Iwayado - Iwayado

Japanese: 岩谷堂 - いわやどう

This is an old town area in the northern part of Oshu City, in the southern part of Iwate Prefecture. It is located on the left bank of the middle reaches of the Kitakami River. It was incorporated as a town in 1889. In 1955 it merged with nine villages to form Esashi City, and in 2006 it merged with four other cities, towns, and villages to form Oshu City. It developed as a valley settlement at the mouth of the Hitokabe River, which flows from the Kitakami Highlands to the Esashi Plain. In 1088, Fujiwara Kiyohira established his residence in Toyoda, Iwayado, as the Oshiryoushi, and built a golden age there. In 1495 it became the castle town of the Esashi clan, and in 1591 it became part of the direct territory of Date Masamune, flourishing as a strategic location at the northern end of the Date domain. Located near the port of Shimokawahara on the Kitakami River, it was a trading center and made a name for itself as a trading center for Iwayado merchants. Iwayado chests of drawers made of Nambu paulownia wood are famous as a traditional industry.

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Japanese:

岩手県南部，奥州市北部の旧町域。北上川中流部左岸にある。 1889年町制施行。 1955年9村と合体し江刺市に，2006年4市町村と合体して奥州市となった。北上高地から江刺平野に出る人首川 (ひとかべがわ) の谷口集落として発展。寛治2 (1088) 年藤原清衡が押領使として岩谷堂豊田に居館を構え，黄金時代を築き上げた。明応4 (1495) 年江刺氏の城下町となり，天正 19 (1591) 年伊達政宗の直轄領土となり，伊達藩北端の要地として栄えた。北上川舟運の河港下川原を控え，交易中心地として岩谷堂商人の名をあげてきた。南部桐を使用する岩谷堂たんすは伝統産業として有名。

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