Watari [town] - Watari

Japanese: 亘理[町] - わたり

A town in Watari County, in the southern part of Miyagi Prefecture, in the southern part of the lower reaches of the Abukuma River. The Joban Expressway and Joban Line pass through the town. The main settlement developed as a post station on the Rikuzenhama Kaido road. Arahama is a fishing port at the mouth of the Abukuma River, and was a rice shipping port during the Edo period. Rice, strawberries, and vegetables are cultivated thrivingly in the town. The town sustained damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake. 73.60 ^km2 . 34,845 people (2010).

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Japanese:

宮城県南部，阿武隈(あぶくま)川下流南部の亘理郡の町。常磐自動車道，常磐線が通じる。主集落は陸前浜街道の宿駅として発達。荒浜は阿武隈川河口の漁港で，江戸時代は米の積出港であった。米，イチゴ，野菜の栽培が盛ん。東日本大震災で，町内において被害が発生。73.60km²。３万4845人（2010）。

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