Akaozu - Akozu

...The Sasamori Hills are close to the coast, and there is little flat land except for the valley plains of the Kinugawa and Kimiganogawa rivers. The center of Kameda is located at the mouth of the Kinugawa valley, and in the Middle Ages it was called Akozu, and was ruled by the Akozu clan of the twelve Yuri clans. In 1623 (Genwa 9), the Iwaki clan was given a fief of 20,000 koku, and Akozu was renamed Kameda. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…笹森丘陵が海岸に迫り，衣川，君ヶ野川の谷底平野を除き平たん地は少ない。中心地亀田は衣川谷口に位置し，中世には赤尾津（あこうづ）と呼ばれ，由利十二頭の赤尾津氏が支配した。1623年(元和9)岩城氏が2万石で入封し，赤尾津を亀田に改めた。…

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