Lake Kasumigaura [town] - Kasumigaura

Japanese: 霞ヶ浦[町] - かすみがうら

A former town in Niiharu District, in the central-southern part of Ibaraki Prefecture. In 1997, the village of Dejima was incorporated as a town and renamed. The town occupies a peninsula-like area jutting out into Lake Kasumigaura, and most of the town area is a plateau. In the 1960s, cultivation of land on the plateau was promoted. The town's main industries are fishing and agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, including lotus root cultivation in the surrounding area. The lake shore is included in Suigo Tsukuba Quasi-National Park, and Ayumizaki at the eastern end is known as a scenic spot. In 1987, the 1.1 km-long Kasumigaura Ohashi Bridge was opened. In March 2005, it merged with Chiyoda Town in Niiharu District to become a city, Kasumigaura City. Area: ^{70.27 km2} , population: 18,713 (2003).

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Japanese:

茨城県中南部，新治郡の旧町。1997年出島村が町制，改称。霞ヶ浦に突出した半島状の地域を占め，町域の大部分は台地。1960年代に台地上の開田が進められた。漁業や周辺のレンコン栽培などの農林水産業が基幹。湖岸は水郷筑波国定公園に含まれ，東端の歩崎は景勝地として知られる。1987年に全長1.1kmの霞ヶ浦大橋が開通。2005年３月新治郡千代田町と合併し市制，かすみがうら市となる。70.27km²，１万8713人（2003）。

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