Yukawa [village] - Yugawa

Japanese: 湯川[村] - ゆがわ

A village in Kawanuma County, northwest of Fukushima Prefecture. Population 3,642 (1995). Located in the center of the Aizu Basin, near the confluence of the Aga River (Okawa) and Nitsubashi River, the flat land is about 180m above sea level and is one of the largest rice paddy areas in the prefecture. In recent years, the number of employed people has decreased significantly, but management has been diversifying. The central settlement is Oikawa along the old Yonezawa Kaido. The JR Ban'etsu West Line runs through the village, connecting it to Aizu-Wakamatsu City to the south. Shojoji Temple in Shojo in the west is said to have been founded by Tokuichi in the early Heian period. It is one of the five Aizu Yakushi temples, and is also called "Aizu Central Yakushi" as it is located almost in the center of the Aizu Basin.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

福島県北西部，河沼郡の村。人口3642(1995)。会津盆地中央部，阿賀川(大川)と日橋（につぱし）川の合流点付近に位置し，標高180m前後の平たん地からなり，県下有数の水田地帯となっている。近年は就業者の減少が著しい一方，経営の多角化が進んでいる。中心集落は旧米沢街道沿いの笈川（おいかわ）。JR磐越西線が通り，南の会津若松市と結ばれている。西部の勝常（しようじよう）にある勝常寺は平安時代初期，徳一の開基と伝えられ，会津五薬師の一つで，会津盆地のほぼ中央にあたることから〈会津中央薬師〉とも呼ばれる。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

<<: Mr. Yukawa

>>: Eucalyptus oil - eucalyptus oil