Koga [city] - Koga

Japanese: 古河[市] - こが

The westernmost city in Ibaraki Prefecture, on the left bank of the Tone River and the Watarase River. It was incorporated as a city in 1950. The central city area was the base of the Koga shogunate in the Middle Ages, and in the early modern period it flourished as a castle town for the Doi clan and other clans, a post town on the Nikko Kaido road, and a key point for water transportation. The Tohoku Main Line runs through the city, and National Route 4 continues from Kuki City, Saitama Prefecture, over the Tone River Bridge. After World War II, machinery, electrical appliances, clothing, and automobile parts industries developed in place of the traditional silk-reeling industry, and Western-style bamboo and Sarushima tea are its specialties. It serves as a satellite city of the metropolitan area, and many people commute to Tokyo. In September 2005, it merged with Miwa Town and Sowa Town in Sarushima County, and the city hall became the former Sowa Town Hall. The city suffered damage during the Great East Japan Earthquake. 123.58 ^km2 . 142,995 people (2010).

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Japanese:

茨城県最西端，利根川と渡良瀬川の左岸の市。1950年市制。中心市街は中世古河公方(くぼう)の拠点，近世は土井氏などの城下町，日光街道の宿場町，水運の要衝として栄えた。東北本線が通じ，国道４号線は利根川にかかる利根川橋で埼玉県久喜市から続く。伝統の製糸業に代わり第２次大戦後機械・電気器具・衣服・自動車部品工業が発達，洋がさ，猿島(さしま)茶を特産。首都圏衛星都市の役割を果たして東京への通勤者が多い。2005年９月猿島郡三和町，総和町と合併し，市役所を旧総和町役場とした。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。123.58km²。14万2995人（2010）。

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