Asahi [city] - Asahi

Japanese: 旭[市] - あさひ

Located in the northeastern part of Chiba Prefecture, facing the Pacific Ocean, the city straddles the northern part of the Kujukuri Plain and the Shimousa Plateau. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. Tokaichiba, the city center, developed from a local town in the early modern period. After the opening of the Sobu Railway (now the Sobu Main Line) in 1897, the city developed, and during World War II, a naval air base was established here. The paddy fields were a modern-era development area known as the tidal flats, with a land area of 80,000 koku, and it is a prolific producer of rice and vegetables. The coastal sandy soil is a major producer of sweet potatoes, and there are many starch factories. Since 1961, machinery, tool, and leather processing factories have been attracted to parts of the former naval air base. In July 2005, Higata Town, Katori District, Kaijo Town, and Iioka Town, Kaijo District, were incorporated into the city. The city suffered damage during the Great East Japan Earthquake. ^{130.45 km2} . 69,058 people (2010).

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Japanese:

千葉県北東部，太平洋に臨み，九十九里平野北部と下総(しもうさ)台地にまたがる市。1954年市制。中心市街の十日市場は近世の在郷町から発達。1897年の総武鉄道（現在の総武本線）開通後市街地が発展，第２次世界大戦中は海軍航空基地がおかれた。水田地は干潟八万石といわれた近世の開拓地で，米，野菜の多産地，臨海の砂地ではサツマイモ生産が盛んで，デンプン工場も多い。1961年以後旧海軍航空基地の一部に機械・がん具・皮革加工などの工場が誘致された。2005年７月香取郡干潟町，海上郡海上町，飯岡町を編入。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。130.45km²。６万9058人（2010）。

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