Kawakumi [Hot Spring] - Katsumi

…Located in the northeastern part of the Kameda Peninsula, the town area is made up of rolling hills along the coastline. There are many small bays along the coast, and Usujiri, Katsukumi, and Osatsube are good natural harbors. The central settlement is Kawakumi, located almost in the center, where National Route 278 passes and where a road branches off to Hakodate City, which borders the town to the west. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kawakumi [hot spring]" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…亀田半島の北東部に位置し，町域は海岸線に沿って起伏する丘陵地からなる。沿岸部には小湾が多く，臼尻，川汲（かつくみ），尾札部（おさつべ）などは天然の良港をなす。中心集落はほぼ中央の川汲で，国道278号線が通り，西に接する函館市へ向かう道路を分岐する。…

※「川汲[温泉]」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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