Otaki [town] - Otaki

Japanese: 大多喜[町] - おおたき

A town in Isumi County in southern Chiba Prefecture. Most of the land is hilly, with rice fields in the lowlands along the Isumi River. The city center developed as a castle town for the Honda and Matsudaira clans, but fell into decline after the Meiji era when it moved off the main railway line. It is connected to the outer Boso Peninsula by the Isumi Railway, and to the Tokyo Bay coast by the Kominato Railway. Iodine is produced from underground brine produced along with natural gas, which was developed in the early Showa era. Bamboo shoots, shiitake mushrooms, strawberries, and other crops are produced here. Area: 129.87 ^km2 . Population: 10,671 (2010).

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Japanese:

千葉県南部，夷隅(いすみ)郡の町。大部分は丘陵地で，夷隅川沿いの低地に水田が開ける。中心市街は本多・松平氏の城下町として発達，明治以後，幹線鉄道からはずれて衰微。いすみ鉄道で外房，小湊(こみなと)鉄道で東京湾岸と連絡。昭和初期に開発された天然ガスとともに産出する地下かん水からヨードが製造される。タケノコ，シイタケ，イチゴなどを産する。129.87km²。１万671人（2010）。

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