Kamiura

Japanese: 上浦 - かみうら

This is the former town area in the northeast of Saiki City, in the southeast of Oita Prefecture. It is located on the north shore of Saiki Bay. In 1950, it was renamed Higashikamiura Village to Kamiura Village, and in 1951, it was incorporated as a town. In 2005, it was merged with Saiki City, Ume Town, Kamame Town, Tsurumi Town, Yayoi Town, Honjo Village, Naokawa Village, and Yomizu Village to form Saiki City. The mountains run close to the coast, and the plains are narrow, so citrus fruits are cultivated in terraced fields and livestock are raised. In 1964, the Seto Inland Sea Aquaculture Center (→ Fisheries Research Center) was established, and in 1969, the Prefectural Fisheries Experimental Station was established, and the shift to aquaculture has been promoted. There are many scenic spots such as swimming beaches and Gyouran Falls, and the entire coastal area belongs to the Nippori Coast Quasi-National Park, and most of the remaining town area belongs to the Bungo Channel Prefectural Natural Park.

Kamiura

The former town area that constitutes the island part of Imabari City in northern Ehime Prefecture. It occupies the eastern half of Omishima Island. In 1955, Setozaki Village and Moriguchi Village were merged to form Kamiura Village, which was incorporated as a town in 1964. In 2005, Imabari City was merged with Onishi Town, Omishima Town, Kikuma Town, Tamagawa Town, Namikata Town, Hakata Town, Miyakubo Town, Yoshiumi Town, Asakura Village, and Sekimae Village to form Imabari City. In Iguchi, the central settlement, there is an old small mandarin orange tree that is said to be 500 years old. In the southern Seto no Mukounji Temple, there is a sweet potato Jizo that enshrines Asami Kichijuro, who is said to have introduced sweet potatoes from Satsuma in 1711 and saved many lives from the great famine of 1732. Citrus cultivation is the main industry.

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Japanese:

大分県南東部，佐伯市北東部の旧町域。佐伯湾北岸にある。 1950年東上浦村から上浦村に改称，1951年町制。 2005年佐伯市，宇目町，蒲江町，鶴見町，弥生町，本匠村，直川村，米水津村と合体し，佐伯市となる。山地が海岸まで迫り，平地は狭く，段々畑での柑橘類の栽培，畜産が行なわれる。漁業は 1964年瀬戸内海栽培漁業センター (→水産総合研究センター ) が，1969年には県水産試験所が設置されて，養殖漁業への転換が進められた。海水浴場や暁嵐の滝などの景勝地が多く，海岸部一帯は日豊海岸国定公園，残りの町域の大部分は豊後水道県立自然公園に属する。

上浦
かみうら

愛媛県北部，今治市の島嶼部を構成する旧町域。大三島の東半部を占める。 1955年瀬戸崎村と盛口村が合体して上浦村となり，1964年町制。 2005年今治市，大西町，大三島町，菊間町，玉川町，波方町，伯方町，宮窪町，吉海町，朝倉村，関前村と合体し今治市となる。中心集落の井口には樹齢 500年と伝えられる小ミカンの老木がある。また南部の瀬戸の向雲寺には下見 (あさみ) 吉十郎をまつる甘藷 (いも) 地蔵があり，正徳1 (1711) 年に薩摩からサツマイモを導入し，享保 17 (1732) 年の大飢饉から多くの人命を救ったと伝えられる。柑橘類の栽培が主産業。

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