nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: Gion Higashi was temporarily named "Gion Otsubu" ('ko' and 'otsu' in Japanese are equivalent to a and b in English), but the name was changed to "Gion Higashi" after the war, which is still used to this day.
Japanese: 一時は『祇園乙部』と称されたが、戦後は名称を『祇園東』に改め現在に至る。
English: The area around Gion Higashi used to be called " (back of Zeze) due to the Zeze clan which used to reside in the area.
Japanese: 祇園東の一帯はかつて膳所藩屋敷が存在していたことから地元では『膳所裏』と呼ばれていた。
English: In Gion Higashi, the following events are held, while the Onshukai Dance Performance and parade float which used to be held are no longler held.
Japanese: 祇園東にはこのような行事があり、かつて温習会、練り物が催しされていたが現在は廃絶になっている。
English: Yunohana-onsen is a hot spring resort located in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture (formerly Tanba Province).
Japanese: 湯の花温泉（ゆのはなおんせん）は、京都府亀岡市（旧国丹波国）にある温泉。
English: Car: about a 10-minute drive to the west on National Route 372 from Kameoka Interchange of the Kyoto Longitudinal Expressway
Japanese: 車京都縦貫自動車道亀岡インターチェンジより国道372号線を西へ車で10分ほど。
English: The hot spring resort is located in the mountain area which is approximately 7 km west from the urban area of Kameoka City and extends from Hiedano-cho to Honme-cho of the same city.
Japanese: 亀岡市街地より約7km西方の同市薭田野町から本梅町へかけての山間部に温泉地が位置する。
English: In addition to accommodations, there is a spa station where anyone can buy 200 liters of hot spring water for 100 yen.
Japanese: 宿泊施設以外には、100円で200リットル購入できる温泉スタンドがある。
English: Yunohana-onsen is said to be a hot spring made from the tears of an Oni which were closed by a numen of Cherry Stone, natural treasure, which was transformed into mica due to hydrothermal alteration of mineral called cordierite which was found here, and it is said that the custom to throw beans during Setsubun (Bean Throwing Night) was developed from the Cherry Stone.
Japanese: この地で見つけることができる菫青石という鉱物が熱水変質を起こし雲母化した天然記念物の鉱石桜石の霊力によって封じられた鬼の涙が湧いたものが湯の花温泉であり、桜石が転じて節分の豆撒きの風習となったという伝承がある。
English: The present-day Yunohana-onsen was established through the rediscovery of the springhead through a survey conducted based on ancient documents that mentioned busho (Japanese military commander) during the Sengoku period visiting the hot spring to be cured.
Japanese: 現代の湯の花温泉は、戦国武将が湯治に訪れたという古文書に基づいて調査が行われ、源泉が再発見されたものである。
English: John Lennon and Yoko Ono, also visited here, and Masayuki KAKEFU did training on his own at the hot springs when he was playing in the Hanshin Tigers.
Japanese: ジョン・レノン、オノ・ヨーコ夫妻が訪ねたことや、現役時代に阪神タイガースの掛布雅之が自主トレーニングしたことがある。
English: Ranzan-machi is a town with a population of about 20,000 which is located in the central part of Saitama Prefecture.
Japanese: 嵐山町（らんざんまち）は、埼玉県中部に位置する人口約2万人の町である。
English: The place is known for its connection to MINAMOTO no Yoshinaka and Shigetada HATAKEYAMA, busho (Japanese military commanders) during the late Heian period, and flourished as Sugaya-juku Station on the Kawagoe Kodama Okan (Kawagoe-Kodama route) connecting Edo with Joshu during the Edo period.
Japanese: 平安時代末期の武将源義仲や畠山重忠ゆかりの地で、江戸時代には江戸と上州を結ぶ川越児玉往還の菅谷宿として栄えた。
English: The northeastern part is located at the west end of Hiki Northern Hill, and the southern part is located at the north end of Iwadono Hills.
Japanese: 北東部は比企北丘陵の西端部に位置し、南部は岩殿丘陵の北端に位置する。
English: The western part is the outer edge of Sotochichibu Mountains, and the Hachioji geotectonic line runs through it from north to south.
Japanese: 西部は外秩父山地の外縁となっており、南北に八王子構造線が貫いている。
English: April 1, 1889: Established Sugaya-mura and Nanasato-mura in Hiki-gun in association with the enforcement of the municipal system
Japanese: 1889年4月1日-町村制施行に伴い、比企郡菅谷村・七郷村(埼玉県)が発足。
English: Around 1928: Gained popularity and visited by many tourists after being named Musashi Ranzan (by Seiroku HONDA) due to the scenery around present-day Ranzan Valley closely resembling that of Arashiyama in Kyoto
Japanese: 1928年・（昭和3年）頃に、現嵐山渓谷周辺が京都の嵐山の風景によく似ていると（本多静六）により武蔵嵐山と命名され評判になり、多数の観光客が訪れる。
English: March 3, 2003: Established the Hiki Area Voluntary Council for Merger (Higashimatsuyama City, Namegawa-machi, Ranzan-machi, Ogawa-machi, Tokigawa-mura, Tamagawa-mura (Saitama Prefecture), Yoshimi-machi in Hiki-gun, and Higashichichibu-mura in Chichibu-gun)
Japanese: 2003年3月3日　比企地区任意合併協議会設置（東松山市・比企郡滑川町・嵐山町・小川町・都幾川村・玉川村(埼玉県)・吉見町・秩父郡東秩父村）
English: May 21, 2003: Decided the dissolution of the Hiki Area Voluntary Council for Merger during a meeting by the fourth council
Japanese: 2003年5月21日　第4回協議会において比企地区任意合併協議会解散を決定
English: July 2003: Established a merger workshop for six towns and villages of Namegawa-machi, Ranzan-machi, Ogawa-machi, Tokigawa-machi, Tamagawa-mura and Higashichichibu-mura
Japanese: 2003年7月滑川町・嵐山町・小川町・都幾川村・玉川村・東秩父村の６町村は合併研究会を設置。
English: December 2003: Established the Hiki Area Council for the Merger of Three Towns and Three Villages by six towns and villages of Namegawa-machi, Ranzan-machi, Ogawa-machi, Tokigawa-machi, Tamagawa-mura and Higashichichibu-mura
Japanese: 2003年12月滑川町・嵐山町・小川町・都幾川村・玉川村・東秩父村の６町村は比企地域３町３村合併協議会を設置
English: July 2004: Withdrawal by Namegawa-machi from the Hiki Area Council for Merger of Three Towns and Three Villages due to support by the majority of citizens for the merger of eight cities, towns and villages including Higashimatsuyama City and Yoshimi-machi, as a result of plebiscite on the framework of the merger conducted in Namegawa-machi
Japanese: 2004年7月滑川町で合併の枠組みを問う住民投票を行った結果、東松山市・吉見町を含む８市町村で合併が過半数を占めたために滑川町は比企地域３町３村合併協議会から離脱
English: Ranzan Shopping Plaza (branch shops of Matsumotokiyoshi Co., Ltd., Daiso-Sangyo, Mac House Co., Ltd., and Shoes Bonheur exist)
Japanese: 嵐山ショッピングプラザ（マツモトキヨシ・大創産業・マックハウス・シューズボヌールが出店している）
English: The library is available to any person who lives in, or commutes to Higashimatsuyama City, Namegawa-machi, Ogawa-machi, Tokigawa-machi, Kawashima-machi, Yoshimi-machi, Hatoyama-machi and Higashichichibu-mura in Chichibu-gun, under the agreement for mutual use of public library within the larger municipal area in the Hiki area.
Japanese: 比企広域市町村圏域内公共図書館の相互利用協定により、東松山市、滑川町、小川町、ときがわ町、川島町、吉見町、鳩山町、秩父郡東秩父村に住まい・通学通勤している者なら利用可能。
English: Any call between areas under the same telephone area code is available at a local call rate (area under the Higashimatsuyama unit rate).
Japanese: 同一市外局番の地域との通話は市内通話料金で利用可能（東松山単位料金区域）。
English: Taxis are operated in the southwestern transportation area of the prefecture, which is the same area as Kawagoe City, Tokorozawa City, Higashimatsuyama City, Hanno City and Wako City.
Japanese: タクシーの営業区域は県南西部交通圏で、川越市・所沢市・東松山市・飯能市・和光市などと同じエリアとなっている。
English: Site of Okura-yakata (listed in the designated cultural properties of Saitama Prefecture; this was believed to be the residence of MINAMOTO no Yoshikata who was a warlord living during the late Heian period, but the result of survey by excavation clarified that the remains were from the period of Northern and Southern Courts (Japan); the actual owner of the residence has yet to be identified.)
Japanese: 大蔵館跡（埼玉県指定文化財一覧。平安時代末期の武将源義賢の居館とされているが、発掘調査の結果南北朝時代(日本)の遺構であると判明。真の館の主は不明）
English: Kijin-jinja Shrine (only one shrine in Japan where the Oni (ogre) is enshrined; it is believed that this shrine was built in order to close the northeastern (unlucky) direction of Sugaya-yakata.)
Japanese: 鬼鎮神社（日本で唯一の鬼を祀った神社。菅谷館の鬼門を封じるために創建されたとされる）
English: A gag cartoon named "Kochira Saitama Yamonoue Daigaku Bokushingubu (This is the Saitama Yonoue University Boxing Club) (written by Yoichiro YUI, and published by Shueisha Inc.) was set in Ranzan-machi, but in it, the town name was pronounced as 'Arashiyama,' not 'Ranzan.'
Japanese: 『こちら埼玉山の上大学ボクシング部』(唯洋一郎、集英社)というギャグ漫画作品が嵐山町を舞台としているが、作中では「らんざん」ではなく「あらしやま」と読んでいる。
English: Episode ten 'Search Edison band!' of Bishojo (beautiful girl) Kamen (mask) Poitrine was shot in Ranzan-machi.
Japanese: 美少女仮面ポワトリン第10話「エジソンバンドを探せ！」の撮影に嵐山町が使われた。
English: Sonobe-cho is a municipality which existed in the central part of Kyoto Prefecture until December 31, 2005, and is a castle town of Sonobe-jo Castle.
Japanese: 園部町（そのべちょう）は、2005年12月31日まで京都府の中央部に存在した地方公共団体で、園部城の城下町である。
English: Nantan City was formed through the merger between Sonobe-cho and the surrounding four towns on January 1, 2006, bringing a close to the history of Sonobe-cho as a municipality.
Japanese: 2006年1月1日に周辺4町が合併して南丹市となり、地方公共団体としての園部町は歴史の幕を閉じた。
English: Katsura-gawa River (Yodo-gawa River system): River under the Yodo-gawa River system which starts from Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City
Japanese: 桂川(淀川水系)（かつらがわ）：京都市左京区に発する淀川水系の河川。
English: It is called Oi-gawa River in Kameoka City, and Hozu-gawa River in the area around Arashiyama.
Japanese: 亀岡市では大堰川（おおいがわ）、嵐山にかけては保津川（ほづがわ）と呼ばれる。
English: Sonobe-gawa River: River which starts from Miyama in Sonobe-cho, forms the Rurikei River Valley, and meets the Katsura-gawa River (Yodo-gawa River system)
Japanese: 園部川（そのべがわ）：園部町の深山に発し、るり渓を形成して桂川(淀川水系)に合流する。
English: It is said that a local clan named Ujitsuna ARAKI existed in the Sonobe-jo Castle during the late Sengokou period (period of warring states) (Japan), and resisted against Mitsuhide AKECHI.
Japanese: 戦国時代(日本)末期の園部城に荒木氏綱という土豪がおり、明智光秀に対抗したと言う。
English: The major means of transportation is vehicles using the Kyoto Longitudinal Expressway or National Route 9, and Keihan Kyoto Kotsu provides bus service operating to downtown Kyoto City through Kameoka.
Japanese: 京都縦貫自動車道あるいは国道9号での自動車交通が中心、京阪京都交通バスが亀岡を通って京都市内まで走っている。
English: After the Emperor Meiji moved to Tokyo in 1869, the area around the Kyoto Imperial Palace where residences of the nobility existed fell into ruin, and the Emperor who grieved over this situation ordered the preservation of the Imperial Palace in 1877.
Japanese: 明治天皇が明治2年（1869年）東京へ移った後、公家屋敷などが広がっていた京都御所周辺は荒廃し、この状況を嘆いた天皇は、明治10年（1877年）御所の保存を命じた。
English: In response to this order, Kyoto Prefecture removed empty residences of the nobility around the Imperial Palace as a precaution against fires which could spread due to the close proximity of the buildings, and developed Kyoto Gyoen National Garden.
Japanese: これを受け、京都府が火災延焼を防ぐため御所周辺の空家となった公家屋敷を撤去して整備したのが京都御苑の始まりである。
English: At present, the sites within the mud wall with a roof of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, Sento Imperial Palace and Kyoto Omiya Imperial Palace is managed by the Imperial Household Agency, and other sites are managed by the Ministry of the Environment.
Japanese: 現在は京都御所、仙洞御所、京都大宮御所の築地塀内は宮内庁が、それ以外は環境省が管理している。
English: Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is an area surrounded by Imadegawa-dori Street (north side), Karasuma-dori Street (west side), Marutamachi-dori (south side) and Teramachi-dori (east side), and covers sixty-three hectares.
Japanese: 今出川通（北側）、烏丸通（西側）、丸太町通（南側）、寺町通（東側）に囲まれた範囲で63ヘクタールの広さである。
English: Kyoto Gyoen is a relaxing place for citizens with abundant trees, together with facilities related to the Imperial Household Agency and Imperial Guard such as the Kyoto Imperial Palace, Sento Imperial Palace, Kyoto Omiya Imperial Palace, Kyoto Office of the Imperial Household Agency and Kyoto Guard Station of the Imperial Guard Headquarters, several remains of residences of the nobility such as Shusui-Tei which used to be Kujo House, Kyoto Gyoen National Garden Office, Ministry of the Environment which manages the garden, and athletic facilities such as a playground and tennis court.
Japanese: たくさんの木々が生い茂る公園内には、京都御所、仙洞御所、京都大宮御所、宮内庁京都事務所、皇宮警察本部京都護衛署などの宮内庁・皇宮警察関連の施設をはじめ、九条邸の拾翠亭などの数少ない公家屋敷の遺構、公園の管理を行う環境省京都御苑管理事務所のほか、グラウンドやテニスもあり、市民の憩いの場になっている。
English: Some people enjoy casual strolls or bird-watching in the park.
Japanese: 公園内ではのんびりと散歩を楽しむ人やバードウォッチングをする人もいる。
English: Since Doshisha University and the Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts have their own campus (Imadegawa Campus) next to the northern part of Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, students are often seen relaxing on benches.
Japanese: 御苑の北隣には同志社大学と同志社女子大学（両校とも今出川キャンパス）があるため、ベンチで寝転ぶ学生の姿をよく見かける。
English: Citizens pass through Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, but, since the passage is sanded and not paved, it is difficult to traverse by bicycle.
Japanese: また、住民の通り抜けルートにもなっているが、通路部分は舗装されている訳ではなく砂が敷き詰められているため自転車では走りづらい。
English: However, wheel ruts made by bicycles in the sand make it easy-going in some areas.
Japanese: しかし、自転車の走行跡が砂地に出来て、走りやすくなっている部分もある。
English: However, since these ruts are only for one bicycle, there is an unspoken rule of giving the right of way to each other when a bicycle comes from the opposite direction.
Japanese: ただし、走行跡は自転車一台分の幅しかないため、対向車が来た場合は譲り合うのが暗黙のルールである。
English: The Kyoto Prefectural Police and Imperial Guard always patrol the park; anyone who comes close to the wall of the Kyoto Imperial Palace or the Sento Imperial Palace is detected by a sensor, and receives a warning.
Japanese: 公園内は京都府警や皇宮警察が常に見回りをしていて、京都御所や仙洞御所の塀に近づくとセンサーが反応し、すぐに注意される。
English: The above Hamaguri-gomon Gate was originally unopened, but, was opened for the first time when the Great Fire of Tenmei occurred in 1788.
Japanese: 上記の蛤御門は、元々開かずの扉であったが、1788年の天明の大火の際に初めて開門された。
English: In 1864, the Kinmon no Hen (the Rebellion at the Hamaguri-gomon Gate), which was the battle between the faction (the Choshu clan) under the slogan advocating reverence for the Emperor and the expulsion of foreigners, and the faction (the Aizu clan) supporting the Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), broke out.
Japanese: また、1864年（元治元年）に尊皇攘夷派（長州藩）と江戸幕府（会津藩）の戦いである禁門の変（蛤御門の変）が勃発した。
English: The Uji-gawa River mainly forms a border with Kyoto City, and the Kizu-gawa River forms a border with Joyo City and Yawata City.
Japanese: 宇治川は主に京都市との境界線を形成し、木津川は城陽市・八幡市との境界線を形成している。
English: Kumiyama-cho is located on the east-west central line in the Kyoto Basin, with a mild climate due to the town being far from the northern, eastern and western mountains forming the basin.
Japanese: 京都盆地の東西中心線上にあり、盆地を形成する北・東・西の山地から離れている関係で気候は穏やか。
English: The steamy heat in summer in Kyoto City is known nationwide, but, Kumiyama-cho is a little cooler because of a broad reclaimed field covering the northern part of the town which works to cool the area.
Japanese: 京都市内の夏の蒸し暑さは全国的に知られているが、久御山町の場合、町の北部を覆う広大な干拓田が一種の冷却装置として作用し、若干涼しく感じられる。
English: Because mountains are far away, Kumiyama-cho may have no snow in winter even if a sprinkling of snow falls in neighboring areas.
Japanese: 冬季においては山が遠いため、隣接する地域で小雪が降る場合でも、久御山町では降らないことがある。
English: An isolated enclave called 'Misato-yama Mountain Property District' exists in the area adjacent to Uji City and Ujitawara-cho.
Japanese: 「三郷山財産区」と呼ばれる飛地が宇治市と宇治田原町の隣接する地域に存在する。
English: The isolated enclave has no fixed domicile residents, and is used as a facility of Kyoto Prefecture, 'Sports Square for residents of a prefecture (commonly called Midorigaoka).'
Japanese: 定住者は居らず、京都府の施設「府民スポーツ広場(通称みどりが丘)」として用いられている。
English: October 1, 1954: Kumiyama-cho was formed by a merger between Sayama-mura and Mimaki-mura.
Japanese: 1954年（昭和29年）10月1日佐山村と御牧村が合併して久御山町となる。
English: Before the merger of Kumiyama-cho, Uji City was formed in 1951 through a merger of the following two towns (pronounced as "cho" in Japanese in this case) and three villages (pronounced as "mura" in Japanese): Uji-cho, Makishima-mura, Ogura-mura and Okubo-mura which composed Kuse-gun, and Higashi-Uji-cho, Uji-gun.
Japanese: 久御山町合併に先立ち、1951年（昭和26年）、久世郡を構成している宇治町、槇島村、小倉村、大久保村、と宇治郡東宇治町の2町3村が合併して宇治市が誕生した。
English: Subsequently, Joyo City was organized as a municipality in 1972, and only one town remained in Kuse-gun.
Japanese: その後城陽市が1972年（昭和47年）に市制移行により久世郡は1町のみとなった。
English: Town mayor: Nobuo SAKAMOTO as of January 2007 (since August 2000)
Japanese: 町長坂本信夫（さかもとのぶお）2007年1月現在（2000年8月から）
English: The road network greatly contributes to the development of agriculture in Kumiyama-cho, and new road networks which opened in the 2000s are brightening its prospects.
Japanese: 久御山町の農業の発展に道路網は大きく貢献しており、2000年代になって相次いで開通した新しい道路網により、今後の見通しは明るい。
English: Because of an outlet store for vegetables of Kumiyama-cho established within the premises of a recently-opened large-scale retail store, the area's name recognition increased gradually, until it experienced growth through establishing repeat customers.
Japanese: 近年開業した大規模小売店舗の敷地内にも久御山町の野菜の直販コーナーが設けられ、徐々に知名度が上がりリピーターを確保する程までに成長している。
English: The Kumiyama Industrial Park located in the town, has many business offices mainly related to metal processing, plastic processing and food manufacturing.
Japanese: 町内に久御山工業団地があり、主として金属加工・プラスチック加工、食品製造などの事業所が多い。
English: A business alliance called 'Yokouke' is standard fare in the town (and surrounding area), and interaction of people between that of the local industries can be seen.
Japanese: 町内（および周辺域）で「横受け」と呼ばれる業務連携が定着しており、会社の枠を超えた人的交流が見られる。
English: The existence of many plants by famous companies and the availability of new road networks have raised expectations for the industry.
Japanese: 有名企業の工場が多くあり、新しい道路網が使えるようになり、さらに工業面での期待がふくらんでいる。
English: This system allow families operating industries in another region to dispatch their children to the business offices in Kumiyama-cho for several years after graduating school, in order to allow them to master technologies, and bring success to their parents' business through on-site practice.
Japanese: これは地方で工業を営む家の子が学校を卒業した後、現場実践を通じて事業承継に耐えうる技術を身につけさせるために久御山町の事業所に数年間送り込むというものである。
English: Since Kumiyama-cho has no industrial establishment that emits black smoke, its environmental burden is comparatively small.
Japanese: 久御山町内の工業事業所は黒煙を吐き続けるようなものがなく、環境負荷は比較的小さいといえる。
English: As the industry greatly contributes to the finance of Kumiyama-cho, and supports its balanced budget, Kumiyama-cho does not need to receive any local allocation tax.
Japanese: また工業は久御山町の財政に大きく貢献し、地方交付税を受けない健全財政を支えている。
English: Because its industrial power is much stronger than its commercial power, the Kumiyama-cho Industry Association operated as an economic organization of industrial establishments for a long time, but, was integrated with the commercial association in 2003.
Japanese: 工業の力が商業に大きく勝っている関係で、工業系事業所の経済団体として久御山町工業会が長く運営されてきたが、2003年に工業会が商工会と統合した。
English: Commerce used to be weak due to the existence of only noncorporate stores, small-scale food supermarket, gas stations and used car dealerships along National Route 1, and used to rely heavily on Uji City and Kyoto City.
Japanese: かつては個人商店や小規模な食品スーパーと、国道1号線沿線にガソリンスタンド・中古車販売店がいくつかあるくらいで、商業面が弱く、宇治市や京都市に多く依存していた。
English: However, after the opening of large-scale commercial facilities such as JUSCO KUMIYAMA, LOC TOWN KUMIYAMA, people came from surrounding municipalities, and commerce was strengthened.
Japanese: しかしジャスコ久御山店、ロックタウン久御山店などの大規模な商業施設がオープンしてからは逆に周辺市町からの来客も発生し、商業面が強化された。
English: However, at the same time, small-scale conventional stores collapsed.
Japanese: しかしそれと同時に、従来から営業していた小規模な商店は壊滅的な状態に陥った。
English: Although the entrance for boats was decided under the agreement, the area held such an abundant supply of different freshwater fish that it was said that any boat was allowed to catch as much fish as possible after leaving.
Japanese: 船の出入りする場所は協定されるが、一旦船を出したら獲れるだけ獲ってよいという説があるほど多種多様な淡水魚の宝庫だった。
English: Because of these benefits from this, people did not leave the area despite recurring floods.
Japanese: 度重なる水害にかかわらず人々が去らなかったのはこの恵みによるものである。
English: Keihan Electric Railway operated between Yawata City and Yodo runs through a small area of Kumiyama-cho, but no station is established.
Japanese: 京阪電鉄が八幡市～淀間の久御山町域をほんのわずか横切っているものの、駅は設けられていない。
English: Bus services are operated from Yodo Station and Chushojima Station on the Keihan Electric Railway, and from Okubo Station on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line (Kyoto Prefecture).
Japanese: 京阪電気鉄道淀駅・中書島駅、近鉄京都線大久保駅(京都府)などからバス路線がある。
English: Bus services are mainly operated by Keihan Uji Bus Co., Ltd. and Keihan City Bus from Keihan Yodo Station to Keihan Uji Station (Keihan) via Kumiyama-cho town office and Kintetsu Okubo.
Japanese: 主に京阪宇治バス・京阪シティバスの、京阪淀駅から久御山町役場・近鉄大久保経由、京阪宇治駅(京阪)ゆきが多い。
English: Westbound circulating bus services and eastbound circulating bus services operated by Keihan Bus Co., Ltd. connect among Yodo Station, JUSCO KUMIYAMA and Kumiyama-cho town office.
Japanese: 淀駅とジャスコ久御山・久御山町役場を結ぶ京阪バスなどの西循環バス、東循環バスも走っている。
English: Prefectural routes running through the town: the Uji-Yodo Line of Kyoto Prefectural Route 15, the Yawata-Uji Line of Kyoto Prefectural Route 81, and the Yawata-Joyo Line of Kyoto Prefectural Route 281
Japanese: 町内を走る府道：京都府道15号宇治淀線、京都府道81号八幡宇治線、京都府道281号八幡城陽線
English: A shrine sign designed by Michitomi HIGASHIKUZE, one of seven nobilities during the late Tokugawa shogunate, is established at the entrance.
Japanese: 入口には幕末七卿の1人である東久世通禧が起毛した社標が建てられている。
English: There is also a monument engraved with a poem in the volume nine of Manyo-shu (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves), 'Gaggling of geese resonate on Okura-ike Pond, a hunter aims at geese flying to the paddy field in Fushimi,' which showed the landscape of this place.
Japanese: また、この地が題材となったと思われる、万葉集九巻に収録されている歌「巨椋の入江響むなり射目人の伏見が田井に雁渡るらし」が刻まれた歌碑も建立されている。
English: Although there are some exceptions, the area code for the Mimaki Elementary School District is 075-63x (under the control of NTT Yodo Building), and that for the Sayama and Tozumi Elementary School Districts is 0774-4x (under the control of NTT Shinden Bekkan Annex).
Japanese: 若干の例外はあるが、御牧小学校区が075-63x（NTT淀ビル収容）、佐山・東角小学校区は0774-4x（NTT新田別館収容）の区域になる。
English: Since the Kumiyama-cho town office is located at the connecting point of both districts, both the area codes of 075 and 0774 are applied to the town office.
Japanese: 両者の接点に久御山町役場があるので、役場には075と0774双方の電話回線が導入されている。
English: Since the area code, 0774-4x, is also used in the southern part (Hirono-machi, Okubo-cho, Iseda-cho, etc.) of Uji City, when dialing 119 from the relevant area in Kumiyama-cho, the phone is connected to the Fire Department of Uji City, but not connected to the Fire Department of Kumiyama-cho which people in Kumiyama-cho want to call.
Japanese: 0774-4xは宇治市の南部（広野町、大久保町、伊勢田町など）にも用いられており、久御山町の当該区域から119を回すと宇治市の消防本部につながってしまい、本来通話したい久御山町の消防本部につながらなかった。
English: To solve this problem, an ordinary telephone number, not 119, was provided to residents in the relevant area as a telephone number to call the Fire Department of Kumiyama-cho, and a sticker bearing the telephone number in big letters is distributed to each household.
Japanese: この回避策として、当該区域には119ではない普通の電話番号として久御山町の消防本部にかける方法が提供され、大きな文字で印刷したシールが各戸に配布された。
English: This problem was solved in the middle of 1990s by installing the telephone lines of Uji City and Kumiyama-cho separately within the telephone exchange station.
Japanese: 1990年代中期に電話局において宇治市の回線・久御山町の回線をそれぞれ分離して収容することでこの問題は解消された。
English: However, because of this solution, the area using 0774-4x in Kumiyama-cho was included in the category of 'areas of 0774-4x and within Uji City,' when all areas using 0774-4x came to be covered by the flat-rate communication service, FLET'S ISDN, started by NTT West.
Japanese: しかしこの方法はNTT西日本の定額通信サービスフレッツISDN提供開始について、0774-4xが対象エリアとなった際、「0774-4xかつ宇治市内」という区分となった。
English: Minamiyamashiro-mura is located at the southeast end of Kyoto Prefecture and is the only village in Kyoto Prefecture.
Japanese: 南山城村（みなみやましろむら）は、京都府南東端に位置する、京都府唯一の村である。
English: Kasagi-cho, Ikoma City, Tenri City, Yamatokoriyama City, Yamazoe-mura, Nara City (formerly Tsukigase-mura and Tsuge-mura), and Shijonawate City (Tawaradai area and area under the control of Ikoma telephone station) in Osaka Prefecture are all designated as local calls.
Japanese: 笠置町および生駒市、天理市、大和郡山市、山添村、奈良市(旧月ヶ瀬村、都祁村)、大阪府四條畷市(田原台地区、生駒局管内)へは市内局番から通話できる。
English: Local call rates are applied to calls to areas which are designated as having the area code of 0742 (under the control of Nara First Message Area) used in most of Nara City (however, area code must also be dialed), and calls to areas (Yoshino-gun, etc.) within Nara Prefecture are considered calls made within the prefecture, while calls to areas in Kyoto Prefecture, except for Kasagi-cho, are considered as calls placed to an area outside of the prefecture.
Japanese: また、奈良市の大部分を占める市外局番0742(奈良第1MA)のエリアへは市内料金が適用され(但し市外局番は必要)、奈良県内(吉野郡など)へは県内通話となるが、笠置町を除く京都府域への通話は県外通話となる。
English: Kanmuri-jima Island on the Japan Sea is located approx. 10 km off the coast of Maizuru City. The entire island was designated a national natural monument in 1924 due to its being a breeding place for Calonectris leucomelas,
Japanese: 舞鶴市の沖合い約10km、日本海上にある島で、1924年（大正13年）にオオミズナギドリ繁殖地として、島全体が国の天然記念物に指定されている。