Kamaishi Port

Japanese: 釜石湊 - かまいしみなと

…The main means of transportation to inland areas is the JR Kamaishi Line.
[Kamaishi Port]
A port on the Sanriku coast that belonged to the Nanbu Domain in the early modern period. Until the early modern period, the area facing Kamaishi Bay and the Koshi River basin was called Kamaishi-go, but as the port developed, it was divided into villages such as Kamaishi, Hirata, and Koshi.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…内陸部との交通は，JR釜石線が主である。【川本忠平】
［釜石湊］
　三陸海岸の湊で，近世は南部藩に属する。近世初頭まで釜石湾に臨む地域と甲子川流域一帯を釜石郷と呼んだらしいが，湊の発展に伴って釜石，平田，甲子などの村に分かれた。…

※「釜石湊」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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