Kitakata [city] - Kitakata

Japanese: 喜多方[市] - きたかた

The city occupies the area from the northern part of the Aizu Basin to the southern part of Mt. Iide in the west of Fukushima Prefecture, and borders Yamagata Prefecture to the north. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. The central city, which straddles both banks of the Tazuki River, developed as a market town. After the opening of the Ban'etsu West Line in 1904, production of lacquerware (Aizu lacquerware), sake, miso, soy sauce, and raw silk increased. Manufacturing of wooden clogs and furniture using Aizu giri and aluminum smelting also took place, but they have since declined. There are more than 2,600 storehouses, including zashiki storehouses, storehouses, and brick storehouses, and since being featured on television and in magazines around 1975, the city has become known as a "town of storehouse buildings and ramen." Since then, roads and shopping streets directly connecting to Urabandai and Yamagata Prefecture have been developed, and the number of tourists has increased. In January 2006, the town of Shiokawa, Yamato, Atsushiokano, and Takago villages in Yama District were incorporated into the city. The Great East Japan Earthquake caused damage in the city: 554.63 ^km2 . 52,356 people (2010).
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Japanese:

福島県西部，会津盆地北部から飯豊山(いいでさん)南部一帯を占め，北は山形県に接する市。1954年市制。田付(たづき)川の両岸にまたがる中心市街は市場町として発達。1904年の磐越西線開通後は漆器（会津塗），清酒，みそ，醤油，生糸の生産が増加した。会津ギリを用いた下駄や家具の製造，アルミニウムの製錬も行われたが衰退した。市内には座敷蔵，店蔵，レンガ蔵など2600棟以上の蔵があり，1975年ころからテレビや雑誌で紹介されたのを機に〈蔵づくりの建物とラーメンの町〉として知られるようになった。その後裏磐梯や山形県と直結する道路や商店街の整備も進んで，観光客が増加している。2006年１月耶麻郡塩川町，山都町，熱塩加納村，高郷村を編入。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。554.63km²。５万2356人（2010）。
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