Deep Sea - Okunoumi

Japanese: 奥の海 - おくのうみ
Deep Sea - Okunoumi

…An inlet further inland from Ishinomaki Bay in eastern Miyagi Prefecture. It straddles the base of the Oshika Peninsula and was known as Oku no Umi in ancient times. It is said that Tadamune Date, the second lord of the Sendai domain, said that if this inlet were reclaimed, it would become a beautiful field capable of yielding ten thousand koku of rice. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "deep sea" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…宮城県東部の石巻湾からさらに奥まった湾入。牡鹿(おしか)半島の基部を扼(やく)し,古くは奥の海と呼ばれた。仙台藩2代伊達忠宗により,この入江を干拓すれば万石のとれる美田になろうと言われたという伝えがある。…

※「奥の海」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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