was a town located in Nishiibaraki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 22,378 and a density of 256.75 per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area was 87.16 km<sup>2</sup>.
On October 1, 2005, Iwase, the town of Makabe and the village of Yamato (both from Makabe District) were merged to create the city of Sakuragawa.