Inoyama Castle

...Population: 268,706 (1995). The city is located on the delta on the south bank of the mouth of the Yoshino River facing the Kii Channel, and developed from the castle town of Inoyama Castle, built by Hachisuka Iemasa at the end of the 16th century. It is at the junction of the so-called "northern" Yoshino River basin lowlands and the "southern" centered on the Katsuura River and the downstream lowlands of the Naka River, and is the political, economic and cultural center of the prefecture, with a thriving commercial industry. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Weishan Castle" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…人口26万8706(1995)。市街地は紀伊水道に臨む吉野川河口部南岸の三角州上に位置し，16世紀末に蜂須賀家政が築いた渭山（いのやま）城の城下町から発展した。吉野川流域低地のいわゆる〈北方（きたがた）〉と，南の勝浦川，那賀川下流低地を中心とした〈南方（みなみがた）〉との接点にあたり，県の政治，経済，文化の中心をなし，商業が盛んである。…

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