nishimuro County, southern Wakayama Prefecture. Population 3,285 (1995). Located in the mountainous area on the western foot of Mt. Ooto (1,122m), the highest peak in the Kiinan region, the village is a typical mountain village with meandering Tonda River and Hiki River, with settlements scattered at the bottom of the valley. As the entire area is mountainous and transportation is inconvenient, there is a high influx of population. Transportation has been improved, with National Route 311 running along the Tonda River at the western end and Route 371 running along the Hiki River in the center. Most of the village area is forest, and forestry is the main industry. The Hiki River area is home to the Hyakumanyama Valley, the village-run Kamoshika Ranch, and the Youth Travel Village, and is designated as the Ooto Hiki River Prefectural Natural Park.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

奈良県南部，吉野郡の村。人口871(1995)。吉野山系に連なる大峰山脈の西部に位置する急峻な山岳地域で，熊野川水系の十津川が南流する。南朝にゆかりの深い地域で，村名も1889年の舟川郷4ヵ村と十二村郷14ヵ村の合併の際，大塔宮にちなんでつけられた。ほぼ全域が杉，ヒノキの山林におおわれ，奥吉野の秘境の一つであったが，十津川沿いに国道168号線が整備され，交通が便利になった。基幹産業は林業であり，林産物としてはかつての樽丸から近年はみがき丸太へと移行している。

おおとう【大塔[村]】

和歌山県南部，西牟婁（にしむろ）郡の村。人口3285(1995)。紀南地方最高峰の大塔山(1122m)西麓の山岳地帯にあって，富田（とんだ）川，日置（ひき）川が穿入蛇行し，谷底に集落が点在する典型的な山村である。全域が交通不便な山岳地帯のため，人口の流出が激しい。交通の整備が図られ，西端の富田川沿いを国道311号線，中央の日置川沿いを371号線が通る。村域の大部分が山林で，林業が基幹産業。日置川一帯には百間山渓谷や村営かもしか牧場，青少年旅行村があり，大塔日置川県立自然公園に指定されている。

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