Meiwa [village] - Meiwa

Japanese: 明和[村] - めいわ

A village in Oura County in southeastern Gunma Prefecture. Population 11,255 (1995). It is located in lowlands on the north bank of the Tone River, bordering Tatebayashi City to the north and Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture, across the Tone River to the south. Kawamata flourished in the early modern period as a river port on the Tone River and a post town on the Nikko Kaido road, but fell into decline after the opening of the Tobu Isesaki Line. With the development of drainage works, it became a grain producing area, but because it is within 60 km of central Tokyo, it has switched to suburban agriculture, producing a lot of cucumbers, Chinese cabbage, tomatoes, etc. Cyclamens are also grown in greenhouses, and pears and grapes are also grown.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

群馬県南東部，邑楽（おうら）郡の村。人口1万1255(1995)。利根川北岸の低地にあり，北は館林市，南は利根川を隔てて埼玉県羽生市に接する。川俣は近世に利根川水運の河港，日光街道の脇往還宿場町として栄えたが，東武伊勢崎線の開通後は衰微した。排水事業の進展とともに穀倉地となったが，東京都心から60km圏内にあるため近郊型農業に転換し，キュウリ，ハクサイ，トマトなどの生産が多い。シクラメンのハウス栽培，梨やブドウの果樹栽培も行われる。

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