Kisarazu [city] - Kisarazu

Japanese: 木更津[市] - きさらづ

A city on the Tokyo Bay coast in central Chiba Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1942. It occupies the lower reaches of the Obitsu River. The central city has been a port town since the Middle Ages, and prospered due to the traffic of Kisarazu ships, which monopolized the transportation of tribute rice from Boso in the early modern period. After the establishment of the Naval Air Corps in 1936, it developed as a military city, and after World War II, a Self-Defense Force base was established here. In recent years, the development of reclaimed industrial land including Kisarazu Port has progressed, and factories producing electrical equipment, steel, etc. have been established, forming part of the Keiyo Industrial Area. The Uchibo Line, Kururi Line, Tateyama Expressway, and Ken-O Expressway pass through the city. With the progress of industrialization, Kisarazu Port was designated an important port in 1968, and in December 1997, the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line (15.1 km) was opened between the port and Kawasaki, a car-only road. There are Shosei-ji Temple, famous for Tanuki-bayashi (raccoon dog music), and the Kinreizuka Tomb. The Great East Japan Earthquake caused damage in the city. The area was 138.95 ^km2 . The population was 129,312 (2010).

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Japanese:

千葉県中部，東京湾岸の市。1942年市制。小櫃(おびつ)川下流域を占める。中心市街は中世以来の港町で，近世房総の貢米輸送を独占した木更津船の往来で繁栄。1936年の海軍航空隊設置後は軍都として発展，第２次世界大戦後は自衛隊基地がおかれている。近年木更津港を含む埋立工業地の造成が進み，電気機器，鉄鋼などの工場が立地し，京葉工業地域の一部をなす。内房線，久留里線，館山自動車道，圏央道が通じる。工業化が進んで木更津港は1968年重要港湾に指定され，1997年12月には川崎との間に自動車専用の東京湾アクアライン（15.1km）が開通した。狸囃子(たぬきばやし)の証誠寺，金鈴塚古墳がある。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。138.95km²。12万9312人（2010）。

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