Great Water Town - Omutsugo

Japanese: 大水郷 - おおむつごう
Great Water Town - Omutsugo

…It borders the cities of Arao and Tamana to the southwest, and Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture to the northwest. Sekimachi, the city center, was once the Omutsu district, and in the Middle Ages it had a checkpoint called Matsukaze no Seki or Otsuyama no Seki. During the Edo period, it flourished as a post town on the road connecting Higo and Chikugo. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…南西は荒尾・玉名両市,北西は福岡県大牟田市に接する。中心市街の関町は古くは大水(おおむつ)郷の地で,中世には松風の関または大津山の関とよばれる関所があった。江戸時代には肥後と筑後を結ぶ街道の宿場町として栄えた。…

※「大水郷」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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