Ueno [city] - Ueno

Japanese: 上野[市] - うえの

Iga is an old city located in the Ueno Basin in the north-central part of Mie Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1941. The central city area was the castle town of the Todo clan during the Edo period, and still retains its neat, orderly grid-like layout. It is also famous as the birthplace of Iga-ryu ninjutsu and the birthplace of Matsuo Basho. Since the Meiji period, it has been off the main transportation network and has been a rural area, but industrialization has progressed since the opening of the Meihan National Highway in 1965. Specialties include braided cords, Iga ware, and cotton, and Iga rice and sake are also produced in abundance. The Kansai Main Line runs through the north, and the Kintetsu Iga Line runs through the city. In November 2004, it merged with Aoyama Town in Naga District, Iga Town in Ayama District, Ayama Town, Oyamada Village, and Shimagahara Village to become a city. It has an area of 195.26 ^km2 and a population of 59,417 (2003).
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Japanese:

三重県中北部，上野盆地を占める旧市。1941年市制。中心市街は江戸時代藤堂氏の城下町で，整然とした碁盤町割が残る。伊賀流忍術発祥地，松尾芭蕉の生地としても有名。明治以降幹線交通網からはずれ農村地域となっていたが，1965年名阪国道開通後に工業化が進んだ。特産に組ひも，伊賀焼，木綿があり，伊賀米，清酒の産も多い。北部に関西本線，市街には近鉄伊賀線が通じる。2004年11月名賀郡青山町，阿山郡伊賀町，阿山町，大山田村，島ヶ原村と合併し市制，伊賀市となる。195.26km²。５万9417人（2003）。
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