Kamikawasaki

Japanese: 上川崎 - かみかわさき
Kamikawasaki

…Nihonyanagi and Aburai were post towns on the Oshu Kaido road, and in the late Edo period Nihonyanagi handled upbound cargo, while Aburai handled downbound cargo. In Kamikawasaki, under the protection of the Nihonmatsu domain since the Edo period, washi paper production flourished, reaching its peak during the Taisho period. Agriculture is centered on rice, but in recent years, with the improvement of transportation conditions, there has been a shift to suburban agriculture, such as vegetable and fruit cultivation. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…二本柳,油井は奥州街道の宿場町で,江戸後期には上り荷は二本柳,下り荷は油井が受けもっていた。上川崎では江戸時代から二本松藩の保護を受けて和紙の生産が盛んで,大正期に最盛期を迎えた。農業は,米作を中心とするが,近年交通条件の整備とともに蔬菜,果樹など都市近郊型農業に移行しつつある。…

※「上川崎」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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