Kosai [city] - Kosai

Japanese: 湖西[市] - こさい

A city on the west shore of Lake Hamana, in the southwestern tip of Shizuoka Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1972. Washizu, in the center, was the birthplace of Sakichi Toyoda, and cotton weaving industries developed there after the Meiji period. Currently, large factories for automobile parts and electrical appliances have moved in, accounting for approximately 98% of the city's manufacturing shipment value of 1,246.6 billion yen (6th in the prefecture in 2003). The Tokaido Main Line and Tenryu Hamanako Railway run through the city, and it is also a tourist base for Lake Hamana. Lake Hamana is blessed with fishery resources such as clams and black porgy, and efforts are also being made in the cultivation of kuruma shrimp and other fisheries. Mandarin oranges are also prolific. In March 2010, Arai Town, Hamana District, was incorporated into the city. ^{86.56 km2} . 60,107 people (2010). → Shirasuka

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Japanese:

静岡県南西端，浜名湖西岸の市。1972年市制。中心の鷲津は豊田佐吉の生地で，明治以後綿織工業が発達，現在は自動車部品，電器の大工場が進出し，市の製造品出荷額１兆2466億円（2003，県内６位）のうち約98％を占めている。東海道本線，天竜浜名湖鉄道が通じ，浜名湖の観光基地でもある。浜名湖はアサリ，クロダイなどの漁業資源に恵まれ，クルマエビなどの栽培漁業にも力を入れている。ミカンも多産。2010年３月浜名郡新居町を編入。86.56km²。６万107人（2010）。→白須賀

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