Red Rock

Japanese: 赤岩 - あかいわ
Red Rock

...In 1979, the Kurakake Second Industrial Park was completed in the area extending to the neighboring town of Oura to the north, and a beer factory is now in operation. Akaiwa, where the town office is located, was a bustling river port on the Tone River until the late Meiji period, and even today there is a ferry service between the town and Menuma Town in Saitama Prefecture on the opposite bank. The Tone Oseki Weir was built on the Tone River, and the Musashi Ohashi Bridge connects the town to Gyoda City. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Akaiwa" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1979年北隣の邑楽町にかけての一帯に鞍掛第二工業団地が完成し,ビール工場が操業している。役場がある赤岩は明治後期までは利根川の河港としてにぎわい,現在も対岸の埼玉県妻沼(めぬま)町との間になごりの渡船がある。利根川には利根大堰がつくられ,行田市との間に武蔵大橋が架かる。…

※「赤岩」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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