Oiso Hills

Japanese: 大磯丘陵 - おおいそきゅうりょう
Oiso Hills
Also known as the Yurugi Hills. A hill in the southern part of Kanagawa Prefecture. It borders the Sagami Plain to the east, the Hadano Basin to the north, the Ashigara Plain to the west, and Sagami Bay to the south. It is 12km east to west and 8km north to south. The northwest is somewhat high, with Mt. Asama (317m) and other peaks, and it slopes to the southeast. Farmland stretches across it, and mandarin oranges are grown on the southern and western slopes.

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Japanese:
淘綾 (ゆるぎ) 丘陵ともいう。神奈川県南部にある丘陵。東は相模平野,北は秦野盆地,西は足柄平野に接し,南は相模湾に迫る。東西 12km,南北 8km。北西は浅間山 (317m) などがあってやや高く,南東に傾斜している。畑地が広がり,南斜面,西斜面ではミカン栽培が行われる。

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