Water drinker - Minomi

A district in the southeast of Hiroshima Prefecture, in the southern part of Fukuyama City. Formerly Mizunomi-cho. Located on the west bank of the Ashida River. There are various theories about the origin of the place name, including that Empress Jingu drank water here when she dispatched troops to Korea, or that water was offered to her. In the Edo period, the cotton weaving industry was thriving here, and even today there are many subcontracted weaving factories here. There is also a sake brewing industry. On the banks of the Ashida River is Takegahana Sports Park, which includes a municipal baseball field.

[Kitagawa Kenji]

"The History of Mizunomi Town" (1956, Mizunomi Town)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

広島県南東部、福山市南部の一地区。旧水呑町。芦田(あしだ)川西岸に位置する。地名の由来は、神功(じんぐう)皇后が朝鮮出兵の際にこの地で水を飲んだとか、水を貢がれたとか諸説がある。江戸時代、木綿織物業が盛んで、現在も下請賃織工場が多い。また酒造業もある。芦田川の河岸に市民球場を備えた竹ヶ端(たけがはな)運動公園がある。

［北川建次］

『『水呑町史』（1956・水呑町）』

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