Sakuragawa [Village] - Sakuragawa

Japanese: 桜川[村] - さくらがわ

A village in Inashiki County, southern Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 7,871 (1995). Located on the southern shore of Lake Kasumigaura, the village area extends from the lowlands along the lake to the eastern end of the Tsukuba Inashiki Plateau. Ukishima in the east was an island floating in Lake Kasumigaura until the Meiji period, and was even mentioned in a poem by Ki no Tsurayuki, but it became part of the lake due to land reclamation after the Taisho period. In the past, it was an early-season rice producing area and rice cultivation was the main industry, but in recent years vegetable production has increased. Lotus root is also produced in large quantities, and the area is known as a specialty product. The lake shore is included in Suigo Tsukuba Quasi-National Park, and there are many historical sites and scenic spots, such as Ukishima, the ruins of Jinguji Castle, where Kitabatake Chikafusa was based during the Nanboku-cho period, and Jinguji, a famous Tendai sect temple.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

茨城県南部，稲敷郡の村。人口7871(1995)。霞ヶ浦南岸にあり，村域は霞ヶ浦沿岸の低地から筑波稲敷台地の東端にかけて広がる。東部の浮島は明治期までは霞ヶ浦に浮かぶ島で，古くは紀貫之の歌にも詠まれたが，大正期以降の干拓で地続きとなった。かつては早場米地帯で米作が中心であったが，近年は野菜の生産がふえている。れんこんの生産も多く，特産地として知られる。湖岸は水郷筑波国定公園に含まれ，浮島，南北朝期に北畠親房の拠った神宮寺城跡，天台宗の名刹神宮寺など史跡･名勝も多い。

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