Samegai

Japanese: 醒井 - さめがい
Samegai

A district of Maibara City in northeastern Shiga Prefecture. Formerly known as Samegai Village. Located at the confluence of the Amano River and Nyu River, the area is an important transportation hub with the JR Tokaido Main Line, National Route 21 (Nakasendo), and Meishin Expressway running almost parallel from the north to the east and west. In the early modern period, the area flourished as a post town on the Nakasendo. The spring water at Kamo Shrine is known as Isame no Shimizu. Upstream of the Nyu River is the Prefectural Samegai Trout Farm, established in 1878 (Meiji 11).

[Seiichi Takahashi]

[Reference item] | Maibara

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

滋賀県北東部、米原市(まいばらし)の一地区。旧醒井村。天野川と丹生(にゅう)川合流点にあり、北からJR東海道本線、国道21号(中山道(なかせんどう))、名神高速道路がほぼ並行して東西に通じる交通の要地で、近世には中山道の宿場町として栄えた。加茂神社の湧水(ゆうすい)は居醒(いさめ)の清水として知られる。丹生川上流には1878年(明治11)に設立された県立醒井養鱒(ようそん)場がある。

[高橋誠一]

[参照項目] | 米原

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