Kamioogoe

…It is located in the center of the Abukuma Plateau, and the Makino River, a part of the Abukuma River system, flows north through the center. Kami-Ogoe, in the center, was the site of Ogoe Akimitsu's castle in the early 16th century, and was also known as a horse-producing region and had a horse market. Tobacco leaves have been produced under the name Matsukawaba since the Edo period, and in the Meiji period, the region produced leaders such as Munakata Toshiyoshi. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Kami-Oetsu" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…阿武隈高地中央部に位置し，阿武隈川水系の牧野川が中央部を北流する。中心の上大越は16世紀初頭大越顕光の居城が置かれた地で，馬産地としても知られ馬市もたった。葉タバコは江戸時代から松川葉の名で生産され，明治期には宗像利吉らの指導者を生んだ。…

※「上大越」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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