Inner sun angle - Uchihisumi

...The area is made up of hills in the north and east, alluvial lowlands in the center, and Uchinada sand dunes in the southwest, with terraces developing between the hills and lowlands. Uchihisumi, located on the north shore of Kahokugata and connecting with Susaki on the south shore, flourished as a transshipment point for lake traffic and the Nanao Kaido until the opening of the Nanao Railway (now the JR Nanao Line) in 1898. Currently, the center has moved to Unoke in front of the station. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…北部と東部の丘陵地，中央の沖積低地，南西の内灘砂丘からなり，丘陵と低地の間には段丘が発達する。河北潟の北岸に位置し，南岸の須崎と結ぶ内日角（うちひすみ）は，湖上交通と七尾街道の荷の積替地として1898年の七尾鉄道(現，JR七尾線)の開通まで栄えた。現在，中心は駅前の宇野気に移動している。…

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