Odate [city] - Odate

Japanese: 大館[市] - おおだて

A city in northern Akita Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1951. It occupies the Odate Basin in the middle reaches of the Yoneshiro River and the mountainous areas in the north and east, and in 1967 incorporated the town of Hanaya. The city center developed on the terraces in the eastern part of the basin, and was a castle town and river port of the Oba clan (later the Satake clan) during the Edo period. It is a junction of the Ou Main Line and the Hanawa Line, and is connected to the Akita Expressway. There are many beautiful forests of Akita cedar in the surrounding area, and the lumber and woodworking industries are thriving, with bentwood crafts being a specialty. The basin produces a lot of rice. It was known for having Japan's largest black ore deposits, but mining ceased at the Hanaoka mine in 1973, the Shakanai mine closed in 1987, and the Matsumine and Fukazawa mines closed in March 1994. It is the home of Akita dogs (a natural monument) and Koeyoshi chickens (a natural monument). In 1993, the Shirakami Mountains in the north were registered on the World Heritage List. In June 2005, the towns of Hinai and Tashiro in Kitaakita County were incorporated. ^{913.22 km2} . 78,946 people (2010).

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Japanese:

秋田県北部の市。1951年市制。米代(よねしろ)川中流部の大館盆地と北部・東部の山地を占め，1967年花矢(はなや)町を編入。中心市街は盆地東部の段丘上に発達，江戸時代小場氏（のち佐竹氏）の城下町，河港であった。奥羽本線，花輪線の分岐点をなし，秋田自動車道が通じる。周辺に秋田杉の美林が多く，製材・木工業が盛んで曲木(まげき)細工を特産，盆地では米を多産する。日本最大の黒鉱鉱床が分布することで知られたが，花岡鉱山は1973年終掘，釈迦内鉱山は1987年閉山，松峰，深沢両鉱山は1994年３月閉山した。秋田犬（天然記念物）・声良鶏（天然記念物）飼育の本場。1993年北部の白神山地が世界遺産条約の自然遺産リストに登録された。2005年６月北秋田郡比内町，田代町を編入。913.22km²。７万8946人（2010）。

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