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 | | Toyooka city, with a population of 50,000, was traditionally a farming town developed along the Maruyama River, which runs into the Japan Sea. |
 | | The storks became a symbol of the city and celebration of people's efforts to improve the natural environment, to bring the ecological cycle back in their life, and the renewed awareness of local mountains, forests, streams, birds, and rice paddies. |
 | | Near to Toyooka is the old city of Izushi, a traditional town with some fine old shrines and castle ruins, as well as many traditional Japanese products, especially ceramics and Izushi soba. |
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