Mizusawa [city] - Mizusawa

Japanese: 水沢[市] - みずさわ

An old city in southern Iwate Prefecture. Established as a city in 1954. The Kitakami River flows south through the center, making it the prefecture's grain-producing region, and it produces a lot of rice, vegetables, and apples. The Tohoku Main Line, Tohoku Shinkansen, and Tohoku Expressway run through the city. The city developed as a castle town for the Rusu clan, a vassal of the Date clan, and produced Takano Choei and Goto Shinpei, and the remains of the mansion of Goto Juan, who developed the alluvial fan of the Isawa River, remain. The city produces castings and agricultural equipment, and is a specialty of Nanbu iron kettles. It is home to the ruins of Isawa Castle (historic site), Kokuishi-ji Temple, Shoho-ji Temple, Takano Choei's former home (historic site), and Mizusawa Latitude Observatory (now the Mizusawa Observatory of the National Astronomical Observatory). The city is famous for the Somin Festival at Kokuishi-ji Temple in February and the fire-breaking festival at Hidaka Shrine in April. In February 2006, Esashi City, Maesawa Town in Isawa County, Isawa Town, and Kinugawa Village were merged to form Oshu City. Area: 96.92 ^km2 . Population: 60,431 (2003).

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Japanese:

岩手県南部の旧市。1954年市制。中部を北上川が南流，県の穀倉地帯をなし，米，野菜，リンゴを多産。東北本線，東北新幹線，東北自動車道が通じる。市街は伊達氏の家臣留守氏の城下町として発達，高野長英，後藤新平を輩出，胆沢(いさわ)川扇状地を開拓した後藤寿庵の館跡も残る。鋳物，農機具を産し，南部鉄瓶を特産。胆沢(いさわ)城跡（史跡），黒石寺，正法寺，高野長英旧宅（史跡），水沢緯度観測所（現，国立天文台水沢観測センター）がある。２月の黒石寺での蘇民祭，４月の日高神社の火除祭が有名。2006年２月，江刺市，胆沢郡前沢町，胆沢町，衣川村と合併し市制，奥州市となる。96.92km²。６万431人（2003）。

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