Nirasaki [city] - Nirasaki

Japanese: 韮崎[市] - にらさき

A city in northwest Yamanashi Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. It occupies the confluence of the Kamanashi River and the Shiokawa River. During the Edo period, the city center developed as a post town where the Koshu Road and the Saku Okan branched off, and as the terminus of boat transport on the Fuji River. The rural areas were one of the centers of silkworm-raising in the prefecture, but have since declined, and mulberry fields are being converted into orchards for grapes, peaches, apples, and other fruits. With good transportation access via the Chuo Main Line and the Chuo Expressway, the general machinery, transportation equipment, electrical equipment, and metal product industries have developed rapidly, and the city's shipment value of manufactured goods is second only to Kofu City in the prefecture (2003). It is a base for climbing the Southern Alps, with Mount Houou at its western end. The city suffered damage during the Great East Japan Earthquake. 143.69 ^km2 . 32,477 people (2010).

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Japanese:

山梨県北西部の市。1954年市制。釜無(かまなし)川と塩川の合流点を占める。中心市街は江戸時代，甲州道中と佐久往還を分岐する宿場町，富士川舟運の終点として発達。農村部は，県の養蚕地帯の一中心であったが衰退し，桑園はブドウ，モモ，リンゴなどの果樹園への転換が進んでいる。中央本線，中央自動車道が通じて交通の便が良いため，一般機器，輸送用機器，電気機器，金属製品工業が急速に発展し，製造品出荷額は県内で甲府市に次いで２位（2003）を占める。南アルプスへの登山基地で，西端に鳳凰(ほうおう)山がある。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。143.69km²。３万2477人（2010）。

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