Mobara [city] - Mobara

Japanese: 茂原[市] - もばら

A city in central Chiba Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1952. It occupies the southern part of the Kujukuri Plain, through which the Ichinomiya River runs. The city center developed as a market town in the early modern period and as a producer of Kazusa cotton. Natural gas was developed in the early Showa period, and after World War II, industrial complexes were built, with electrical equipment and chemical industries moving in, turning the city into an inland industrial city. The city is served by the Ken-O Expressway and the Sotobo Line. In the rural areas, rice is the main crop, and greenhouse gardening for vegetables and flowers is also practiced. It is home to Moharaji Temple, one of the 39 head temples of the Nichiren sect, and a habitat for the Himeharu cicada (a natural monument). The city suffered damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake. 99.92 ^km2 . Population: 93,015 (2010).
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Japanese:

千葉県中部の市。1952年市制。一宮川が貫流する九十九里平野南部を占める。中心市街は近世の市場町，上総(かずさ)木綿の産地として発達。昭和初期に天然ガスが開発され，第２次世界大戦後工業団地が造成されて，電気機器・化学工業などが進出，内陸工業都市となった。圏央道，外房線が通じる。農村部では米を主産し，野菜，花卉などの施設園芸も行われる。日蓮宗三十九本山の一つ藻原寺，ヒメハルゼミ発生地（天然記念物）がある。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。99.92km²。９万3015人（2010）。
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