Ide family - Ideke

…The central settlement of Shinmachi is located along the Imabari Highway. During the Edo period, it was a horse-transfer station, and the town layout is shaped like a rectangular strip. The residence of the Ide family, a headman of the town, in the center of the town was used as the town hall until 1975. Shipbuilding, citrus cultivation, and livestock farming are the main industries of the town, and the Oi Shipyard of the Shin Kurushima Dockyard is located on the coast. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…中心集落の新町は今治街道に沿い，江戸時代は馬継ぎ駅で，街村をなし，短冊形の町割を残す。町中央にある大庄屋井手家の屋敷は1975年まで町役場として使われた。造船業とかんきつ類の栽培，畜産が基幹産業で，海岸には新来島どっくの大井造船所がある。…

※「井手家」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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