Seto [city] - Seto

Japanese: 瀬戸[市] - せと

A city in northern Aichi Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1929. It is located on the Mino-Mikawa Plateau upstream of the Yata River, and is served by the Meitetsu Seto Line and the Aichi Loop Line. It produces high-quality clay and has been known for Seto ware since the Kamakura period, and has also produced porcelain since the Bunka era. It is Japan's largest ceramics city, producing a large number of Japanese and Western tableware, insulators, and ceramic art. In recent years, the electrical equipment industry has grown to the point where it has surpassed the ceramics industry in terms of manufacturing shipment value (2003). There is a ceramics center and Jodokoji Temple, the mausoleum of Tokugawa Yoshinao. The 2005 Aichi World Expo was held here. Area: 111.40 ^km2 . Population: 132,224 (2010).
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Japanese:

愛知県北部の市。1929年市制。矢田川上流の美濃三河高原にあり，名鉄瀬戸線，愛知環状鉄道が通じる。良質の陶土を産し，鎌倉時代以降瀬戸焼で知られ，文化年間から磁器も生産した。日本最大の窯業都市で，和洋食器，碍子(がいし)，陶芸品を多産。近年は製造品出荷額では電気機器工業が窯業を超える（2003）までに成長した。陶磁器センター，徳川義直の廟所定光寺がある。2005年愛知万博が開催。111.40km²。13万2224人（2010）。
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