Maesawa (前沢町, Maesawa-chō) was a town located in Isawa District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Maesawa town was created on April 1, 1889, with the establishment of the municipalities system.

On April 1, 1955, Maesawa annexed the neighboring villages of Kojo, Shirayama, and a portion of the village of Seibo.

On February 20, 2006, Maesawa was merged with the cities of Esashi and Mizusawa, the town of Isawa, and the village of Koromogawa (both from Isawa District), was merged to create the city of Ōshū, and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

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