Aino [town] - Aino

Japanese: 愛野[町] - あいの

A former town in Minamitakaki County in the southeastern part of Nagasaki Prefecture. It occupies an alluvial fan at the northern part of the Chijiwa Fault Escarpment at the base of the Shimabara Peninsula, separating the Ariake Sea from Chijiwa Bay (Tachibana Bay). The town produces rice and potatoes, and also cultivates strawberries and melons. Aino, in the center, is a key transportation point into the Shimabara Peninsula. The Aino Observatory in the south offers scenic views of Mount Unzen and Chijiwa Bay. In October 2005, it merged with Kunimi Town, Mizuho Town, Agatsuma Town, Chijiwa Town, Obama Town, and Minamikushiyama Town in Nishitakaki County to become Unzen City. 11.72 ^km2 . 4,800 people (2003).

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Japanese:

長崎県南東部，南高来(みなみたかき)郡の旧町。島原半島の基部，千々石(ちぢわ)断層崖北部の扇状地を占め，有明海と千々石湾（橘湾）を分ける。米，ジャガイモを産し，イチゴ，メロンなどの栽培も行う。中心の愛野は島原半島へ入る交通の要地。南部の愛野展望台は，雲仙岳，千々石湾を望む景勝地。2005年10月，西高来郡国見町，瑞穂町，吾妻町，千々石町，小浜町，南串山町と合併し市制，雲仙市となる。11.72km²。4800人（2003）。

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