The former name of a town (Shiozawa-machi) in Minami-Uonuma-gun, southern Niigata Prefecture. Currently, the area occupies the southwestern part of Minami-Uonuma City. Orimono-machi is the center of the Muikamachi Basin. The former Shiozawa-machi was incorporated as a town in 1900 (Meiji 33). In 1906, it merged with six villages, Yoshizato, Tochikubo, Toyomi, Nakamotokuraiden, Kamishima, and Otomi (most of them), in 1956 (Showa 31), and with the villages of Ishiuchi and Ueda in 1957. It was incorporated into Minami-Uonuma City in 2005 (Heisei 17). Located at the confluence of the Uonogawa and Noborigawa rivers, Shiozawa is the center of the old town area. In the early modern period, it was the location of the Owarimoto (large village headman) of the Shiozawa group of the eight Uonuma groups. It flourished as a post town on the Mikuni Kaido road and was also a branching point for Shimizu Pass. Shiozawa textiles, which originated from the famous Echigo Jofu, were replaced by Shiozawa Tsumugi in the early modern period, and today, tebata production has replaced Shiozawa Yuuki and Omeshi. With the JR Joetsu Line, Joetsu Shinkansen, national highways 17, 291, and 353, and the Kan'etsu Expressway (Shiozawa Ishiuchi Interchange), the area is well-connected to the Tokyo metropolitan area, and bustling ski resorts such as Hakkaishi, Ishiuchi Maruyama, Mt. Grand View, Centleisure Maiko Snow Resort, Ishiuchi Hanaoka, Joetsu Kokusai, and Chateau Shiozawa make it a mecca for ski resorts along the Joetsu Line. It is the birthplace of Suzuki Bokushi, famous for "Hokuetsu Seppu," and is home to the Suzuki Bokushi Memorial Museum. It is also known as a tourist town, blessed with famous sites such as the famous temple Untoan, Uwano Onsen, and Mt. Makihata. [Hisao Yamazaki] "Shiozawa Town Journal (1950, Shiozawa Town)" [Reference item] |Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
新潟県南部、南魚沼郡(みなみうおぬまぐん)にあった旧町名(塩沢町(まち))。現在は南魚沼市の南西部を占める地域。六日町(むいかまち)盆地の中心をなす織物町。旧塩沢町は1900年(明治33)町制施行。1906年吉里(よしざと)、栃窪(とちくぼ)、富美(とよみ)、中目来田(なかもくらいでん)、上島(かみしま)、大富(おおとみ)(大部分)の6村、1956年(昭和31)中之島村、1957年石打(いしうち)、上田の2村と合併。2005年(平成17)南魚沼市に編入。魚野川(うおのがわ)と登川(のぼりかわ)の合流点にあたり、旧町域の中心塩沢は、近世は魚沼八組の塩沢組の大割元(おおわりもと)(大庄屋(おおじょうや))の置かれた所で、三国街道(みくにかいどう)の宿場町として栄え、清水(しみず)峠越えの分岐点でもあった。有名な越後上布(えちごじょうふ)に端を発する塩沢織物は、近世は塩沢紬(つむぎ)にかわり、いまは塩沢結城(ゆうき)やお召にかわって手ばた生産が盛んである。JR上越線、上越新幹線、国道17号、291号、353号、関越自動車道(塩沢石打インターチェンジ)も通り、首都圏との交通の便に恵まれて、ハッカ石、石打丸山、Mt.グランビュー、セントレジャー舞子スノーリゾート、石打花岡、上越国際、シャトー塩沢などのスキー場でにぎわい、上越線沿線のスキー場のメッカになっている。『北越雪譜(せっぷ)』で有名な鈴木牧之(ぼくし)の出身地で鈴木牧之記念館があり、名刹(めいさつ)雲洞(うんとう)庵、上野(うわの)温泉、巻機(まきはた)山などの名所にも恵まれ、観光の町としても知られている。 [山崎久雄] 『『塩沢町誌』(1950・塩沢町)』 [参照項目] |出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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