Shiyase

Shiyase [少凉; しやせ] is a city located in south-western Kawara Prefecture. As of 2020, it had a population of around 11,000, making it the smallest city in the prefecture.
The city's area has abundant groundwater reserves, and agriculture is widely practiced by the local inhabitants. Rice and tobacco are the primary commercial crops. Shiyase is located beneath the lowest foothills and convergence of Mounts Hiki and Takurasada, in a shallow valley known as the Shiyase Gorge.