Ogawa [town] - Ogawa

Japanese: 小川[町] - おがわ

A town in Hiki County, central Saitama Prefecture, on the eastern foot of the Chichibu Mountains. The main settlement in the Ogawa Basin has long been famous for producing washi paper, including hotbed paper and wrapping paper. The Prefectural Paper Industry Testing Station serves as the Ogawa Washi Learning Center to foster the tradition. In 2014, Hosokawa paper, one type of Ogawa washi, was registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage along with Sekishu-banshi and Honminoshi under the title "Washi: Japanese Handmade Paper Techniques." The town also produces fittings and timber, and is engaged in rice, dairy farming, sericulture, and vegetable cultivation. The town is served by the Hachiko Line and Tobu Railway Tojo Line. 60.36 ^km2 . Population: 32,913 (2010).

Ogawa [town]

An old town in Shimomashiki County, in the eastern part of the Yatsushiro Plain, in central Kumamoto Prefecture. The town was originally a post station on the Satsuma Kaido road, and a trading center for goods from the Gokanosho and Itsuki regions. Rice, rush grass, and vegetables are cultivated. There are small silk-reeling and food factories, and somen noodles are a specialty. The town is accessed by the Kagoshima Main Line and National Route 3. In January 2005, it merged with Misumi Town and Shiranui Town in Uto County, and Matsubashi Town and Toyono Town in Shimomashiki County to become Uki City. ^{41.69 km2} . Population 13,919 (2003).

Ogawa [town]

An old town in the northern part of Lake Kasumigaura, Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki Prefecture. The central settlement was a key location for Lake Kasumigaura water transport in the early modern period, and was bustling with the establishment of the Mito Domain's Shipping Magistrate's Office, but has declined since the Meiji period. The Kashima Railway runs through the area. It is a farming region that produces a lot of vegetables and peanuts, and is known for its grass brooms. There are also food and machinery processing factories. The Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Base is located here. In March 2006, Omitama was incorporated as a city by merging with Minosato Town, Higashiibaraki District, and Tamasato Village, Niiharu District. ^{62.98 km2} . Population 19,963 (2003).

Ogawa [town]

This is an old town in Nasu County, occupying the lowlands and hills on the west bank of the Naka River in eastern Tochigi Prefecture. The main settlement was a river port on the Naka River during the Edo period, but since the Meiji period it has fallen into decline as it has been off the railroad line. Rice cultivation, greenhouse horticulture, and dairy farming are carried out here. In October 2005, it merged with Bato Town in Nasu County to become a town, Nakagawa Town. ^{41.16 km2} . 7,246 people (2003).

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Japanese:

埼玉県中部，秩父山地東麓の比企(ひき)郡の町。小川盆地にある主集落は古来和紙の産地として有名で，温床紙，包装紙を産した。県立製紙工業試験場は伝承育成のための小川和紙学習センターとなっている。小川和紙のひとつ細川紙は，2014年〈和紙：日本の手漉和紙技術〉として石州半紙及び本美濃紙とともにユネスコ世界無形文化遺産に登録された。建具，木材も産し，米作，酪農，養蚕，野菜栽培も行う。八高線，東武鉄道東上線が通じる。60.36km²。３万2913人（2010）。

小川[町]【おがわ】

熊本県中部，八代(やつしろ)平野東部の下益城(しもましき)郡の旧町。中心はもと薩摩街道の宿駅，五家荘(ごかのしょう)や五木(いつき)地方の物資取引地であった。米，イグサ，野菜を栽培。製糸，食品の小工場があり，そうめんを特産。鹿児島本線，国道３号線が通じる。2005年１月宇土郡三角町，不知火町，下益城郡松橋町，豊野町と合併し市制，宇城市となる。41.69km²。１万3919人（2003）。

小川[町]【おがわ】

茨城県東茨城郡，霞ヶ浦北部の旧町。中心集落は近世の霞ヶ浦水運の要地で，水戸藩の運漕奉行所が置かれ活気を呈したが，明治以降衰微。鹿島鉄道が通じる。畑作地帯で，野菜，ラッカセイを多産し，草ぼうきを特産，食品，機械加工などの工場もある。航空自衛隊百里(ひゃくり)基地がある。2006年３月，東茨城郡美野里町，新治郡玉里村と合併し市制，小美玉市となる。62.98km²。１万9963人（2003）。