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Fukuyama

Port and industrial centre in the southwest of Honshu island, Japan, 80 km/50 mi east of Hiroshima at the mouth of the Ashida River; population (1994 est) 377,500. There are a large iron and steel works, a shipyard, and several rubber factories. Exports include cotton textiles and rubber.

Tourist attractions include a 17th-century castle; the island of Sensujima; and the Fukuyama Rose Festival, which takes place each May and features over 280 varieties of rose. Fukuyama is traditionally known for the production of tatami (straw mats), and kasuri, a dark cloth with a mottled white pattern used for ceremonial occasions.



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