Oami (place name) - Oami

…Located almost in the center of the Kujukurihama Plain, the town stretches in a long, narrow strip from the Shimousa Plateau to the Kujukurihama Beach in a northeasterly direction. The central settlement, Oami, is a key transportation hub where the Oami Kaido and Choshi Kaido roads branch off, and was a market town in the early modern period. Even today, it is a junction for the Sotobo Line and the Togane Line, a bus transportation hub, and has a wide commercial area. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…九十九里浜平野のほぼ中央にあり，町域は下総台地から九十九里浜にかけて北東に細長く広がる。中心集落の大網は大網街道，銚子街道が分岐する交通の要衝で，近世には市場町であった。現在も外房線，東金線の分岐点，バス交通の中心地であり，商圏も広い。…

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