Ikarigaseki [Hot Spring] - Ikarigaseki

...It occupies the mountainous area upstream of Hirakawa, a tributary of Iwaki River, and borders Akita Prefecture. The central Ikarigaseki is written as Ikari no Seki in the "Tsugaru-gun Chu Myoji" written in the Tenbun era (1532-55). In the early modern period, when the Ushu Kaido was built as a route for alternate attendance, the Tsugaru feudal lord's temporary residence was established there, and a guard post was established there, which is counted as one of the three Tsugaru stations along with Omagoshi and Nonai. Nearly 90% of the village area is covered by forests, most of which are national forests, and agriculture only produces a small amount of rice and apples. ...

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…岩木川支流の平川上流の山地を占め，秋田県に接する。中心の碇ヶ関は天文年間(1532‐55)に記された《津軽郡中名字》には〈瞋ノ関（いかりのせき）〉とあり，近世に参勤交代の通路として羽州街道が通じてからは津軽藩主の〈御仮屋（おかりや）〉が設けられ，大間越（おおまごし），野内（のない）とともに津軽三関の一つに数えられる番所が置かれた。村域の9割近くを山林が占め，その大部分は国有林からなり，農業は若干の米とリンゴを産するにすぎない。…

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