Onto - Pagoda

Japanese: 御塔 - おんとう
Onto - Pagoda

...Kure City on the mainland was separated from the Ondo Strait, known for its strong currents, by the Ondo Bridge, which was completed in 1961, and is now connected to Nomi Island in the west by the Hayase Bridge (completed in 1973). Ondo, the central town facing Kegoya (Kure City) on the mainland, was once called Onto or Ondo, and was a key port on the Seto Inland Sea. Agriculture is centered on mandarin orange cultivation, and fishing is centered on oyster farming. ...

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…本土の呉市とは急潮で知られる音戸ノ瀬戸によって隔てられていたが,1961年音戸大橋が完成して陸続きとなり,西の能美島とは早瀬大橋(1973完成)によって結ばれている。本土の警固屋(けごや)(呉市)と相対する中心市街の音戸は,かつては御塔(おんとう),穏渡ともいい,瀬戸内海の要港であった。農業はミカン栽培,漁業はカキの養殖が中心。…

※「御塔」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。

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