Kamiichi [town] - Kamiichi

Japanese: 上市[町] - かみいち

A town in Nakaniikawa County in eastern Toyama Prefecture. It occupies the Hayatsuki River and Kamiichi River basins, and most of the area is mountainous, extending from Mt. Tateyama. The northwestern part is the Toyama Plain, and the Toyama Chiho Railway connects the main settlements on the alluvial fan of the Kamiichi River. Medicine manufacturing and spinning are carried out here, and rice cultivation is also thriving. The Nissekiji Temple stone Buddha (historic site) is located in Oiwa. 236.71 ^km2 . Population 21,965 (2010).

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Japanese:

富山県東部，中新川(なかにいかわ)郡の町。早月(はやつき)川，上市川流域を占め，大半は立山に続く山地。北西部は富山平野で，上市川扇状地上の主集落に富山地方鉄道が通じる。売薬製造，紡績が行われ，米作も盛ん。大岩に日石(にっせき)寺石仏（史跡）がある。236.71km²。２万1965人（2010）。

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