Aki [city] - Aki

Japanese: 安芸[市] - あき

A city facing Tosa Bay in eastern Kochi Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. The main urban area developed on the sand dunes on the right bank of the Aki River estuary, and National Route 55 runs through it. The coastal plains are the center of the Aki horticultural region, where forced cultivation of cucumbers, peppers, eggplants, and other crops is popular, and the city is shipped to the Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe regions. The upper reaches of the Ioki River in the north are national forest areas that produce an abundance of timber. Uchinohara ware is a specialty of the city. 317.21 ^km2 . Population: 19,547 (2010).

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Japanese:

高知県東部，土佐湾に面する市。1954年市制。主要市街地は安芸川河口右岸の砂丘上に発達，国道55号線が通じる。海岸の平地ではキュウリ，ピーマン，ナスなどの促成栽培が盛んで，安芸園芸地帯の中心をなし，京阪神へ出荷。北部の伊尾木川上流は国有林地域で，豊富な用材を産する。内野原焼を特産。317.21km²。１万9547人（2010）。

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