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| Location: Sgizukuishi Town, Iwate Gun |
| Largest private comprehensive farm in Japan |
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The largest privately-run comprehensive farm in Japan.
It spreads across a magnificent expanse of land overlooking Mt. Iwate.
The name "Koiwai" is an abbreviation of the initials of the farm owner, investor, and guarantor.
Dairy farming has been Koiwai Farm's core industry since 1901.
The Makibaen farm (for a fee), which is open to the public, offers a variety of attractions, including horse riding, archery, trampolines, and butter-making. They also offer rich soft-serve ice cream, cheeses that can only be purchased here. You can also take part in a guided tour to see the closed forest area.
There are 21 farm facilities that have been designated as Important Cultural
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| Location: Shiwa Town, Shiwa Gun |
| OGAL suggests a new shape for town |
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A public-private partnership (PPP) urban development project that began in 2009 and is centered on the vast town-owned land in front of the station.
Ogal Plaza, the core facility of the project, is a public-private complex consisting of Shiwa Town's Information Exchange Center (including a library), privately run direct sales stores, cafes, Izakaya restaurant-bars , clinics, cram schools, and so on..
The Ogal Project has attracted attention from all over the country, and
more than 1,000,000 people a year visit this town of about 33,000 people.
There is a grassy square in the center and also a hotel. . |
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