Niitsuru [Village] - Niitsuru

Japanese: 新鶴[村] - にいつる

A village in Onuma County, western Fukushima Prefecture. Population 4,331 (1995). Located in the southwestern part of the Aizu Basin, the plains consist of the alluvial fan of the Sagase River and the floodplain of the Tsurunuma River (Miyagawa River). Many new rice fields were developed on the plains in the early modern period, and since the end of the Meiji period, land consolidation has been promoted, making it one of the largest rice paddy areas in the prefecture. In the foothills of the southwest, mainly in the Yoneda area, ginseng is cultivated, which was introduced by the early modern lord of Aizu to promote industry. Other crops grown include vegetables, flowers, and wine grapes. In 1926, the Japanese National Railways Aizu Line (now the JR Tadami Line) was opened and Niitsuru Station was opened, and the Shinyashiki area to the east of the station is the center of the village.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

福島県西部，大沼郡の村。人口4331(1995)。会津盆地南西部に位置し，佐賀瀬川扇状地と鶴沼川(宮川)の氾濫原からなる平地がひろがる。平地は近世に開発された新田が多く，明治末期から耕地整理がすすめられて県下有数の水田地帯となっている。南西部の山麓一帯では，米田地区を中心に近世会津藩主が産業育成のために導入したヤクヨウニンジンの栽培が行われている。ほかに野菜，花卉，ワイン用ブドウも栽培されている。1926年国鉄会津線(現，JR只見線)が開通して新鶴駅が開設され，駅東側の新屋敷地区が村の中心となっている。

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