Kasumi [town] - Kasumi

Japanese: 香住[町] - かすみ

An old town in Kinosaki County in northern Hyogo Prefecture. Facing the Sea of Japan, it is on the San'in Main Line. The central settlement, Kasumi, is one of the prefecture's leading fishing bases, with a thriving seafood processing industry. There are also fishing ports such as Shibayama, Yoroi, and Amarube, where bottom trawling and squid fishing are practiced, and the town produces a large amount of Matsuba crab. It is home to Daijoji Temple, which has a large collection of paintings by Maruyama Okyo, and the Amarube iron bridge, and the coastal area, including Kasumi Beach (a scenic spot), belongs to the San'in Kaigan National Park. In April 2005, it merged with Muraoka Town and Mikata Town in Mikata County to become a town, Kami Town. It has an area of 137.20 ^km2 and a population of 14,043 (2003).

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Japanese:

兵庫県北部，城崎(きのさき)郡の旧町。日本海に面し，山陰本線が通じる。中心集落香住は県有数の漁業基地で，水産加工が盛んであり，柴山，鎧(よろい)，余部(あまるべ)などの漁港も散在，底引網，イカ釣り漁業を行い，マツバガニを多産する。円山応挙の絵を多数蔵する大乗寺，余部鉄橋があり，香住海岸（名勝）など海岸一帯は山陰海岸国立公園に属する。2005年４月美方郡村岡町，美方町と合併し町制，香美町となる。137.20km²。１万4043人（2003）。

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