Nabari [city] - Nabari

Japanese: 名張[市] - なばり

A city in central Mie prefecture bordering Nara prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. Its central town is in the southwest of the Ueno Basin, and is served by the Kintetsu Osaka Line. In ancient times, it was a key transportation point entering Yamato from the eastern provinces, a post town on the route to Ise Shrine, and in early modern times it was a castle town of the Nabari Todo clan of the Tsu domain. It is a commercial center for the region, and with large-scale housing development in areas such as Kikyogaoka, it is rapidly becoming a commuter town for Osaka. The Kintetsu Osaka Line passes through the city. In the south are Akame 48 Waterfalls and Kochidani. Area: 129.77 ^km2 . Population: 80,284 (2010).

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Japanese:

三重県中部，奈良県に接する市。1954年市制。上野盆地南西部に中心市街があり，近鉄大阪線が通じる。古くは東国から大和に入る交通の要地，伊勢参宮の街道筋の宿場町，近世は津藩名張藤堂氏の城下町であった。地方商業の中心で，桔梗が丘など大規模な宅地開発が進み，大阪のベッドタウン化が著しい。近鉄大阪線が通じる。南部には赤目四十八滝，香落渓(こおちだに)がある。129.77km²。８万284人（2010）。

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