Toyooka [city] - Toyooka

Japanese: 豊岡[市] - とよおか

The city occupies the lower basin of the Maruyama River in northern Hyogo Prefecture, as well as the basin of its tributaries, the Ishikawa River and the Takeno River. Its northern end faces the Sea of Japan. It was incorporated as a city in 1950. The city center developed as a castle town for the Kyogoku clan in the early modern period. 70% of the city was burned down in the Kita-Tajima earthquake in 1925. It is a transportation hub where the San-in Main Line runs and the Kita-Kinki Tango Railway branches off, and Tajima Airport opened in 1994. The city is known for its traditional cultivation of Kiryu (koriyanagi) and the production of willow wicker baskets, and after World War II, this technology was applied to the manufacture of various types of bags, including fiber, leather, and vinyl, and its production volume accounts for 80% of the nation's total. The city is currently working to attract factories to the Toyooka Core Industrial Park. Tsuiyama, at the mouth of the Maruyama River, is a commercial and fishing port. It is one of the tourist centers of the San'in Kaigan National Park, with famous places such as Genbudo Cave, Mt. Hiyori, the ruins of Izushi Castle with its beautiful cherry blossoms, and habitats for Oriental white storks (a special natural treasure). In the north is Kinosaki Onsen, and in the west is Mt. Kannabe, where a ski resort is located. In April 2005, Kinosaki-cho, Takeno-cho, and Hidaka-cho in Kinosaki County, and Izushi-cho and Tando-cho in Izushi County were incorporated. 697.55 ^km2 . Population 85,592 (2010).
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Japanese:

兵庫県北部，円山(まるやま)川下流域とその支流出石川流域，竹野川流域を占める市。北端は日本海に面する。1950年市制。中心市街は近世京極氏の城下町として発達。1925年北但馬地震で市街地の70％を焼失した。山陰本線が通じ北近畿タンゴ鉄道が分岐，交通の要衝で，1994年但馬空港が開港。伝統の杞柳(きりゅう)（コリヤナギ）の栽培と柳行李の生産が盛んで，第２次大戦後はその技術を応用してファイバー，皮，ビニルなど各種のかばん製造が発展，生産量は全国の80％。豊岡中核工業団地への工場誘致を進めている。円山川河口の津居山は商・漁港。玄武洞，日和(ひより)山，桜の美しい出石城跡などの名所，コウノトリ（特別天然記念物）生息地があり，北部には城崎(きのさき)温泉，西部にはスキー場が立地する神鍋(かんなべ)山もあり，山陰海岸国立公園観光の一中心。2005年４月城崎郡城崎町，竹野町，日高町，出石郡出石町，但東町を編入。697.55km²。８万5592人（2010）。
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