Tsubame [city] - Swallow

Japanese: 燕[市] - つばめ

A city in the central part of Niigata Prefecture, in the southern part of the Echigo Plain. At the southern end, the Shinano River and the Shinshinano River flow into the city. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. From the southern end of the city to the neighboring city of Sanjo to the east, there is Tsubame-Sanjo Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen, the Sanjo-Tsubame Interchange on the Hokuriku Expressway, and the Yahiko Line and Echigo Line intersect, making it a transportation hub. The central city, where the Yahiko Line runs, was once a river port on the Shinano River, and in the mid-modern period, due to the influence of the neighboring Kanamono-cho Sanjo, it produced files, kiseru, and copperware. After World War I, the city switched to manufacturing Western-style tableware and developed into the largest production area in the country. In recent years, due to sluggish exports, industrial parks have been developed in the suburbs, including other manufacturing industries. Western-style tableware, kitchen utensils, metal products such as golf clubs, and related steel and general machinery are the main industries, and the production value of Western-style tableware for export still accounts for more than 90% of the national total. In March 2006, the towns of Bunsui and Yoshida in Nishikanbara County were incorporated, and the city hall became the former Yoshida Town Hall. Area: 110.96 ^km2 . Population: 81,876 (2010).
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Japanese:

新潟県中部，越後平野南部の市。南端で信濃川と新信濃川が分流する。1954年市制。市域南端から東隣の三条市にかけて，上越新幹線燕三条駅，北陸自動車道三条燕インターチェンジがあり，弥彦線と越後線が交差するなど交通の結節点をなす。弥彦線が通じる中心市街は古く信濃川の河港で，近世中期，隣接の金物町三条の影響でやすり，きせる，銅器を産した。第１次大戦後洋食器製造に転換して全国最大の産地に発展した。近年輸出の伸び悩みなどから他の製造業も含めて郊外に工業団地が造成された。洋食器，台所用品，ゴルフクラブなどの金属製品および関連の鉄鋼，一般機械が主要産業となっており，輸出洋食器の生産額は現在も全国の９割以上を占める。2006年３月西蒲原郡分水町，吉田町を編入し，市役所を旧吉田町役場とした。110.96km²。８万1876人（2010）。
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