Tamagawa [Village] - Tamakawa

Japanese: 玉川[村] - たまかわ

A village in Ishikawa County in the southeastern part of Fukushima Prefecture. Population 7,593 (1995). It is located southeast of Sukagawa City, on the western slope of the Abukuma Highlands. The terrain is undulating, with forests and wilderness covering about half of the village area. The Abukuma River flows along the western edge, and there is flat land along the coast, but the frost-free period is short, and damage from early freezing and drought is not uncommon. The main industry is agriculture, with rice and tobacco cultivation at the core, but in recent years pig farming and beef cattle breeding have become popular. In 1993, Fukushima Airport, which straddles Sukagawa City, opened, and companies have been attracted to the airport-based industrial park.

Tamagawa [village]

A village in Hiki County, central Saitama Prefecture. Population 5,614 (1995). Occupying the eastern foot of the Chichibu Mountains and the western part of the Hiki Minami Hills, river terraces have formed along the Toki River, a tributary of the Arakawa River. During the Edo period, it was a tenryo and hatamoto domain, and the central settlement of Tamagawa was the site of a shogunate magistrate's camp until the Genroku period (1688-1704). It is a farming village where shiitake mushrooms are also grown. Sites for factories have been created by clearing the hills in the east, and small and medium-sized factories have set up shop there. [Chiba Tatsuya]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

福島県南東部，石川郡の村。人口7593(1995)。須賀川市の南東にあり，阿武隈高地の西斜面に位置する。起伏が多い地形で山林原野が村域の約半分を占める。西端を阿武隈川が流れ，沿岸に平地が開けるが，無霜期間が短く，早冷，干ばつによる被害も少なくない。主産業は農業で米作，葉タバコ栽培が中心であるが，近年は養豚や肉牛飼育が盛んになっている。1993年，須賀川市にまたがって福島空港が開港し，臨空港型の工業団地に企業を誘致している。

たまがわ【玉川[村]】

埼玉県中央部，比企郡の村。人口5614(1995)。秩父山地東麓と比企南丘陵西部を占め，荒川の支流都幾川沿いには河岸段丘が形成されている。江戸時代は天領と旗本領で，中心集落の玉川には元禄年間(1688‐1704)まで幕府代官の陣屋が置かれていた。畑作農村でシイタケ栽培も行われる。東部の丘陵を切り開いて工場用地がつくられ，中小の工場が進出している。【千葉立也】

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