Usami - Usami

A district in the northern part of Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Formerly Usami Village. Long ago it was part of Usami Sho. During the Edo Period it was under direct control of the shogunate, and in the Meiji Period it was part of Nirayama Prefecture and Ashigara Prefecture, and in 1876 (Meiji 9) it became part of Shizuoka Prefecture. In 1897, horse-drawn carriages began to run between Ito, and in 1898 the Zuso Railway (between Mishima and Izu Nagaoka, now the Izu Hakone Railway Sunzu Line) was built, and the number of people crossing Kameishi Pass increased. National Route 135 runs through the area, and JR Ito Line Usami Station is located here. There are also Usami Onsen, Usami Fishing Port, a beach, and the ruins of Usami Castle.

[Fumiaki Kawasaki]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

静岡県伊東市北部の一地区。旧宇佐美村。古くは宇佐美荘(しょう)に属した。江戸時代は幕府直轄地、明治になり韮山(にらやま)県、足柄(あしがら)県に属し、1876年（明治9）静岡県に属した。1897年伊東との間に馬車が通い、1898年豆相鉄道(ずそうてつどう)（三島―伊豆長岡間。現、伊豆箱根鉄道駿豆線）ができて亀石峠(かめいしとうげ)を越える人々が増加した。国道135号が通じ、JR伊東線宇佐美駅がある。また、宇佐美温泉、宇佐美漁港、海水浴場や宇佐美城跡がある。

［川崎文昭］

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