Uto [city] - Uto

Japanese: 宇土[市] - うと

Kumamoto City is located in central Kumamoto Prefecture, occupying part of the Kumamoto Plain and the northern half of the Uto Peninsula. It was incorporated as a city in 1958. The central city, where the Kagoshima Main Line runs and where the Misumi Line branches off, was the castle of Konishi Yukinaga in the early modern period, a center of Christian culture, and later developed as a castle town for the Hosokawa clan. Currently, an inland industrial area has been formed along National Routes 3 and 57, and industrial shipments are growing, mainly in steel, chemicals, and food. It is also becoming a commuter town for Kumamoto City. Seaweed and shellfish farming, mandarin oranges, and melons are thriving. The Uto Yagura turret of Kumamoto Castle was relocated from Uto Castle (Tsuru Castle). Hanazono Recreation Area is located in the east. 74.30 ^km2 . Population: 37,727 (2010).

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Japanese:

熊本県中部，熊本平野の一部と宇土半島北半部を占める市。1958年市制。鹿児島本線が通じ三角(みすみ)線が分岐する中心市街は近世初頭小西行長の居城，キリシタン文化の一中心となり，のち細川氏の城下町として発達。現在は国道３・57号線沿いに内陸工業地帯が形成されており，鉄鋼・化学・食品を中心に工業出荷額が伸びている。熊本市のベッドタウン化も顕著。ノリ・貝類養殖，ミカン・メロン栽培が盛ん。熊本城の宇土櫓(やぐら)は宇土城（鶴城）から移築したもの。東部には花園レクリエーションエリアがある。74.30km²。３万7727人（2010）。

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