Shibushi [town] - Shibushi

Japanese: 志布志[町] - しぶし

An old town in Soo District, eastern Kagoshima Prefecture. The main settlement facing Shibushi Bay was a port town that prospered in the early modern period through domestic and international trade, and is served by the Nichinan Line. The town's main industries are agriculture, centered on sweet potatoes and tobacco, cattle and pig livestock, and fishing, but an industrial complex has been developed and companies are moving in. Livistoa leaf products are a specialty of the town. The coast is included in the Nichinan Coast Quasi-National Park, and Birou Island is located in the bay. In January 2006, the town merged with Matsuyama Town and Ariake Town in Soo District to become a city, Shibushi City. Area: 141.59 ^km2 . Population: 18,801 (2003).

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Japanese:

鹿児島県東部，曾於(そお)郡の旧町。志布志湾に臨む主集落は近世には国内外の貿易で栄えた港町で，日南線が通じる。サツマイモ，タバコ中心の農業，牛と豚の畜産と漁業が主産業であるが，工業団地が造成され企業の進出が進む。ビロウ葉製品を特産。海岸は日南海岸国定公園に含まれ，湾内に枇榔(びろう)島がある。2006年１月，曽於郡松山町，有明町と合併し市制，志布志市となる。141.59km²。１万8801人（2003）。

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