Jimokuji Temple

Japanese: 甚目寺 - じもくじ

A former town area in the northeast of Ama City, in the west of Aichi Prefecture. It is located northwest of Nagoya City. It was incorporated as a town in 1932. In 2010, it merged with Shippo-cho and Miwa-cho to form Ama City. As a farming village near Nagoya City, it has been famous for rice and vegetable production to supply Nagoya since the Edo period, and was especially famous for its Horyo Daikon (Japanese radish) that was presented to the Tokugawa family. The production of brushes, a specialty of the area, began in the 1910s and at its peak accounted for 70% of the national production. However, since the 1970s, large quantities of Chinese products have been imported, and production has dropped significantly. In recent years, it has become a residential area. Jimokuji Temple, said to have been built at the end of the 6th century, is one of the four Owari Kannon temples, and its South Great Gate, Three-Storied Pagoda, and East Gate are designated as Important Cultural Properties of Japan.

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Japanese:

愛知県西部，あま市北東部の旧町域。名古屋市の北西に位置する。1932年町制。2010年七宝町，美和町の 2町と合体してあま市となった。名古屋市の近郊農村として江戸時代から米作のほか名古屋に供給する野菜生産が盛んで，特に徳川家に献じた方領大根（ほうりょうだいこん）は有名であった。1910年代に始まった特産のはけ・ブラシ生産は，最盛期には全国生産の 70%にも達した。しかし 1970年代から中国製品が大量に輸入されて，生産量は大きく減少。近年は住宅地化が進む。6世紀末に建立されたといわれる甚目寺は尾張四観音の一つで，南大門，三重塔，東門が国の重要文化財に指定されている。

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