Hashimoto [city] - Hashimoto

Japanese: 橋本[市] - はしもと

A city in the northeastern part of Wakayama Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1955. The central city faces the Kinokawa River and developed as a river port and a transportation hub at the intersection of the Yamato and Koya highways. It is still a transportation hub where the Wakayama Line and the Nankai Koya Line intersect. There are tobacco factories and concrete factories, and in the rural areas, fruit cultivation such as persimmons, mandarin oranges, grapes, and pears, and poultry farming are thriving. Bamboo products such as fishing rods and walking sticks are a specialty of the city, and they account for about 90% of the national market share. Due to its good transportation access, suburban residential areas are developing and it is a satellite city of Osaka. In March 2006, Koyaguchi Town in Ito District was incorporated. 130.55 ^km2 . Population: 66,361 (2010).
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Japanese:

和歌山県北東部の市。1955年市制。中心市街は紀ノ川に臨み，河港，大和・高野両街道の交点にあたる交通要地として発達，現在も和歌山線と南海高野線が交差する交通の要衝。タバコ工場やコンクリート工場があり，農村部ではカキ，ミカン，ブドウ，ナシなどの果樹栽培，養鶏が盛ん。全国シエアの約90％をしめる釣ざお，ステッキなど竹製品が特産。交通の便がよいため近郊住宅地化が進み，大阪の衛星都市となっている。2006年３月伊都郡高野口町を編入。130.55km²。６万6361人（2010）。
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