Ishioka [city] - Ishioka

Japanese: 石岡[市] - いしおか

A city located in the Hitachi Plateau, north of Lake Kasumigaura, in central Ibaraki Prefecture. The western part is part of the Tsukuba Mountains. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. The city center was the former castle town of the Matsudaira clan, and since early modern times it has produced sake breweries, known as the Nada of Kanto, as well as soy sauce, furniture, and dairy products. It is connected by the Joban Line and National Route 6, and is close to the Chiyoda-Ishioka Interchange on the Joban Expressway. Since the 1970s, an industrial complex has been under construction. The area is a major chestnut producing region, and carp and eels are caught in Takahama, a settlement at the mouth of the lake. It was the center of ancient Hitachi culture, and the provincial capital was located here, with the remains of Kokubunji Temple and Kokubun Nunnery Temple (both designated special historic sites). In October 2005, Yasato Town, Niiharu County, was incorporated. The city suffered damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake. ^{215.53 km2} . 79,687 people (2010).

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Japanese:

茨城県中部，霞ヶ浦北部の常陸(ひたち)台地上にある市。西部は筑波山地の一角をなす。1954年市制。中心市街は松平氏の旧城下町で，近世以後関東の灘といわれた酒造をはじめ醤油，家具，乳製品などを産する。常磐線，国道６号線が通じ，常磐自動車道の千代田石岡インターチェンジに近く，1970年代から工業団地の造成が進んでいる。一帯はクリの大産地，湖口集落の高浜ではコイ，ウナギなどを漁獲。古代常陸文化の中心で，国府が置かれ，国分寺・国分尼寺跡（ともに特別史跡）がある。2005年10月新治郡八郷町を編入。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。215.53km²。７万9687人（2010）。

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