...When you walk on this sand or poke it with a stick, it makes a loud noise like a cuckoo or a buzzing sound, and has long been known as a rare phenomenon. In Japan, there are many places named after the sound characteristics of the sand, such as Kugunarihama (9 + 9 = 18) on Oshima, Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, Narahama and Juhachinarihama on the Oshika Peninsula, Gomekihama on the Noto Peninsula, Kotobikihama on the Tango Peninsula, and Kotogahama in Nima County, Shimane Prefecture. The name of Mingsha Mountain in Dunhuang, China, also comes from the phenomenon of the sand singing. ... *Some of the terminology that refers to "Juhachinarihama" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…この砂の上を歩いたり,棒などでつつくと,クックッとかブーというような大きい音を発するため,珍しい現象として古くから知られてきた。日本では宮城県気仙沼市大島の十八鳴(くぐなり)浜(九+九=十八),牡鹿半島の鳴(なら)浜や十八成浜,能登半島の泣(ごめ)き浜,丹後半島の琴引浜,島根県邇摩郡の琴ヶ浜など,いずれも発音特性にちなんだ名前が残っている。中国の敦煌にある鳴沙山も,その名は砂が鳴く現象からきている。… ※「十八成浜」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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