Tokiwa [village] - Tokiwa

Japanese: 常盤[村] - ときわ

A village in Minamitsugaru District, central Aomori Prefecture. Population 6,545 (1995). It is located in the southeastern part of the Tsugaru Plain, and is made up of alluvial land including the Togawa River, a tributary of the Iwaki River, and the Namioka River. The soil is fertile, and being blocked by the Ou Mountains, the village is less affected by the summer easterly winds (yamase), so rice paddies make up nearly 70% of the village area. Cultivation of apples and watermelons, poultry farming, and pig farming are also thriving, and there are poultry farms outside the village. At Tokiwa Hachiman Shrine, a naked pilgrimage with a rope offering is held every year on January 1st. [Sato Yuji]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

青森県中部，南津軽郡の村。人口6545(1995)。津軽平野南東部，岩木川支流の十川，浪岡川などの沖積地からなる。地力は豊かで，奥羽山脈にさえぎられて夏の偏東風(やませ)の影響も少ないため，水田が村域の70％近くを占める。リンゴやスイカの栽培，養鶏，養豚も盛んで，村外にも養鶏施設がある。常盤八幡神社では毎年1月1日に年縄奉納裸参りが行われる。【佐藤裕治】

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