Honjo [city] - Honjo

Japanese: 本荘[市] - ほんじょう

An old city facing the Sea of Japan in southwestern Akita Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. The central town, located near the mouth of the Koyoshi River, developed as a castle town of the Honjo Domain during the Edo period and serves as the commercial center of the surrounding rural areas. The city produces a large amount of high-quality Honjo rice, Sasanishiki, and is involved in lumber, plywood, Honjo lacquerware, and food processing industries. The Uetsu Main Line runs through the city, and the Yuri Kogen Railway branches off here. In March 2005, it merged with the towns of Yajima, Iwaki, Yuri, Nishime, Chokai, Higashiyuri, and Ouchi in Yuri County to form Yurihonjo City. 188.31 ^km2 . Population: 45,129 (2003).

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Japanese:

秋田県南西部，日本海に臨む旧市。1954年市制。子吉川河口付近にある中心市街は，江戸時代本荘藩の城下町として発達，周辺農村地帯の商業中心をなす。良質の本荘米ササニシキを多産し，製材，ベニヤ板，本荘塗，食品加工業が行われる。羽越本線が通じ，由利高原鉄道が分岐する。2005年３月由利郡矢島町，岩城町，由利町，西目町，鳥海町，東由利町，大内町と合併し市制，由利本荘市となる。188.31km²。４万5129人（2003）。

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