Katsuta

Japanese: 勝田 - かつた

The area is located in the northeastern part of Okayama Prefecture, in the northern part of Mimasaka City. It is located in the hills on the southern slope of the Chugoku Mountains. It was incorporated as a town in 1940. In 1955, it was merged with Kajinami Village. In 2005, it was merged with Ohara Town, Higashiawakura Village, Mimasaka Town, Sakuto Town, and Eida Town to form Mimasaka City. It is a long and narrow area from north to south along the valley of the Kajinami River, a tributary of the Yoshii River, and is mostly mountainous. The origin of the place name is said to be the land "Kachibeta" cultivated by Korean immigrants "Katsube", and it was called Kajinami-no-sho from the Middle Ages to the early modern period. The Touninsai festival at Kajinami Shrine is famous. Agriculture and forestry are the main industries, and the area produces tobacco, timber, and Mitsumata. There is Kuga Dam, which is a source of agricultural water for the development of the Mimasaka Plateau. The northern part belongs to Hyonosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park.

Katsuta

An area overlooking the Naka River in Hitachinaka City, eastern Ibaraki Prefecture. Former city name. In 1994, it merged with Nakaminato City to form Hitachinaka City. It developed after an electrical machinery and weapons factory was built in 1940. It produces a lot of electrical equipment such as vehicles, elevators, electric meters, and tape recorders. In 1986, it was designated an urban development area along with Mito City to the south. It also has a strong residential feel to it, close to Mito. Wheat, sweet potatoes, and other crops are produced in the rural areas. There is a Self-Defense Forces garrison here. The Madori Haniwa Manufacture Site and Torazuka Kofun Tomb are both historic sites. The JR Joban Line, Ibaraki Kotsu Minato Line, and National Route 6 pass through the area.

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Japanese:

岡山県北東部，美作市北部の旧町域。中国山地南斜面の丘陵地にある。1940年町制。1955年梶並村と合体。2005年大原町，東粟倉村，美作町，作東町，英田町と合体して美作市となった。吉井川の支流梶並川の谷に沿って南北に細長く，ほとんどが山地で占められる。朝鮮からの渡来人「勝部」の開墾した土地「かちべた」が地名の起源といわれ，中世から近世にかけては梶並の荘と呼ばれた。梶並神社の当人祭（とうにんさい）は有名。農林業が主で，タバコ，木材，ミツマタなどを産する。久賀ダムがあり，美作台地の開発のための農業用水源となっている。北部は氷ノ山後山那岐山国定公園に属する。

勝田
かつた

茨城県東部，ひたちなか市の那珂川にのぞむ地域。旧市名。 1994年那珂湊市と合体して，ひたちなか市となった。 1940年電機・兵器工場が建設されてから発展。車両，エレベータ，電気計器，テープレコーダなど電気機器の生産が多い。 61年南部の水戸市とともに都市開発地域に指定された。水戸の近郊住宅都市的色彩も強い。農村部ではムギ，サツマイモなどを産する。自衛隊駐屯地がある。馬渡埴輪製作遺跡，虎塚古墳はともに史跡。 JR常磐線，茨城交通湊線，国道6号線が通る。

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