Mikawa [village] - Mikawa

Japanese: 三川[村] - みかわ

A village in Higashikanbara County, central Niigata Prefecture. Population 4,396 (1995). Located at the mouth of the Agano River, the river flows west through the center of the village. The Ban'etsu West Line and National Route 290 run along the river, and the Mikawa Interchange on the Ban'etsu Expressway is located here. Most of the village area is covered by forests. In the early modern period, it was the territory of the Aizu Domain, and even after the abolition of the domains and establishment of prefectures, it belonged to Wakamatsu Prefecture, but was incorporated into Niigata Prefecture in 1886. The former Aizu Highway ran from Suwa Pass through Araya to the Akatani Basin, and Araya and Tsunagi flourished as post towns.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

新潟県中部，東蒲原（ひがしかんばら）郡の村。人口4396(1995)。阿賀野川の谷口にあり，村の中央を阿賀野川が西流し，川沿いに磐越西線，国道290号線が通じ，磐越自動車道の三川インターチェンジがある。村域の大半を山林が占める。近世は会津藩領で，廃藩置県後も若松県に属したが，1886年新潟県に編入された。かつての会津街道は諏訪峠から新谷（あらや）を経て赤谷盆地に通じており，新谷，綱木は宿場町として栄えた。

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