Black Sawajiri - Kurosawajiri

Japanese: 黒沢尻 - くろさわじり

The central city of Kitakami City in southern Iwate Prefecture. Former town name. Located on the river terraces of the Kitakami River and Waga River, it is where Kurosawajiri Fortress, known as the battlefield of the Battle of Zenkunen, was built. It was also a post station on the Oshu Kaido road, but in the Edo period, it became a transfer port at the southern end of Morioka Domain due to shipping on the Kitakami River. It flourished as a river port settlement with the establishment of a domain storehouse, the storehouse magistrate, the ship magistrate, and a ship wholesaler. It is still a key transportation location, as it is the junction of the JR Tohoku Main Line and the Kitakami Line. Nearby is Tenshochi Park lined with cherry trees, where a local performing arts festival featuring Onikenmai and Shikaodori is held every year in mid-August.

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Japanese:

岩手県南部，北上市の中心市街地。旧町名。北上川と和賀川の河岸段丘上にあり，古くは前九年の役の古戦場として知られる黒沢尻柵が築かれたところ。奥州街道の宿駅でもあったが，江戸時代には北上川舟運に伴い盛岡藩南端の積替港となった。藩倉，御蔵奉行，御船奉行，船問屋などがおかれ河港集落として栄えた。現在も JR東北本線と北上線の分岐点であり，交通の要地。近くにサクラ並木の展勝地公園があり，毎年8月中旬，鬼剣舞や鹿踊りなどの郷土芸能祭が催される。

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