Naze [City] - Why

Japanese: 名瀬[市] - なぜ

An old city occupying the northeastern part of Amami Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1946. Since the Kagoshima Domain established a magistrate's office here, it has developed as the center of the Amami Islands (since March 2010, the Amami Archipelago). The city center is located at the back of a bay on the northwest coast, and is a trading port with direct sea routes to Okinawa, Kagoshima, and Hanshin, and is the center of transportation and shipping within the islands. One of the city's specialties is Oshima Tsumugi silk, but in recent years it has been in decline, and instead tourism development has progressed. In March 2006, it merged with Kasari Town and Sumiyou Village in Oshima County to become a city, Amami City. ^{127.52 km2} . Population: 41,922 (2003).

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Japanese:

鹿児島県奄美大島の北東部を占める旧市。1946年市制。鹿児島藩が代官所を置いて以来奄美諸島（2010年３月より奄美群島）の中心地として発達。中心市街は北西岸の湾奥にあり，沖縄，鹿児島，阪神へ直通航路が通じる貿易港で，島内交通，諸島内航路の中心。特産に大島紬(つむぎ)があるが近年は低迷，代わって観光開発が進展。2006年３月，大島郡笠利町，住用村と合併し市制，奄美市となる。127.52km²。４万1922人（2003）。

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