Imazu [town] - Imazu

Japanese: 今津[町] - いまづ

An old town in the northwest of Lake Biwa, Takashima District, Shiga Prefecture. The town's center is Imazu, a lakeside town that developed as a junction between the Wakasa Highway and boat traffic on the lake, and the Kosei Line runs through it. Rice is the main crop, along with vegetables and fruit. Aebano, on the alluvial plateau, was an army training ground from the mid-Meiji period onwards, and is now a training ground for the Self-Defense Forces. In 1993, Lake Biwa was registered as a Ramsar Convention wetland. In January 2005, it merged with Makino Town, Azumigawa Town, Takashima Town, Shinasahi Town, and Kutsuki Village in Takashima District to become a city, Takashima City. Area: ^{122.74 km2} . Population: 13,690 (2003).
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Japanese:

滋賀県高島郡，琵琶湖北西部の旧町。中心は若狭(わかさ)街道と湖上舟運の接続点として発達した湖岸の今津で，湖西線が通じる。米作を主に，野菜・果樹栽培が行われる。洪積台地の饗庭野(あえばの)は明治中期以後の陸軍演習地で，現在は自衛隊演習場。1993年に琵琶湖がラムサール条約登録湿地となる。2005年１月高島郡マキノ町，安曇川町，高島町，新旭町，朽木村と合併し市制，高島市となる。122.74km²。１万3690人（2003）。
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