Etomo

Japanese: 恵曇 - えとも

This is a former town area in the northwest of Matsue City, in the northeastern part of Shimane Prefecture. In 1956 it merged with three neighboring villages to form Kashima Town, and in 2005 it merged with seven other cities and towns to form Matsue City. It is located at the mouth of the Sada River Floodway Canal, which connects Lake Shinji with the Sea of Japan, and faces a small bay. Since the Taisho period, port facilities have been expanded and improved, and it has become one of the three largest fishing ports in the prefecture. Horse mackerel, sardines, mackerel, and other fish are landed here, and the seafood processing industry, which produces canned goods and kamaboko, is also thriving.

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Japanese:

島根県北東部，松江市北西部の旧町域。 1956年近隣3村と合体して鹿島町となり，2005年7市町村と合体して松江市となった。宍道湖と日本海を結ぶ佐陀川放水運河の河口にあり，小湾に臨む。大正期以降は港湾施設が拡充整備され，県内三大漁港の一つとなった。アジ，イワシ，サバなどが水揚げされ，缶詰，かまぼこの水産加工業も盛ん。

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