Oyabe [city] - Oyabe

Japanese: 小矢部[市] - おやべ

A city in the western part of Toyama Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1962. It occupies the western part of the Tonami Plain upstream of the Oyabe River. Isurugi, in the center, developed as a post town on the Hokuriku Kaido and a river port on the Oyabe River. The Ainokaze Toyama Railway and the Hokuriku Expressway run through the city, and in 1992 the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway branched off from the city near the border with Tonami City, and was opened to the neighboring town of Fukumitsu (now Nanto City) to the south. The city produces mainly rice, but also engages in forestry, spinning, rubber, chemicals, papermaking, and ceramics. Tsuzawa in the south was the rice shipping port for the Tonami Plain. It is home to Kurikara Pass. It is also known as the "town of fairy tale architecture," with many public facilities such as schools and community centers modeled after famous buildings around the world, such as Nikolai Cathedral and Tokyo Station. The area is 134.07 km ² . 32,067 people (2010).

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Japanese:

富山県西部の市。1962年市制。小矢部川上流の砺波(となみ)平野西部を占める。中心の石動(いするぎ)は北陸街道の宿場町，小矢部川の河港として発達。あいの風とやま鉄道，北陸自動車道が通じ，砺波市との境付近で1992年東海北陸自動車道が分岐して，南隣の福光町（現・南砺市）まで開通した。米を主産，林業も営み，紡織，ゴム，化学，製紙，窯業なども行われる。南部の津沢は砺波平野の米積出港であった。倶利伽羅(くりから)峠がある。また〈メルヘン建築の町〉として知られ，ニコライ堂，東京駅など，世界の有名な建物をモデルにした学校，公民館などの公共施設が多い。134.07km²。３万2067人（2010）。

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