Iwase [village] - Iwase

Japanese: 岩瀬[村] - いわせ

A village in Iwase County, central Fukushima Prefecture. Population 6,256 (1995). Located southwest of Koriyama City. The western part is mountainous, on the eastern slope of the Ou Mountains, while the eastern part is flat along the Namegawa River, Iwane River, and Inagawa River, upstream of the Abukuma River. In addition to these rivers, the village is blessed with abundant water due to the construction of the new Asaka Canal in 1966, fertile soil, little snowfall, and a warm climate. Rice is the main agricultural production, and rice paddies account for about 40% of the village's area, making it the largest producer in the county. In recent years, it has become a specialty production area for summer/autumn cucumbers, known as Iwase cucumbers, and with the opening of the Tohoku Expressway, cucumbers are mainly shipped to the Tokyo market.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

福島県中央部，岩瀬郡の村。人口6256(1995)。郡山市の南西に位置する。西部は奥羽山脈の東斜面に属する山陵地帯であるが，東部は阿武隈川の上流滑川，岩根川，稲川に沿って平地をなす。これらの河川のほか1966年の新安積疎水の導入により水量は豊富で，肥沃な土壌，降雪量が少なく温暖な気候などの条件に恵まれ，農業生産の中心は米作で水田が村面積の約4割を占め，郡内一の生産量を有する。近年は岩瀬キュウリの名で知られる夏秋キュウリの特産地となり，東北自動車道の開通によっておもに東京市場へ出荷されている。

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