Okahara [village] - Okahara

Japanese: 岡原[村] - おかはる

A village in Kuma District, southern Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 3,025 (1995). The southeastern part is mountainous and part of the Kunimi Mountains, but the northwestern part is flat and forms part of the Hitoyoshi Basin. Blessed with irrigation water from the Hyakutaro Canal and Konobuchou Canal, which draw water from the Kuma River, the area is one of the leading rice paddy areas in the Hitoyoshi Basin. Rice is the main crop, but other industries include tobacco and rush cultivation, greenhouse horticulture for melons and watermelons, and livestock farming. There is the Okahara Kannon Hall, which retains the architectural style of the Muromachi period. [Matsuhashi Koji]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

熊本県南部，球磨郡の村。人口3025(1995)。南東部は国見山地に属する山地であるが，北西部には平地が開け，人吉盆地の一角をなす。球磨川から取水する百太郎溝，幸野溝など灌漑用水に恵まれ，人吉盆地でも有数の水田地帯となっている。米を中心にタバコ，イグサの栽培，メロン，スイカなどの施設園芸，畜産なども盛んである。室町時代の建築様式を残す岡原観音堂がある。【松橋公治】

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