Anan（阿南町）
Anan（阿南）: A (阿）derives from Achi river（阿智川）and Nan（南）means south. Thus Anan originally signifies the southern […]
Villages
Shimojo（下條村）
Simojo（下條）：Shimojo（下條）derives from a surname of a feudal lord who governed this area from the middle of the 14 […]
Tenryu（天龍村）
Tenryu（天龍）: Litterally, Ten (天）means heaven and Ryu（龍）means dragon.In central Japan, there’s a long and rapid […]
Urugi（売木村）
Urugi（売木）: Uru（売） means sell and gi（木）means wood. Therefore, Urugi（売木） literally means “sell wood” and as its […]
Yasuoka（泰阜村）
Yasuoka（泰阜）：泰阜 derives from a Chinese poem ”泰山丘阜”. According to this poem, Yasu（泰）means to open a waterway wit […]