03461 ／ おおつちちょう
Iwate Prefecture 上閉伊郡Merchants of one name lie on a hill.
Maekawa Zenbei graves, Kirikiri01 ／ Maekawa documents
The Maekawa Zenbei family papers held by the Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency number about 4,700 items, dated from 1630 to 1917. The agency writes that the Maekawa were merchants to the Morioka domain, also shipped Nagasaki tawaramono, and traded as a ship granted perpetual tax exemption.
02 ／ Otsuchi Castle site
A medieval castle site of the Otsuchi clan, with four connected baileys, a high-ground enclosure to the east and a fort to the west. A 1994 dig at the second bailey, 135 m above sea level, found post-hole building and fence traces, and pottery, Kanei Tsuho coins, square nails and slag.
03 ／ Kozuchi Shrine fir
The sacred fir at Kozuchi Shrine is a Town-designated Natural Monument, and is said to be 500 years old. A stone lantern in the precincts was donated in 1748 by Maekawa Zenbei, a wealthy merchant of Otsuchi, and is a Town-designated Tangible Cultural Property.
Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.
Wide (about 6 km across)
Close (about 1.5 km across)
Shot 1974–78
Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））
Living here
Three Sanriku Railway Rias Line stations, Namiita-Kaigan, Kirikiri and Otsuchi, are in the town. Sanriku Railway's station guide says Otsuchi Station is run under contract by the Otsuchi Tourism Association and has a tourist information desk, while Kirikiri and Namiita-Kaigan are unstaffed.
−6.4% since 2015
18,301 → 11,004
24.72km² of it habitable
2024
2.4 people per household
2020
9.1 per 10,000 people
2023
These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.
Shape
North to south
20.6km
Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.
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