Shijonawate [city] - Shijonawate

Japanese: 四条畷[市] - しじょうなわて

A city in the northeastern part of Osaka Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1970. Its population was 53,763 (1995). The city area is made up of the Ikoma Mountains in the east and alluvial lowlands in the west. It has a long history, and Jomon period relics have been discovered at the Okayama ruins at the foot of the mountains. In the past, settlements were distributed along the Higashi-Takano Highway and the Kiyotaki Highway, which connected Yamato and Kawachi from east to west. Rice was the main agricultural crop from the foot of the mountains to the alluvial lowlands, and the lowlands were known as a water town. Flour milling was carried out on the foothills using waterwheels. In 1895, the Naniwa Railway Company began operating a railway line (currently the JR Katamachi Line) connecting Katamachi and Shijonawate in Osaka City, and after World War II, small factories manufacturing wire mesh, ball bearings, bolts, nuts, etc. moved along the line.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

大阪府北東部の市。1970年市制。人口5万3763(1995)。市域は東部が生駒山地，西部が沖積低地からなる。歴史は古く，山麓部の岡山遺跡からは縄文時代の遺物が発見されている。かつて集落は東高野街道や，大和と河内を東西に結ぶ清滝街道に沿って分布していた。山麓から沖積低地にかけて米作中心の農業が営まれ，低地部では水郷景観がみられた。山麓斜面では水車を利用して製粉などが行われた。1895年浪速鉄道会社が大阪市の片町と四条畷を結ぶ鉄道(現，JR片町線)の営業を開始し，第2次大戦後，沿線に金網，ボールベアリング，ボルト，ナット製造などの小零細な工場が進出した。

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