Moriya [town] - Moriya

Japanese: 守谷[町] - もりや

A town in Kitasoma County in southern Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 45,821 (1995). Located on the north bank of the Tone River, the Kinu River flows south in the west and joins the Tone River, and the Kokai River flows along the northern border. The Kanto Railway Jōsō Line and National Route 294 run through the center of the town, as does the Joban Expressway. In the early modern period, the town flourished as a key point for river traffic, and there were many riverside merchants in Nogisaki in particular. Until the late 1950s, the town was a farming village centered on rice and vegetable cultivation, but since it is within 40 km of central Tokyo and the Jōsō Line is directly connected to JR Joban Line Toride Station, the number of commuters heading towards Tokyo has increased, leading to large-scale housing development and a continuing rise in population.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

茨城県南部，北相馬郡の町。人口4万5821(1995)。利根川北岸にあり，西部を鬼怒川が南流して利根川に合流し，北境を小貝川が流れる。中心部を関東鉄道常総線と国道294号線が通り，常磐自動車道も通じる。近世には河川交通の要所として栄え，特に野木崎（のぎさき）には多くの河岸商人がいた。昭和30年代後半ころまでは米作や野菜栽培を中心とする農村であったが，東京都心から40km圏内にあって常総線がJR常磐線取手駅に直結していることから東京方面への通勤者が増加し，大規模な住宅地開発が行われ，人口が増加し続けている。

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