Ikarigaseki [village] - Ikarigaseki

Japanese: 碇ヶ関[村] - いかりがせき

A village in Minamitsugaru district, southern Aomori prefecture. Population 3674 (1995). Occupying the mountainous area upstream of Hirakawa, a tributary of Iwaki river, it borders Akita prefecture. Ikarigaseki, the center of the village, is written as "Ikari no Seki" in "Tsugarugunchu Myoji" written in the Tenbun era (1532-55). After the Ushu Kaido was opened as a route for alternate attendance in the early modern period, the Tsugaru feudal lord's "temporary residence" was established there, and a guard post was established there, which is one of the three Tsugaru checkpoints along with Omagoshi and Nonai. Nearly 90% of the village area is covered by forests, most of which are national forests, and agriculture only produces a small amount of rice and apples.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

青森県南部，南津軽郡の村。人口3674(1995)。岩木川支流の平川上流の山地を占め，秋田県に接する。中心の碇ヶ関は天文年間(1532‐55)に記された《津軽郡中名字》には〈瞋ノ関（いかりのせき）〉とあり，近世に参勤交代の通路として羽州街道が通じてからは津軽藩主の〈御仮屋（おかりや）〉が設けられ，大間越（おおまごし），野内（のない）とともに津軽三関の一つに数えられる番所が置かれた。村域の9割近くを山林が占め，その大部分は国有林からなり，農業は若干の米とリンゴを産するにすぎない。

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