Otawara [city] - Otawara

Japanese: 大田原[市] - おおたわら

A city in the northeastern part of Tochigi Prefecture, occupying part of Nasunohara. The Naka River runs through the eastern part. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. The city center is located in a spring water zone at the end of the Nasu alluvial fan, and developed as a castle town of the Otawara clan and a post town on the Oshu Kaido road. With the opening of the Higashino Railway in 1916, it became the center of the north of the prefecture, and local government offices moved in. The Higashino Railway was abolished in 1968, and a bus service is available from Nishinasuno on the Tohoku Main Line. Despite the inconvenience of transportation, the city has attracted businesses to the industrial park, and electrical equipment, chemicals, and other industries have flourished. Local industries include brewing, food, and lumber. Rural areas are covered with large rice paddies, and chili peppers for export are also widely cultivated. In October 2005, Kurobane Town and Yutsugami Village in Nasu County were incorporated. The city suffered damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake. 354.36 ^{km 2} . 77,729 people (2010).

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Japanese:

栃木県北東部，那須野原の一部を占める市。東部を那珂川が貫流する。1954年市制。中心市街は那須扇状地の扇端部の湧水帯にあり，大田原氏の城下町，奥州街道の宿場町として発達。1916年東野鉄道の開通とともに県北の中心地となり，官公庁の出先機関が進出した。東野鉄道は1968年廃止となり，東北本線西那須野からバスが通じる。交通の不便さにもかかわらず，工業団地への企業誘致が進み，電気機器，化学などの工業が盛んとなった。地場産業としては醸造・食品・製材工業が行われる。農村部は水田が広く，輸出用トウガラシの栽培も盛んである。2005年10月那須郡黒羽町，湯津上村を編入。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。354.36km²。７万7729人（2010）。

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