Kaizu

…the name of a port town on the northwest shore of Lake Biwa in Makino Town, Takashima County, Shiga Prefecture. It was also written as Kaizu, Kayazu, or Kaizu. It was the starting point of the Shichi-ban-goe route to Echizen Tsuruga, and was located on the highway connecting Kinai and Hokuriku. Lake transportation between Otsu and Katata on the south of the lake was opened early on, and it was known as a key port in the north of the lake. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Kaitsu" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…滋賀県高島郡マキノ町にある琵琶湖北西岸の港町の地名。甲斐津，萱津，貝津とも書いた。越前敦賀に至る七里半越の起点であり，畿内と北陸を結ぶ街道に位置し，湖南の大津，堅田との湖上交通は早くから開けて，湖北の要港として知られていた。…

※「甲斐津」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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