Kawasaki [Village] - Kawasaki

Japanese: 川崎[村] - かわさき

A village in Higashiiwai County in southern Iwate Prefecture. Population 5,007 (1995). The Satetsu River, which flows in from the north, and the Senmaya River, which flows in from the east, join the Kitakami River on the western border. There are small alluvial plains along the river, and hills about 200m above sea level are widely distributed. Usuginu, the main settlement located at the confluence of the Satetsu and Senmaya rivers, once flourished as a river port for boat traffic on the Kitakami River, but fell into decline with the opening of the Ofunato Line (1925), which runs through the western part of the village. Agriculture, mainly livestock farming, tobacco cultivation, and rice cultivation, is the main industry. The section of the Kitakami River from Hiraizumi to Usuginu is a scenic spot named the Kitakami River Line, and is especially famous for the beauty of its autumn leaves.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

岩手県南部，東磐井郡の村。人口5007(1995)。北から流入する砂鉄川，東から流入する千厩（せんまや）川が西境で北上川と合流する。川沿いに小沖積地があるほかは，標高200m前後の丘陵が広く分布する。砂鉄･千厩両川の合流点に位置する主要集落の薄衣はかつて北上川舟運の河港として栄えたが，村域西部を通る大船渡線の開通(1925)でさびれた。畜産，タバコ栽培，米作などを主体とする農業が基幹産業である。北上川の平泉付近から薄衣付近までは〈北上川ライン〉と名付けられた景勝地で，特に紅葉の美しさは有名。

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