Jimokuji [town] - Jimokuji

Japanese: 甚目寺[町] - じもくじ

A former town in Ama County, western Aichi Prefecture. Located in the center of the Nobi Plain and bordering the west of Nagoya City, the town is a thriving industrial area with factories that process automobiles, electrical appliances, and synthetic resins. Rice is grown here, and the town is known for its Hōryō daikon radishes. The town is served by the Meitetsu Tsushima Line and the Tomei-Osaka Expressway, and Jimokuji Temple, a Shingon Buddhist temple founded in the Nara period and rebuilt in the Kamakura period, is known as one of the four Kannon temples of Owari. In March 2010, the town merged with Shippo Town and Miwa Town in Ama County to become a city, forming Ama City. Area: 9.34 ^km2 . Population: 38,563 (2005).

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Japanese:

愛知県西部，海部(あま)郡の旧町。濃尾平野の中部にあり，名古屋市の西に接する，自動車，電器，合成樹脂加工などの工場があり，工業が盛ん。米作を行い，方領ダイコンを特産。名鉄津島線，東名阪自動車道が通じ，奈良時代の創建で，鎌倉期に再建された真言宗の甚目寺は尾張四観音の一つとして知られる。2010年３月海部郡七宝町，美和町と合併して市制施行，あま市となる。9.34km²。３万8563人（2005）。

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