Choshi [city] - Choshi

Japanese: 銚子[市] - ちょうし

A city in the northeastern part of Chiba Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1933. It occupies the lowlands and plateaus on the right bank of the downstream Tone River. The central city area at the mouth of the river is centered around Choshi Port, and has developed as a fishing town and a key location for water transportation on the Tone River. The Sobu Main Line, Narita Line, and Choshi Electric Railway pass through the city, and Choshi Ohashi Bridge, completed in 1962, spans the Tone River. Choshi Port is one of the leading fishing ports in the country, and it has a large catch of pacific saury and sardines. Seafood processing and food industries such as soy sauce production, which have been traditional since the early modern period, are thriving, and these alone account for approximately 90% (2003) of the total value of manufactured goods shipped. Inubozaki and Byobugaura on the south bank belong to Suigo Tsukuba Quasi-National Park. At the southern end are Naarai Port and Togawa Port, which once flourished as Togawa Senken. The city suffered damage during the Great East Japan Earthquake. 84.19 ^km2 . 70,210 people (2010).

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Japanese:

千葉県北東部の市。1933年市制。利根川最下流の右岸の低地と台地を占める。河口部にある中心市街は銚子港を中心に利根川水運の要地，漁師町として発展。総武本線，成田線，銚子電鉄が通じ，利根川に1962年完成の銚子大橋がかかる。銚子港は全国有数の漁港で，サンマ，イワシの水揚げが多い。水産加工と近世初期からの伝統ある醤油製造などの食品工業が盛んで，これだけで製造品出荷額の約90％（2003）を占めている。犬吠(いぬぼう)埼，南岸の屏風(びょうぶ)ヶ浦は水郷筑波国定公園に属する。南端に名洗港とかつて外川(とがわ)千軒といわれて栄えた外川港がある。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。84.19km²。７万210人（2010）。

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