Iwasaki [village] - Iwasaki

Japanese: 岩崎[村] - いわさき

A village in Nishitsugaru County, western Aomori Prefecture. Population 3,031 (1995). Located south of Cape Henashi, it faces the Sea of Japan. The Shirakami Mountains, which form the border with Akita Prefecture, approach the coast, and coastal terraces have developed. The forests that make up over 85% of the village area are rich in broad-leaved trees such as beech and oak. Before it became part of the Tsugaru Domain in 1603 (Keicho 8), it was part of the Akita Domain, and even today it has strong ties with Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture. In the early modern period, there was a guard post in Omagoshi near the prefectural border, which was one of the three Tsugaru checkpoints along with Nouchi and Ikarigaseki.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

青森県西部，西津軽郡の村。人口3031(1995)。艫作（へなし）崎の南にあり，日本海に面する。秋田県境をなす白神山地が海岸に迫り，海岸段丘が発達している。村域の85％以上を占める山林にはブナ，ナラなどの広葉樹が多い。1603年(慶長8)に津軽藩領となる以前は秋田藩領で，現在でも秋田県能代市とつながりが強い。県境近くの大間越（おおまごし）には近世に野内（のない），碇ヶ関（いかりがせき）と並び津軽三関に数えられる番所があった。

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