Koiwai Farm - Koiwai Farm

Japanese: 小岩井農場 - こいわいのうじょう
Koiwai Farm - Koiwai Farm

This farm is located in the mid-west of Iwate Prefecture, straddling Shizukuishi Town, Iwate County, and Takizawa City. Spreading across the southern foot of Mt. Iwate, it covers an area of ​​2,600 hectares and is the largest private farm in Japan. It was founded in 1891 (Meiji 24) as a large farm-style ranch by Ono Yoshimasa of the Japanese Railway Company, Iwasaki Yataro of the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, and Inoue Masaru, Director General of the Railway Bureau, and was named Koiwai after the initials of the three men. Until 1950 (Showa 25), the farm was known as a breeding center for racehorses, but since then, the focus has been on raising dairy cows, beef cattle, sheep, turkeys, and other animals, and is particularly known for producing Holstein breeding cattle and hatching eggs for the excellent Scheber breed of eggs. Set against the backdrop of an idyllic landscape, Koiwai Farm Makibaen has a variety of facilities, including flower beds, a rest house, and a Genghis Khan restaurant, and is a popular tourist destination on the outskirts of Morioka city.

[Tadashi Kawamoto]

Koiwai Farm (Meiji period)
Shizukuishi Village, Nishiyama Village, and Takizawa Village, Iwate County, Iwate Prefecture (present-day Shizukuishi Town and Takizawa City). "Photograph Album Commemorating the Visit of the Crown Prince" (1908 (Meiji 41)) National Diet Library

Koiwai Farm (Meiji period)


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

岩手県中西部、岩手郡雫石(しずくいし)町と滝沢市にまたがる農場。岩手山南麓(なんろく)に広がり、面積2600ヘクタール、民間農場としては日本最大である。1891年(明治24)日本鉄道会社の小野義真、三菱(みつびし)財閥の岩崎弥太郎(やたろう)、鉄道庁長官井上勝(まさる)らによって大農場式牧場として創始され、三者の頭文字をとって小岩井と名づけられた。1950年(昭和25)までは競走馬の産地として知られたが、以後は乳牛、肉牛、メンヨウ、シチメンチョウなどの飼育に重点が置かれ、とくにホルスタインの種牛生産や採卵鶏として優秀なシエーバー種の孵卵(ふらん)事業で知られる。牧歌的風景を背景に花壇、レストハウス、ジンギスカン料理などの諸施設をもった小岩井農場まきば園があり、盛岡市郊外の行楽地として訪れる人々が多い。

[川本忠平]

小岩井農場(明治時代)
岩手県岩手郡雫石村・西山村・滝沢村(現在の雫石町・滝沢市)。『東宮行啓紀念写真帖』(1908年〈明治41〉)国立国会図書館所蔵">

小岩井農場(明治時代)


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