Kuwana

Kuwana

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      city, Mie ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It is situated on the delta of the Ibi, Nagara, and Kiso rivers. Mentioned as a hamlet as early as the 10th century, it became a commercial port on Ise Bay during the Muromachi period (1338–1573). From the 16th to the 19th century, the city was controlled by several powerful families; it was one of the major post towns on the Tōkaidō (“Eastern Sea Highway”). The Kansai railway line running through the city was completed in 1899 and brought a decline in the port's activities.

      Kuwana is now the centre of the Northern Ise Industrial Zone. The city produces metal castings, textiles, machinery, and processed foods and trades seaweed and clams. It is also the tourist base for Suigo Prefectural Park. Pop. (1995) 103,044; (2000 prelim.) 108,417.

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