Kazo [city] - Kazo

Japanese: 加須[市] - かぞ

A city in northeastern Saitama Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. It occupies the alluvial plain on the south bank of the Tone River. The former Kazo-cho area in the center developed as a post town and market town on a side road connecting the Nakasendo and Oshu Kaido. It is served by the Tobu Isesaki Line and the Tohoku Expressway. It is the number one producer of carp streamers in Japan, and kendo and judo uniforms are also local specialties. With the opening of the Tohoku Expressway in the 1970s, industrial parks were developed, and precision machinery, general machinery, and electrical machinery industries are thriving. The population has been increasing since 1990. It produces rice, wheat, and strawberries. The Fudoson statue in Fudooka is one of the three major Fudoson statues in the Kanto region. In March 2010, it merged with Kisai-cho, Kitakawabe-cho, and Otone-cho in Kitasaitama-gun. The city suffered damage during the Great East Japan Earthquake. Its area is 133.30 ^{km 2} . 115,002 people (2010).
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Japanese:

埼玉県北東部の市。1954年市制。利根川南岸の沖積平野を占める。中心の旧加須町地区は中山道と奥州街道とを結ぶ脇往還の宿場町，市場町として発達。東武伊勢崎線，東北自動車道が通じる。鯉幟(こいのぼり)の生産は全国一で，剣道着，柔道着も特産。1970年代に東北自動車道が開通したことなどから工業団地の造成が進み，精密機器，一般機器，電気機器などの工業が盛んである。1990年から人口が増加している。米，麦，イチゴを産する。不動岡にある不動尊は関東三大不動尊の一つ。2010年３月北埼玉郡騎西町，北川辺町，大利根町と合併。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。133.30km²。11万5002人（2010）。
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