Yanai [city] - Yanai

Japanese: 柳井[市] - やない

A city in the southeastern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. It faces the Suo-Nada Sea and includes Heigun Island off the Murozu Peninsula. The city center is at the foot of Mt. Kotoishi, and was known as the storehouse of the Iwakuni Domain. It developed as a commercial town with many wealthy merchants. The Furuichi Kanaya district, which still retains the white-walled streetscape of the time, is designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings by the national government. Although it declined somewhat after the opening of the Sanyo Main Line, it is part of the Shunan Industrial Zone, and in addition to traditional industries such as textiles, such as Yanai stripes, and brewing, large machinery and chemical factories have also moved in. In recent years, cutting-edge technology companies have been established on the reclaimed land in Yanai Bay, and the electronics industry accounts for a large proportion of the area. Yanai Port is a long-standing commercial and fishing port, and there is a regular shipping route between it and Matsuyama City's Mitsuhama Port. There is the Chausuyama Tomb (historic site) and the Yoda Garyu Plum (natural monument). In February 2005, Ohata Town, Kuda County, was incorporated. ^{Area: 140.05 km2} . Population: 34,730 (2010).

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Japanese:

山口県南東部の市。1954年市制。周防灘(すおうなだ)に臨み，室津半島沖合の平郡島を含む。中心市街は琴石(こといし)山麓にあり，岩国藩の御納戸といわれ，商業町として発達し，豪商が軒を連ねた。当時の白壁の町並みを残す古市金屋地区は，国の重要伝統的建造物群保存地区に指定されている。山陽本線開通後はやや衰退したが，周南工業地帯の一部に当たり，柳井縞(じま)で代表される在来の織物や醸造などの工業のほか，機械，化学の大工場も進出した。近年は柳井湾埋立地に先端技術企業が立地し，エレクトロニクス産業が大きな比重を占める。柳井港は古くからの商港，漁港で，松山市三津浜港との間に定期航路が通じる。茶臼山古墳（史跡），余田臥竜梅（天然記念物）がある。2005年２月玖珂郡大畠町を編入。140.05km²。３万4730人（2010）。

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