Hidakagawa, Wakayama
Encyclopedia
is a town
in Hidaka District
, Wakayama Prefecture
, Japan
. It resulted from the May 2005 merger of the town of Kawabe
and the villages
of Nakatsu
and Miyama
. As of January 1, 2007, Hidakagawa has a population of 11,478 and an area of 331.61 km² for a population density of 34.613 people per km².
Hidakagawa's main economic activities are farming and forestry. It produces fruit
, especially mikan
, and wood for lumber and binchōtan
.
The Tendai
Buddhist
temple Dōjō-ji
, at which the Noh
play Dōjōji
is set, is located in Hidakagawa.
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
in Hidaka District
Hidaka District, Wakayama
is a district located in Wakayama, Japan. As of September 1, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 56,219 and a Density of 85.8 persons/km²...
, Wakayama Prefecture
Wakayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Wakayama.- History :Present-day Wakayama is mostly the western part of the province of Kii.- 1953 Wakayama Prefecture flood disaster :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It resulted from the May 2005 merger of the town of Kawabe
Kawabe, Wakayama
was a town located in Hidaka District, Wakayama, Japan.On May 1, 2005 Kawabe was merged with the villages of Miyama and Nakatsu, all from Hidaka District, to form the new town of Hidakagawa....
and the villages
Villages of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....
of Nakatsu
Nakatsu, Wakayama
was a village located in Hidaka District, Wakayama, Japan.On May 1, 2005 Nakatsu was merged with the town of Kawabe, and the village of Miyama, all from Hidaka District, to form the new town of Hidakagawa....
and Miyama
Miyama, Wakayama
was a village located in Hidaka District, Wakayama, Japan.On May 1, 2005, Miyama was merged with the town of Kawabe, and the village of Nakatsu, all from Hidaka District, to form the new town of Hidakagawa. Despite this merger, many local people still identify with the village name, continue their...
. As of January 1, 2007, Hidakagawa has a population of 11,478 and an area of 331.61 km² for a population density of 34.613 people per km².
Hidakagawa's main economic activities are farming and forestry. It produces fruit
Fruit
In broad terms, a fruit is a structure of a plant that contains its seeds.The term has different meanings dependent on context. In non-technical usage, such as food preparation, fruit normally means the fleshy seed-associated structures of certain plants that are sweet and edible in the raw state,...
, especially mikan
Mikan
The satsuma is a seedless and easy-peeling citrus mutant of Japanese origin introduced to the West.In Japan, it is known as mikan or formally unshu mikan . In China, it is known as Wenzhou migan . The Japanese name is a result of the local reading of the same characters used in the Chinese...
, and wood for lumber and binchōtan
Binchotan
is a mascot character, created by Japanese manga artist and produced by game goods company Alchemist.The name is a play on words: is a kind of charcoal, which is mainly used for cooking. However, -tan is a suffix created by the mispronunciation of -chan...
.
The Tendai
Tendai
is a Japanese school of Mahayana Buddhism, a descendant of the Chinese Tiantai or Lotus Sutra school.Chappell frames the relevance of Tendai for a universal Buddhism:- History :...
Buddhist
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
temple Dōjō-ji
Dōjō-ji
is a Tendai school Buddhist temple in Hidakagawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Founded in 701, it has given name to a number of plays, the statues of Senjū Kannon, Nikkō Bosatsu, and Gakkō Bosatsu are National Treasures, and there are a number of other Important Cultural Properties.-Buildings:*...
, at which the Noh
Noh
, or - derived from the Sino-Japanese word for "skill" or "talent" - is a major form of classical Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Many characters are masked, with men playing male and female roles. Traditionally, a Noh "performance day" lasts all day and...
play Dōjōji
Dōjōji (Noh play)
' is a famous Noh play of the fourth category , of unknown authorship. Traditionally it is said to be written by Kan'ami and revised by Zeami, while others assign it to Kanze Nobumitsu; there are many variations in different texts, and a popular adaptation for kabuki theatre...
is set, is located in Hidakagawa.