Irumagawa Town

...Population: 162,240 (1995). In 1954, Irumagawacho and the five villages of Iruma, Horikane, Okutomi, Kashiwara, and Mizutomi were merged to form a city. Irumagawa, the center of the city, was established as a settlement where the Kamakura Highway crossed the Irumagawa River, and in the Edo period, six markets were established, numbering 2 and 7.

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

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…人口16万2240(1995)。1954年入間川町と入間，堀兼，奥富，柏原，水富の5村が合体，市制。中心の入間川は鎌倉街道が入間川を渡る地点の集落として起こり，江戸時代は2･7の六斎市が立った。…

※「入間川町」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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