Mutsuzawa [town] - Mutsuzawa

Japanese: 睦沢[町] - むつざわ

A town in Chosei County in the southeastern part of Chiba Prefecture. It occupies the Mizusawa River basin in the northeastern part of the Boso Hills, and is mostly flat except for some hilly areas. Its main settlement is Kamiichiba. It mainly produces rice, but also dairy farming, floriculture, and shiitake mushrooms. It produces natural gas. The Tendai sect Myorakuji Temple has a seated statue of Dainichi Nyorai (an important cultural property). The town suffered damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake. ^{35.59 km2} . 7,340 people (2010).

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Japanese:

千葉県南東部，長生(ちょうせい)郡の町。房総丘陵北東部，瑞沢(みずさわ)川流域を占め，一部の丘陵地を除きおおむね平たんで主集落は上市場(かみいちば)。米作を中心に酪農，花卉(かき)園芸やシイタケ栽培など。天然ガスを産出。天台宗妙楽寺には大日如来座像（重要文化財）がある。東日本大震災で，町内において被害が発生。35.59km²。7340人（2010）。

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