Omori

Japanese: 大森 - おおもり

A settlement in the west of Oda City, central Shimane Prefecture. Former town name. Incorporated into Oda City in 1956. Known as an old mining town, it was the site of the former Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine (historic site). It has prospered as a silver mine since the Keicho era (1596-1615). At its peak in the Kanei era (1524-1644), it is said that there were tens of thousands of miners, and the nearby Yunotsu port was the starting point for silver transportation. During the Edo period, it became a direct territory of the shogunate and a magistrate's office was located there. It is home to Ido Shrine, which enshrines Ido Heizaemon, a magistrate who encouraged sweet potato cultivation to save the area from famine, Rakanji Temple, which has 500 arhat statues, and Omori Townscape, a nationally designated Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

Omori

The former town area in the northwest of Yokote City, in the southeastern part of Akita Prefecture. It is located in the western part of the Yokote Basin. It was incorporated as a town in 1901. It merged with Yazawagi Village in 1955. In 1956, Kawanishi Village was incorporated. In 2005, it merged with seven municipalities - Yokote City, Masuda Town, Hiraka Town, Omonogawa Town, Jumonji Town, Yamauchi Village, and Daiyu Village - to form Yokote City. Its main industries are rice farming in the Omonogawa alluvial plain and vegetable and fruit cultivation in the Sasamori Hills. The Shimotsuki Kagura dance at Haushiwake Shrine on Mount Horowa (438m) is a nationally designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

Omori

A district in the eastern part of Ota Ward, Tokyo. Former name of the ward. Shopping streets and industrial areas continue along the Tokaido in the coastal lowlands. The JR Keihin-Tohoku Line, Keikyu Main Line, Airport Line, and First Keihin (National Route 15) run north to south, and the Circular Route 7 crosses it east to west. The Omori Shell Mound (historic site) at the northern end of JR Omori Station is famous as the birthplace of Japanese archaeology.

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Inzai City is located in the northern part of Chiba Prefecture, on the banks of the Tone River. It flourished as a river port on the Tone River and as a post town on the Kinoshita Highway. It was once the center of a rural area, but in recent years it has been developed into a residential area as a commuter town for Tokyo.

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Japanese:

島根県中部，大田市西部の集落。旧町名。 1956年大田市に編入。かつての石見銀山の所在地 (史跡) で古い鉱山町として知られる。慶長年間 (1596～1615) 以来銀山として繁栄。寛永年間 (24～44) までの最盛期には数万に及ぶ鉱山労働者がいたといわれ，近くの温泉津 (ゆのつ) 港は銀の輸送起点であった。江戸時代には幕府直轄の天領となり代官所がおかれていた。甘藷栽培を奨励して飢饉を救った代官井戸平左衛門をまつる井戸神社，500体の羅漢像がある羅漢寺，国の重要伝統的建造物群保存地区の大森町並みなどがある。

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おおもり

秋田県南東部，横手市北西部の旧町域。横手盆地の西部に位置する。 1901年町制。 1955年八沢木村と合体。 1956年川西村を編入。 2005年横手市，増田町，平鹿町，雄物川町，十文字町，山内村，大雄村の7市町村と合体して横手市となった。主産業は雄物川沖積地での米作と，笹森丘陵での野菜や果樹の栽培。保呂羽山 (ほろわさん。 438m) にある波宇志別神社 (はうしわけじんじゃ) の霜月神楽は国の重要無形民俗文化財。