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Japanese: 今市[市] - いまいち

An old city in central Tochigi Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. It occupies the eastern foot of the Nikko volcanic group and the alluvial fan of the Daiya River, a tributary of the Kinu River. The city center, located in the center of the alluvial fan, developed as a post town where the Nikko, Reiheishi, and Aizu roads leading to Nikko converge, and as a market town famous for its grain market. It borders Utsunomiya City to the northwest, and is served by the Nikko Line and the Tobu Nikko Line. It is one of the prefecture's leading timber distribution centers, and although lumber and woodworking were the main industries, electronics, chemicals, precision machinery, and other industries are expanding. A specialty product is incense made from the abundant cedar leaves. In rural areas, rice is the main crop, but the cultivation of tomatoes, cucumbers, and other crops in vinyl greenhouses is rapidly increasing. Along the old road to Nikko, there are over 13,000 Nikko cedar trees (special historic site/special natural monument). In March 2006, Ashio Town in Kamitsuga County, Fujiwara Town in Shioya County, and Kuriyama Village were incorporated into Nikko City. Area: 242.56 ^km2 . Population: 63,380 (2003).
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Japanese:

栃木県中部の旧市。1954年市制。日光火山群の東麓と鬼怒(きぬ)川の支流大谷(だいや)川の扇状地を占める。扇央にある中心市街は日光に通じる日光・例幣使・会津の諸街道が集中する宿場町，穀市で有名な市場町として発展。宇都宮市の北西に接し，日光線，東武日光線が通じる。県下有数の木材集散地で，製材・木工業が中心であったが，電子，化学，精密機械などの工業が伸びている。特産品に豊富な杉葉を原料とした線香がある。農村部では米作を中心とするが，ビニルハウスによるトマト，キュウリなどの栽培が急速に増加している。旧街道沿いには日光にかけて日光杉並木（特別史跡・特別天然記念物）約１万3000本余がある。2006年３月上都賀郡足尾町，塩谷郡藤原町，栗山村と日光市へ編入。242.56km²。６万3380人（2003）。
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