thumb|Former town office of Uguisuzawa (now Uguisuzawa Branch of the Kurihara City Office) (September 2005)

was a town located in Kurihara District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

On April 1, 2005, Uguisuzawa, along with the towns of Ichihasama, Kannari, Kurikoma, Semine, Shiwahime, Takashimizu, Tsukidate and Wakayanagi, and the village of Hanayama (all from Kurihara District), were merged to create the city of Kurihara.

Geography

Uguisuzawa was located on the border between the Ōu Mountains and the Sendai plain. The Nihasama River starts here and runs through the town. The Namari River, a branch of the Nihasama also runs through Uguisuzawa.

Demographics

In October 1999, the town had an estimated population of 3,246.

The population as calculated in previous National Censuses was as follows.

  • Uguisuzawa Junior High School (closed/merged with Kurikoma Junior High School April 1, 2013)
  • Uguisuzawa Elementary School

Places of interest

  • Hosokura Mine Park
  • Film set of Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad filmed in Uguisuzawa's Hosokura district in 2007.

Notable persons from Uguisuzawa

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  • Ichiro Ichikawa, politician

References