Soma [city] - Soma

Japanese: 相馬[市] - そうま

A city in the north of Hamadori, Fukushima Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. It faces the Pacific Ocean and is home to Matsukawaura. Nakamura, in the center, developed as a castle town for the Soma clan. It is the commercial center of the northern Soma region and is served by the Joban Line and the Joban Expressway. Harakama Port was a port of call for eastern shipping during the Edo period, but was opened as Soma Port in 1961 and designated an important port in 1974, with a large industrial complex being developed behind it. Matsukawaura cultivates seaweed and oysters and produces surf clams. Soma ware is a local specialty, and Nakamura Shrine is famous for its Nomaoi dance. The city suffered damage during the Great East Japan Earthquake. Area: 197.79 ^km2 . Population: 37,817 (2010).
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Japanese:

福島県浜通り北部の市。1954年市制。太平洋に面し，松川浦がある。中心の中村は相馬氏の城下町として発達。相馬地方北部の商業中心地で，常磐線，常磐自動車道が通じる。原釜港は江戸時代東廻海運の寄航地であったが，1961年相馬港として築港，1974年には重要港湾に指定され，その背後には大規模な工業団地が造成された。松川浦ではノリ，カキを養殖，ホッキガイを産する。特産に相馬焼があり，中村神社は野馬追(のまおい)で有名。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。197.79km²。３万7817人（2010）。
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