Sano [city] - Sano

Japanese: 佐野[市] - さの

It is located in the southwest of Tochigi Prefecture, on the north bank of the Watarase River, and occupies the southern foot of the Ashio Mountains. It was incorporated as a city in 1943. It borders Ashikaga City to the east, and the Watarase River is the border with Tatebayashi City in Gunma Prefecture. The city center was called Tenmyo-juku during the Edo period, and flourished as a post town on the Nikko Reibeishi Kaido road. It is now a transportation hub where the Ryomo Line and the Tobu Sano Line intersect. The Tohoku Expressway and the Kita-Kanto Expressway pass through the city. Inubuse in the northeast was also a former post town. It has long been famous as a production area for castings such as Tenmei kettles, and crepe paper, and traditional industries such as dolls, carp streamers, tiles, and lacquerware are also carried out. After World War II, the sewing industry developed rapidly, and now large factories for women's and children's clothing, precision machinery, plastics, transportation machinery, etc. have moved into the city. The northern Kuzu area has limestone layers (Nabeyama Formation), where limestone and dolomite are mined, and there are large cement and dolomite factories. It is also home to Sano Yakuyoke Daishi, one of the three great temples in the Kanto region. In February 2005, Tanuma Town and Kuzu Town in Aso County were incorporated. The city suffered damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake. ^{356.04 km2} . 121,249 people (2010).
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栃木県南西部，渡良瀬川北岸にあり，足尾山地の南麓を占める市。1943年市制。足利市の東に接し，渡良瀬川を境に群馬県館林市と接する。中心市街は江戸時代，天明(てんみょう)宿と呼ばれ，日光例幣使街道の宿場町として栄えた。現在は両毛線と東武佐野線が交差する交通要地。東北自動車道，北関東自動車道が通じる。北東部の犬伏も旧宿場町。古くから天明釜などの鋳物，縮の産地として有名で，人形，鯉幟(こいのぼり)，瓦，漆器など在来工業も行われる。第２次大戦後は急激に縫製業が発展し，現在は婦人・子ども服縫製業のほか，精密機械，プラスチック，輸送用機械などの大規模工場が進出している。北部の葛生地区には石灰岩層（鍋山層）があり，石灰石，ドロマイトが採掘され，大規模なセメント工場，ドロマイト工場が立地する。関東三大師の一つ，佐野厄除大師がある。2005年２月安蘇郡田沼町，葛生町を編入。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。356.04km²。12万1249人（2010）。
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