Otsuki [city] - Otsuki

Japanese: 大月[市] - おおつき

A city in eastern Yamanashi Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. Most of the city is occupied by the Chichibu Mountains, and the Katsura River flows east through the southern part. The city center is one of the centers of the Gunnai region, and has long produced Kai silk. The synthetic fiber industry was also active, but it is declining. In recent years, electrical equipment and general machinery industries have flourished, accounting for 67% of the city's manufactured goods shipments (2003). It produces sweet potatoes, radishes, and rice, and livestock and sericulture are thriving. It is a junction for the Chuo Main Line and Fujikyuko Railway, and the Chuo Expressway runs through it, so the number of commuters to Tokyo is increasing. There is Saruhashi Bridge and Sasago Tunnel. Sweetfish fishing in the Katsura River is famous. 280.25 ^km2 . 28,120 people (2010).
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Japanese:

山梨県東部の市。1954年市制。大部分は秩父山地によって占められ，南部を桂川が東流。中心市街は郡内地方の一中心で，古くから甲斐絹(かいき)を産し，合成繊維工業も盛んであったが，減少している。近年は電気機器，一般機器工業が盛んになり，市の製造品出荷額の67％（2003）を占めている。サツマイモ，ダイコン，米を産し，畜産，養蚕が盛ん。中央本線と富士急行の分岐点をなし，中央自動車道が通じて東京への通勤者も増加している。猿橋，笹子(ささご)トンネルがある。桂川のアユ釣は有名。280.25km²。２万8120人（2010）。
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