Iwatsuki [city] - Iwatsuki

Japanese: 岩槻[市] - いわつき

An old city in eastern Saitama Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. It occupies a plateau and alluvial lowlands through which the Ayase River and Motoarakawa River flow. The city center was the castle town of Iwatsuki Castle, which is said to have been built by Ota Dokan, and was also a post town and market town on the Nikko Onari Kaido road. The Tohoku Expressway, National Route 16 and Route 122 intersect here, and the Tobu Noda Line runs through the city. Traditional industries have been famous since the early modern period, including Iwatsuki dolls such as Hina dolls, which are the largest in the country despite being a cottage industry, and paulownia crafts (chests of drawers and shuttlecocks). Since the opening of the Tohoku Expressway in 1972, electrical equipment, metal, and general equipment industries have flourished. Rice, greenhouse gardening, and vegetable cultivation are carried out in the surrounding area. Jionji Temple in the north is a famous temple and the 12th temple of the Bandō Pilgrimage. There are many Jomon ruins, such as the Shinpukuji shell mound. In April 2005, it was incorporated into Saitama City and became Iwatsuki Ward. Area: ^{49.16 km2} . Population: 110,110 (2003).
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Japanese:

埼玉県東部の旧市。1954年市制。綾瀬川，元荒川が流れる台地と沖積低地を占める。中心市街は太田道灌築城と伝える岩槻城の城下町で，日光御成街道の宿場町，市場町でもあった。東北自動車道，国道16号線と122号線が交わり，東武野田線が通じる。伝統産業に近世以来の名産で，家内工業ながら全国一の生産額を上げるひな人形などの岩槻人形，桐細工（たんす，羽子板）がある。1972年の東北自動車道開通以来，電気機器，金属，一般機器工業が盛んとなった。周辺では米，施設園芸，野菜栽培が行われる。北部の慈恩寺は坂東第12番札所の名寺。真福寺貝塚など縄文(じょうもん)遺跡が多い。2005年４月さいたま市へ編入し，岩槻区となる。49.16km²。11万110人（2003）。
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