Ohkawa Kumiko Background

Ohkawa Kumiko Series 3

 
City of Ohkawa is a town in the southern part of Fukuoka prefecture, located at the mouth of the Chikugo river where it runs into the Ariake sea. There is a forest area in the upper of the Chikugo river, and timbers have been carried to the lower area by rafts for a long time. Ohkawa, facing the Ariake sea, has prospered as a port town for about 500 years, and timber business flourished. So, there were good ship carpenters settled in Ohkawa, and....