Akaishi Township - Akaishi Township

...It occupies the lowlands on the north bank of the middle reaches of the Tone River, and is located to the south of the foot of Mount Akagi. In the Middle Ages, it was called Akaishi-go, but in 1566 (Eiroku 9), the Yura clan donated their annual tax from this area to Ise Shrine, and it is said that the area was called Isesaki, and later changed to Isesaki. In the early modern period, it was a castle town of the Sakai clan, with a stipend of 20,000 koku, and on the market days of January and the 6th, it was bustling with trade in daily necessities, raw silk, and textiles.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Akaishi-go" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…利根川中流部北岸の低地を占め，赤城山麓の南方にあたる。中世は赤石郷と称したが，1566年(永禄9)由良氏がこの地の年貢を伊勢神宮に献じたことから伊勢前（いせさき）と呼ばれ，転じて伊勢崎となったといわれる。近世には酒井氏2万石の城下町で，1･6の市日には日用品や生糸，織物類の取引でにぎわった。…

※「赤石郷」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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