Takehara [city] - Takehara

Japanese: 竹原[市] - たけはら

A city in the southern part of Hiroshima Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1958. Most of the area is mountainous, with flat land along the Kamo River and along the Seto Inland Sea coast. The central city of Takehara developed on the Kamo River alluvial plain. The Kure Line and Sanyo Expressway run through the city. During the Edo period, the salt industry was thriving and the city was known as Takehara Salt. There is a copper smelter, and sake brewing, red brick manufacturing, and shipbuilding are also carried out. Tadanoumi Town in the east has been a good port since ancient times and was also the outer port of the Miyoshi Domain. A thermal power plant is located on reclaimed land off the coast of Nagahama. The townscape, which has remained unchanged since the Edo period and is called Aki's Little Kyoto, is designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings by the national government. The sea area where finless porpoise whales migrate (a natural monument), Okuno Island, and Rai Sanyo's birthplace and former house are located here. 118.23 ^km2 . 28,644 people (2010).
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広島県南部の市。1958年市制。大半が山地で，賀茂川沿いと瀬戸内海沿岸に平地があり，中心市街の竹原は賀茂川沖積平地に発達。呉線，山陽自動車道が通じる。江戸時代塩業が盛んで，竹原塩として知られた。銅製錬所があり，酒造，赤煉瓦製造，造船も行われる。東部の忠海(ただのうみ)町は古くからの良港で，三次(みよし)藩の外港でもあった。長浜沖の埋立地には火力発電所がある。安芸の小京都とよばれる江戸時代そのままの町並みは，国の重要伝統的建造物群保存地区に指定されている。スナメリクジラ回遊海面（天然記念物），大久野(おおくの)島，頼山陽の生地でその旧宅がある。118.23km²。２万8644人（2010）。
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