Uozu [city] - Uozu

Japanese: 魚津[市] - うおづ

A city in the northeastern part of Toyama Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1952. During the Nanboku-cho period, Matsukura Castle and other mountain castles were built around the central city area facing Toyama Bay, and it developed as a fishing port and local commercial center in the early modern period. It is still a base for North Pacific fishing, and is famous for firefly squid fishing. The Ainokaze Toyama Railway, Toyama Chiho Railway, and Hokuriku Expressway run through the city. Before World War II, there was a chemical industry, mainly carbide, but after the war, textile industries were established, and recently electrical equipment and general machinery industries have rapidly developed. It is known for the Uozu Buried Forest (a special natural monument) which is thought to have been submerged about 2000 years ago, and when natural conditions are favorable around April and May, mirages can be seen. Apple cultivation is popular on the alluvial fan of the Katakai River. 200.61 ^km2 . 44,959 people (2010).
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Japanese:

富山県北東部の市。1952年市制。富山湾に面する中心市街周辺には南北朝時代に松倉城などの山城が築かれ，近世以後漁港，地方商業の中心として発達した。現在も北洋漁業根拠地で，ホタルイカ漁も有名。あいの風とやま鉄道，富山地方鉄道，北陸自動車道が通じる。第２次世界大戦前からカーバイドを主とした化学工業があるが，戦後繊維工業が立地，最近は電気機器，一般機器工業が急速に発展している。約2000年前に水没したと考えられる魚津埋没林（特別天然記念物）で知られ，また４〜５月ごろ自然条件に恵まれると蜃気楼(しんきろう)が見られることがある。片貝川扇状地でリンゴ栽培が盛ん。200.61km²。４万4959人（2010）。
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