Kodama [town] - Kodama

Japanese: 児玉[町] - こだま

An old town in Kodama County in northwest Saitama Prefecture. It occupies the hills at the northern foot of the Chichibu Mountains. The town center was a post station on the Kamakura Kaido road in the Middle Ages, and developed as a market town in the early modern period. It is served by the Hachiko Line and the Kan'etsu Expressway. Rice and field crops are cultivated here. An industrial complex has been developed and companies have moved in. The former home of Hanawa Hokiichi (historic site) is located here. It was incorporated into Honjo City in January 2006. 52.99 ^km2 . Population: 21,675 (2003).

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Japanese:

埼玉県北西部，児玉郡の旧町。秩父山地北麓の丘陵地を占める。中心市街は中世の鎌倉街道の宿駅で，近世は市場町として発達，八高線，関越自動車道が通じる。稲作，畑作を行う。工業団地が造成され，企業が進出している。塙保己一(はなわほきいち)の旧宅（史跡）がある。2006年１月本庄市へ編入。52.99km²。２万1675人（2003）。

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