Minakuchi [town] - Minakuchi

Japanese: 水口[町] - みなくち

A former town in Koka County in southern Shiga Prefecture. It occupies the middle reaches of the Yasu River. Its center is Minakuchi, a post town on the Tokaido road that developed as a castle town and is the commercial center of the county. The Kibukawa River in the south runs through the Kusatsu Line and is the junction of the Shigaraki Kogen Railway and the Omi Railway. The town produces a lot of tea and is a specialty of Koka County, with kanpyo (dried gourd) as its specialty. In October 2004, it merged with the towns of Tsuchiyama, Koka, Konan, and Shigaraki in Koka County to form Koka City. 68.93 ^km2 . Population: 36,819 (2003).
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Japanese:

滋賀県南部，甲賀(こうか)郡の旧町。野洲(やす)川の中流域を占める。中心は東海道の宿場町で城下町として発達した水口で，郡の商業の中心。南部の貴生川(きぶかわ)は草津線が通じ信楽(しがらき)高原鉄道と近江(おうみ)鉄道の分岐点。茶を多産し，特産にかんぴょうがある。2004年10月甲賀郡土山町，甲賀町，甲南町，信楽町と合併し，甲賀市となる。68.93km²。３万6819人（2003）。
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