Ueno-juku

...A town in Aki County, central Mie Prefecture. Population 16,548 (1995). Bordering Suzuka City to the north and Tsu City to the south, it faces Ise Bay to the east. The northwest is a hilly area about 50m above sea level, with settlements and cultivated land scattered in the valleys, and the southeast is a plain along the coast of Ise Bay, with the Ise Railway Line, Kintetsu Nagoya Line, and National Route 23 running parallel to it. Ueno, the central settlement, developed as a post town as pilgrimages to Ise Shrine became more popular during the Muromachi period, and in the Edo period, it was home to a headquarters, wholesaler, and official courier for the Kishu Domain. The main industries are agriculture and fishing, and the main agricultural products are rice, vegetables, and fruit, with Kawage mandarin oranges and Kuroda cabbage being particularly famous.

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…三重県中央部，安芸（あげ）郡の町。人口1万6548(1995)。北は鈴鹿市，南は津市に隣接し，東は伊勢湾に面する。北西部は標高50m前後の小丘陵地で，谷間に集落と耕地が散在し，南東部には伊勢湾沿岸平野が開け，伊勢鉄道線，近鉄名古屋線，国道23号線が並走している。中心集落の上野は室町時代に伊勢参宮が活発になるにつれて宿場として発展し，江戸時代には本陣，問屋，紀州藩の御用飛脚などが置かれた。基幹産業は農漁業で，農業は米，野菜，果実を主産物とし，特に河芸ミカン，黒田キャベツは有名。…

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