Kamaishi [city] - Kamaishi

Japanese: 釜石[市] - かまいし

A city in the eastern part of Iwate Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1937. It faces Kamaishi Bay on the Sanriku coast and developed into a town with the Kamaishi Line running through it. There is an iron deposit to the west of the city, and mining began in 1829. After the Meiji Restoration, the Meiji government took control of the mine and established a steelworks, and smelting began around 1887, which was the origin of the Kamaishi Steelworks. Since 1934, it has been managed by Nippon Steel Corporation, and since 1950, it has belonged to Fuji Steel Corporation, and since 1970, it has belonged to Nippon Steel Corporation. Since 1963, the population has decreased dramatically due to successive rationalizations of steelworks. In March 1993, mining at the Kamaishi Mine, Japan's only iron ore mine, was closed. Blessed with fishing grounds off the coast of Sanriku and a ria coast, it has become the central base of Sanriku coastal fishing, and ice and canning industries are also thriving. Sankan Island is located here, and the coast is part of the Sanriku Fukko National Park. The city is home to the Hashino Blast Furnace Ruins (historic site), the oldest western-style blast furnace still standing in Japan, the Iron History Museum, and the 1,351m-high Goyo Mountain (natural monument) in the southwest, where monkeys, deer, and serows live. The city suffered damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake. 440.34 ^km2 . 39,574 people (2010).
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Japanese:

岩手県東部の市。1937年市制。三陸海岸の釜石湾に臨み市街が発達，釜石線が通じる。市街西方に鉄鉱床があり，1829年採掘開始，維新後明治政府が鉱山を官営として製鉄所を設置，1887年ごろから製錬を行ったのが釜石製鉄所の起りである。1934年以後日本製鉄が経営，1950年以降富士製鉄，1970年以降新日本製鐵に所属。1963年以降，製鉄所の相次ぐ合理化により人口は激減した。1993年３月日本唯一の鉄鉱石鉱山だった釜石鉱山は，終掘となった。三陸沖漁場とリアス式海岸に恵まれて三陸沿岸漁業の中心基地となり，製氷，缶詰工業も盛ん。三貫島が浮かび，海岸は三陸復興国立公園に属する。日本で現存する最古の洋式高炉跡である橋野高炉跡（史跡），鉄の歴史館，南西にサル，シカ，カモシカの生息する1351mの五葉山（天然記念物）がある。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。440.34km²。３万9574人（2010）。
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