Chichibu [city] - Chichibu

Japanese: 秩父[市] - ちちぶ

A city in western Saitama prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1950. The central city, located in the Chichibu Basin, has long been developed as a center of sericulture. Since the Meiji era, it has been known as a production center of Chichibu meisen, a modern patterned fabric, but it has now declined, replaced by synthetic fiber fabrics for clothing. In addition, the cement industry in the Kagemori district, which uses limestone from Mt. Buko as its raw material, and the lumber industry, which has the mountainous backdrop of Okuchichibu, were thriving, but in recent years the electrical equipment industry has grown significantly. The city's manufacturing shipments amounted to 99 billion yen (2003). The city is served by the Chichibu Railway and Seibu Railway, and National Route 140 is connected to Yamanashi prefecture by the Karisaka Tunnel. It is home to one of the Thirty-Four Pilgrimage Temples of Chichibu, Chichibu Shrine, which is famous for its Chichibu Night Festival, one of Japan's three major floats, and many tourist farms for strawberries and grapes, and is blessed with tourist resources such as Mt. Mitake (Mitake Shrine), Futase Dam, and Nakatsu Valley. In April 2005, the towns of Yoshida, Otaki, and Arakawa in Chichibu County were incorporated. Area: ^{577.83 km2} . Population: 66,955 (2010).
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埼玉県西部の市。1950年市制。秩父盆地にある中心市街は古くから養蚕の中心地として発達。明治以降近代的な柄物の秩父銘仙の生産地として知られたが，現在は合成繊維の着尺地などにかわり，衰退している。また武甲山の石灰岩を原料とする影森地区のセメント工業，奥秩父の山地を背景とする製材工業が盛んであったが，近年電気機器工業の成長が著しい。市の製造品出荷額は990億円（2003）。秩父鉄道，西武鉄道が通じ，国道140号線が雁坂トンネルによって山梨県と結ばれている。秩父三十四所の札所，日本三大曳山の一つ秩父夜祭で有名な秩父神社があるほか，イチゴ，ブドウなどの観光農園が多く，三峰山（三峰神社）や二瀬ダム，中津渓谷などの観光資源にも恵まれる。2005年４月秩父郡吉田町，大滝村，荒川村を編入。577.83km²。６万6955人（2010）。
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