Izumizaki [village] - Izumizaki

Japanese: 泉崎[村] - いずみざき

A village in Nishishirakawa District, southwest of Fukushima Prefecture. Population 6,924 (1995). Adjacent to Shirakawa City, the Abukuma River runs through the south and the Izumi River runs through the center. The western half of the village is made up of hills including Karasu Pass, and settlements are distributed on the plateau in the eastern half. Paddy fields are developed along the Izumi River and Abukuma River, and livestock, tobacco leaves, and vegetables are cultivated. In 1896, Izumizaki Station on the Tohoku Main Line was established, and Izumizaki became the central settlement. It was previously a purely agricultural village, but the population has changed from declining to increasing due to the attraction of businesses. It has been an open area since ancient times, with many ruins and ancient tombs from the Jomon to Yayoi periods. To the east of Izumizaki Station is the Izumizaki Yokoana Kofun (history) with its vermilion murals, the Sekiwagu Ruins, thought to be the remains of an ancient Shirakawa District Office, on the north bank of the Abukuma River in the south, and the Kannonyama Cliff-carved Memorial Stupas at the footpath along the Tohoku Expressway passing through the north.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

福島県南西部，西白河郡の村。人口6924(1995)。白河市に隣接し，南端を阿武隈川，中央を泉川が東流する。村の西半は烏峠をはじめとする丘陵からなり，東半の台地に集落が分布する。泉川と阿武隈川沿いに水田が開け，畜産，葉タバコ，蔬菜の栽培も行われる。1896年東北本線の泉崎駅が設置され，泉崎が中心集落となる。従来純農村であったが，企業誘致などにより人口は減少から増加に転じた。古くから開かれた地で，縄文～弥生時代の遺跡や古墳が多く，泉崎駅東方には，朱で描かれた壁画をもつ泉崎横穴古墳(史)，南部の阿武隈川北岸には古代の白河郡衙跡とみられる関和久遺跡，北部を通る東北自動車道路沿いの踏瀬には観音山磨崖供養塔婆群がある。

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