Uwajima [city] - Uwajima

Japanese: 宇和島[市] - うわじま

A city in southern Ehime Prefecture facing Uwajima Bay in the Uwa Sea. It was incorporated as a city in 1921 and is the terminus of the Yosan Line and Yodo Line. The city stretches across an alluvial fan and reclaimed land from the Genroku period onwards, and developed as a castle town for the Toda and Todo clans from the Tensho era onwards, and the Date clan from the Genna period onwards, making it the centre of the Nanyo region. Mandarin orange cultivation, pearl and yellowtail farming, and fishery processing such as kamaboko are thriving here. Bullfights and ushi-oni are held at the summer festival of Warei Shrine. Home to Uwajima Castle (historic site), renovated by Todo Takatora, and Nametoko Valley. In August 2005, the towns of Mima, Yoshida and Tsushima from Kitauwa County were incorporated. ^{468.16 km2} . 84,210 people (2010). →Uwajima Domain →Related topicsUwa Sea

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Japanese:

愛媛県南部，宇和海の宇和島湾に臨む市。1921年市制。予讃線，予土線の終点。市街は扇状地から元禄以後の埋立地にまたがり，天正年間以降戸田氏，藤堂氏，元和以降伊達氏の城下町として発達，南予地方の中心をなす。ミカン栽培や真珠，ハマチ養殖，かまぼこなどの水産加工が盛ん。和霊(われい)神社の夏祭には闘牛，牛鬼が催される。藤堂高虎修築の宇和島城（史跡）や滑床(なめとこ)渓谷がある。2005年８月北宇和郡三間町，吉田町，津島町を編入。468.16km²。８万4210人（2010）。→宇和島藩
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