Esashi [city] - Esashi

Japanese: 江刺[市] - えさし

An old city in the central south of Iwate Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1958. Iwayado, the city's center, is located in the Kitakami Basin, and buses run from Mizusawa Station on the Tohoku Main Line or Mizusawa-Esashi Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen. The Kitakami River coast produces rice, apples, and hops. The eastern slopes have long been a horse-breeding area, but now dairy farming is thriving and dairy products are produced. As companies are being attracted to the Esashi Core Industrial Park, production of Iwayado chests, which have been designated as a traditional craft, is also on the rise. In February 2006, it merged with Mizusawa City, Maesawa Town in Isawa County, Isawa Town, and Kinugawa Village to form Oshu City. 362.50 ^km2 . Population: 33,985 (2003).

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Japanese:

岩手県中南部の旧市。1958年市制。中心の岩谷堂(いわやどう)は北上盆地にあり，東北本線水沢駅または東北新幹線水沢江刺駅からバスが通じる。北上川沿岸は米，リンゴ，ホップの産地。東部の傾斜地は古くからの馬産地であったが，現在は酪農が盛んで乳製品を産する。江刺中核工業団地への企業誘致が進み，伝統工芸品に指定された岩谷堂箪笥の生産も伸びている。2006年２月，水沢市，胆沢郡前沢町，胆沢町，衣川村と合併し市制，奥州市となる。362.50km²。３万3985人（2003）。

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