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    the Tenryu River) in Shimoina during the medieval era. They were originally from Chikuzawa (modern day Minowa Town, Kamiina District, Nagano) and was said...
    244 KB (27,480 words) - 15:46, 8 November 2024
  • Villages are larger than a local settlement; each is a subdivision of rural district (郡, gun), which are subdivided into towns and villages with no overlap...
    34 KB (315 words) - 09:31, 30 August 2024
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    1909 in the village of Ōchi (会地村, Ōchi-mura) (now part of Achi), Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. His given name 元一 is generally romanized...
    14 KB (1,675 words) - 16:03, 10 September 2024
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    the English-summarized folktale "Bunbuku Teakettle" collected from Shimoina District, Nagano. This tale is quite similar to the untranslated fox tale "Bage-chagama...
    34 KB (3,427 words) - 03:31, 22 August 2024
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    Prefecture and can be found as far as the southern region of the Shimoina District in Nagano Prefecture. There is a strong tendency to pronounce words...
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    various places within the region during his escape. A local legend in Shimoina District (located south of Suwa) for instance claims that Takemikazuchi caught...
    130 KB (16,739 words) - 10:48, 7 November 2024