Sawara [city] - Sawara

Japanese: 佐原[市] - さわら

An old city in northeastern Chiba Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1951. The northern part is a low-lying marshland in the Tone River basin, and the southern part is part of the Shimousa Plateau. The surrounding area has been developed as the sacred land of Katori Shrine since ancient times, and the brewing industry, which produces sake, miso, soy sauce, etc., has been thriving since ancient times. In the early modern period, the city center flourished as a river port on the Tone River. The north bank of the Tone River is the center of Suigo Tsukuba Quasi-National Park, also known as Suigo Jyurokushima, and is also home to the Aquatic Botanical Garden and the Otone Museum. The surrounding area is famous for its crisscrossing waterways and for producing early-season rice. Groundnuts are a specialty of the plateau, and vegetables and pears are also cultivated here. The Narita Line was opened in 1898, and the Kashima Line branched off in 1970, connecting the city to southern Ibaraki Prefecture. In 1977, the Suigo Ohashi Bridge was built over the Tone River, and the Higashi-Kanto Expressway, which opened in 1986, also connects the city to Itako in Ibaraki Prefecture. It is home to Katori Shrine, the former home of Ino Tadataka (historic site), and the Jyurokushima firefly shrimp breeding grounds (natural monument). In March 2006, it merged with Omigawa-cho, Yamada-cho, and Kurimoto-cho in Katori County to become a city. It has ^{an area of 119.88 km2} and a population of 48,295 (2003).
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Japanese:

千葉県北東部の旧市。1951年市制。北部は利根川流域の低湿地，南部は下総(しもうさ)台地の一部。付近は古代から香取神宮の神領として開け，古くから酒，みそ，醤油など醸造業が盛んで，中心市街は近世には利根川水運の河港として栄えた。利根川北岸は水郷十六島と呼ばれる水郷筑波国定公園の中心地で，水生植物園，大利根博物館もある。付近は縦横に水路が通じ早場米産地として有名。台地ではラッカセイを特産し，野菜，ナシの栽培も行われる。1898年成田線が通じ，1970年鹿島線が分岐して茨城県南部と結ばれた。1977年利根川に水郷大橋がかかり，1986年開通の東関東自動車道も茨城県潮来(いたこ)へ通じる。香取神宮，伊能忠敬旧宅（史跡），十六島ホタルエビ発生地（天然記念物）がある。2006年３月，香取郡小見川町，山田町，栗源町と合併し市制，香取市となる。119.88km²。４万8295人（2003）。
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