Wake [town] - Wake

Japanese: 和気[町] - わけ
Wake [town] - Wake
A town in Wake District in the southeastern part of Okayama Prefecture. Wake is located at the confluence of the Yoshii River and the Kongo River, a tributary of the Yoshii River, and the Sanyo Main Line station settlement (formerly Honjo Town) is located in the center. Wake was a post station and river port on the Sanyo Road. It once produced Hikasa paper, a type of washi paper used for Japanese umbrellas. Wake Shrine is located here. Saeki Town, Wake District, was incorporated in March 2006. 144.21 km2 . Population: 15,362 (2010).
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Japanese:
岡山県南東部,和気郡の町。吉井川と支流金剛川の合流部の和気と,山陽本線の駅前集落(旧本荘町)が中心。和気は山陽道の宿駅,河港であった。かつて和傘用和紙の日笠紙を産した。和気神社がある。2006年3月和気郡佐伯町を編入。144.21km2。1万5362人(2010)。
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