Urashima (Kyoto) - Urashima

Japanese: 浦島(京都) - うらしま
Urashima (Kyoto) - Urashima

…Most of the town area is occupied by the Ikari Plateau, but there are also rice fields in Honjo along the Tsutsu River. The coastline is lined with fishing ports, Ine, Arai, Tomari, Urashima, and Honjo, and Ine in particular has been a good fishing spot for yellowtail since the Edo period, and is a famous product of the fish known as Tango yellowtail. In recent years, the textile industry has been introduced, but the population is declining. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Urashima (Kyoto)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…町域の大部分は碇高原が占めるが,筒川沿いの本荘には水田もひらけている。海岸線には伊根,新井,泊,浦島,本庄と漁港が並び,特に伊根は江戸時代からブリの好漁場で丹後ブリと称され,名産であった。近年,織物業も導入されているが,人口は減少傾向にある。…

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