Asaoka Coast - Asaoka Coast

Japanese: 浅所海岸 - あさどころかいがん

...Across the narrow strait, in the sea off Natsudomarizaki, the northernmost point, stands Oshima, 3km in circumference, with an unmanned chalk lighthouse standing on it. Tsubakiyama, near the northern end, is known as the northern limit of native camellias, and the Asadokoro Coast of Kominato, at the southeastern base, is a designated special natural monument as a winter migration site for swans. Together with Asamushi Onsen at the southwestern base of the peninsula, it is designated as the Asamushi-Natsudomari Peninsula Prefectural Natural Park. The Tohoku Main Line runs through the southern part of the peninsula, and a motorway has also been completed that circles the peninsula. ...

From Noheji Bay

… Traditionally, there were many migrant workers in the bay communities, but the number has been declining recently as they are engaged in scallop farming in the bay. The shallow coast at the southwestern end of the bay is known as a migratory spot for whooper swans (Tokuten). [Yokoyama Hiroshi]…

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "shallow coast" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…最北端の夏泊崎の海上に，狭い瀬戸をへだてて周囲3kmの大島があり，白亜の無人灯台が立つ。北端に近い椿山はヤブツバキ自生の北限地として知られ，南東基部にある小湊の浅所（あさどころ）海岸は冬季，ハクチョウの渡来地として特別天然記念物に指定されている。半島南西基部にある浅虫温泉とともに，浅虫夏泊半島県立自然公園に指定されており，南部を東北本線が通るほか，半島を一周する自動車道路も完成した。…