Okutama [town] - Okutama

Japanese: 奥多摩[町] - おくたま

A town in Nishitama County, western Tokyo. It occupies the basin of the upper reaches of the Tama River and its tributary, the Nippara River, and is mostly mountainous. Hikawa, in the center of the town, developed as a post town on the Ome Kaido road. It is the terminus of the Ome Line. Forestry is practiced, and the town also produces shiitake mushrooms and wasabi. Lake Okutama and the Nippara Limestone Caves are both located here, and most of the town area is part of the Chichibu Tama Kai National Park. Area: 225.53 ^km2. Population: 6,045 (2010).
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Japanese:

東京都西部，西多摩郡の町。多摩川上流と支流日原(にっぱら)川の流域を占め，大部分は山地。中心の氷川は青梅(おうめ)街道の宿場として発達。青梅線の終点。林業を行い，シイタケ，ワサビも産する。奥多摩湖や日原の鍾乳洞などがあり，町域の大半が秩父多摩甲斐国立公園に属する。225.53km²。6045人（2010）。
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