Nakagawa, Nanyo

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One of 33 kannon images carved into Mount Iwabu, Nakagawa.
One of 33 kannon images carved into Mount Iwabu, Nakagawa.

Nakagawa (中川) is a town in Nanyo City, Yamagata, Japan. The two kanji characters that form the name 'nakagawa' literally mean 'inside' or 'medium size' and 'river'.

Nakagawa was the site of an quarry, and today its most important cultural property is the '33 Images of Buddha' (岩部山三十三観音, iwabuyama sanjusan kannon) carved on the south face of Mount Iwabu. These kannon images were created in the Edo period.

The Yoshida Bridge (吉田橋, yoshida hashi) was built in 1880 on the orders of the first governor of Yamagata Prefecture, and is preserved as an example of efforts to improve communications in the prefecture in its early history.

Nakagawa has one elementary school and one junior high school. Transport wise, it is served by National Route 13 and the JR East Railway Company.


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