Hitachi [city] - Hitachi

Japanese: 日立[市] - ひたち

A city facing the Pacific Ocean in northeastern Ibaraki Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1939. The city center developed along with Hitachi Mine and Hitachi, Ltd., and is along National Route 6, the Joban Line, and the Joban Expressway. Hitachi Mine, discovered during the Tensho era, was originally called Akazawa Copper Mine. It developed rapidly after being purchased by Fusanosuke Kuhara in 1905 and becoming Hitachi Mine. With the establishment of Hitachi in 1920, it became one of Japan's leading mining and manufacturing cities. With the concentration of Hitachi's large factories producing electrical appliances, industrial machinery, and many other subcontracted factories, the city's manufacturing shipments reached 1.124 trillion yen (2003), and it grew into the largest industrial city in northern Kanto. In 1959, Hitachi Port was built at the mouth of the Kuji River, and it functions as a commercial port and a base for importing foreign materials. After trade liberalization in the 1960s, Hitachi Mine downsized and mining ceased in 1981. The Hitachi Furyumono is open to the public during the Kamine Shrine festival from May 3rd to 5th. In November 2004, the city was incorporated with Juoh Town in Taga County. The city sustained damage during the Great East Japan Earthquake. Area: 225.74 ^km2 . Population: 193,129 (2010).
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Japanese:

茨城県北東部，太平洋に面する市。1939年市制。中心市街は日立鉱山，日立製作所とともに発展，国道６号線，常磐線，常磐自動車道に沿う。天正年間に発見された日立鉱山はもと赤沢銅山といい，1905年久原房之助が買収し日立鉱山となってから急速に発展した。1920年日立製作所の設立により日本の代表的な鉱工業都市となった。同社の電機，産業機械などの大工場群のほか多くの下請工場が集中して市の製造品出荷額は１兆1240億円（2003）を上げ，北関東最大の工業都市に成長。1959年には久慈川河口に日立港が建設され，商港，外材輸入基地として機能している。1960年代の貿易自由化後，日立鉱山は規模を縮小し1981年終掘となった。５月３〜５日の神峰(かみね)神社祭礼には日立風流物が公開される。2004年11月多賀郡十王町を編入。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。225.74km²。19万3129人（2010）。
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