Soja [city] - That's right

Japanese: 総社[市] - そうじゃ

A city in the southern part of Okayama Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. It occupies the Takahashi River basin in the Okayama Plain, and was the center of Kibi culture with the Bitchu Kokufu and Kokubunji temples located there. Soja, the city center, developed as a town in front of the shrine of Bitchu Soja. The Hakubi Line runs through the city, and the Kibi Line and Ibara Railway branch off from it. It was once known for its traditional Bitchu medicine sales and Azo castings, but in recent years it has become one of the prefecture's leading inland industrial areas with the establishment of a spinning and auto parts industrial complex on the left bank of the Takahashi River as an extension of the Mizushima Industrial Zone, and the influx of food industries and other industries. In addition, the Okayama Expressway opened in 1996, expanding the high-speed transportation network in four directions, further increasing its importance. In agriculture, rice and vegetables are cultivated in the plains, and Fuyu persimmons, grapes, and peaches are cultivated in the Kibi Plateau. Okayama Prefectural University opened in 1993. It is home to the Tsukuriyama Tomb, the ruins of Bitchu-Kokubun-ji Temple and the ruins of the Kokubun-Ninja Temple (all historic sites), and the Gokei River (a scenic spot) with its strange cliffs and stone pillars. In March 2005, the villages of Yamate and Kiyone in Tsukubo County were incorporated. 211.90 ^km2 . Population: 66,201 (2010).
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岡山県南部の市。1954年市制。岡山平野の高梁(たかはし)川流域を占め，備中(びっちゅう)国府，国分寺がおかれ吉備(きび)文化の中心であった。中心市街の総社は備中総社の鳥居前町として発達，伯備線が通じ，吉備線，井原鉄道が分岐。かつては伝統的な備中売薬や阿曾(あぞ)の鋳物で知られたが，高梁川左岸に水島工業地帯の延長の紡績・自動車部品工業団地ができ，さらに食品工業などの進出で近年は県下有数の内陸工業地域を形成している。また，1996年岡山自動車道供用開始で高速交通網が４方向へと延び，地位の重要性がさらに高まっている。農業では平野部で米，野菜，吉備高原での富有ガキ，ブドウ，モモの栽培が盛ん。1993年には岡山県立大学が開学。作山(つくりやま)古墳，備中国分寺跡，同国分尼寺跡（いずれも史跡），絶壁と石柱が奇観を呈する豪渓（名勝）がある。2005年３月都窪郡山手村，清音村を編入。211.90km²。６万6201人（2010）。
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