Akita Stud Farm - Akita Stud Farm

Japanese: 秋田種馬所 - あきたたねうまじょ

…In the early modern period, it was a post station on the Ushu Kaido road and also a river port on the Omono River. Agriculture, mainly rice farming, is the main industry, and in the Takano Plateau in the north, there is the Akita Prefectural Livestock Experiment Station, which was formerly the Akita Stud Farm, and the Agricultural High School is also located there. Sake and soy sauce brewing is also popular. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Akita Stud Farm" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…近世は羽州街道の宿駅で雄物川の河港でもあった。米作を中心とした農業が基幹産業で，北部の高野台地には秋田種馬所を前身とする県畜産試験場があり，高等農業学園も併設されている。酒，しょうゆの醸造も盛ん。…

※「秋田種馬所」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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