Kunimi

Japanese: 国見 - くにみ

This is a former town area in the north of Unzen City, in the southeastern part of Nagasaki Prefecture. It is located in the northern part of the Shimabara Peninsula, facing the Ariake Sea. In 1956, Tabira Town and Hijikuro Village were merged to form Kunimi Town. In 1957, Jindai Village was incorporated. In 2005, it was merged with Mizuho Town, Agatsuma Town, Aino Town, Chijiwa Town, Obama Town, and Minamikushiyama Town to form Unzen City. The main base of life is the alluvial fan on the northern slope of Mount Unzen and the basins of the three small rivers that run through it. Each basin forms its own living area, and since Tabira and Hijikuro belonged to the Shimabara Domain and Kojiro belonged to the Hizen Domain (Nabeshima Domain) during the Edo period, there are some differences in the accent of the language and customs. Jindai is purely agricultural, Hijikuro is semi-farming and semi-fishing, and Tabira is mainly agricultural, fishing, and commercial. In agriculture, rice, potatoes, strawberries, etc. are cultivated. In the fishing industry, seaweed is cultivated. The Okichimozuku seaweed growing area in the Toguro River basin is a national natural monument. There are many ancient ruins in the Jindai era, such as the Jindai Alley (Koujiroku-ji, a nationally important preservation district for groups of traditional buildings) centered around the site of the Nabeshima Jinya camp of the Nabeshima clan, the Tsurukame Castle ruins, and Hyakukadai. The Oku-Unzen Tashirohara Plateau, at an altitude of about 1,000m, is a scenic spot and is part of Unzen-Amakusa National Park.

Kunimi

Formerly a town area in the north of Kunisaki City, in the northeastern part of Oita Prefecture. Located in the northern part of the Kunisaki Peninsula. In 1955, Imi Town and Kumage Village merged to form Kunisaki Town. In 1960, it merged with Taketazu Town. In 2006, it merged with Kunisaki Town, Musashi Town, and Aki Town to form Kunisaki City. Taketazu, the central settlement, is the center of the northern part of the peninsula, and a ferry runs between it and Tokuyama City in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Imi is a settlement at the mouth of the Imi River, and has a connecting port to Himeshima Island. The alluvial plains created by the radial rivers emanating from Mt. Ryogo produce rice, and the mountainous areas produce mandarin oranges. There are Onitsuka Tomb (a national historic site), the Kunisaki Pagoda (stone pagoda) of Imi Betsumiya Shrine, and Sento Stone Buddhas. The southern mountainous area belongs to Setonaikai National Park, and the surrounding area and the northern coast belong to Kunisaki Peninsula Prefectural Natural Park.

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Japanese:

長崎県南東部，雲仙市北部の旧町域。島原半島の北部にあり，有明海に臨む。 1956年多比良町と土黒村が合体して国見町が発足。 1957年神代村を編入。 2005年瑞穂町，吾妻町，愛野町，千々石町，小浜町，南串山町と合体して雲仙市となる。雲仙岳北斜面の扇状地とそこを貫流する三つの小河川の流域が主要な生活基盤である。各流域は独自の生活圏を形成し，江戸時代，多比良と土黒 (ひじくろ) は島原藩に，神代 (こうじろ) は肥前藩 (鍋島藩) に属していたこともあって，ことばのアクセントや風習に若干の相違がある。神代は純農業，土黒は半農半漁，多比良は農業，漁業，商業を主とする。農業では米作が行なわれるほか，ジャガイモ，イチゴなどが栽培される。漁業ではノリの養殖が行なわれる。土黒川流域のオキチモズク発生地は国の天然記念物。神代には鍋島氏の鍋島陣屋跡を中心とした神代小路 (こうじろくうじ。国の重要伝統的建造物群保存地区) や鶴亀城跡，百花台など古代遺跡が多い。標高約 1000mの奥雲仙田代原高原は景勝地で，雲仙天草国立公園に属する。

国見
くにみ

大分県北東部，国東市北部の旧町域。国東半島北部にある。 1955年伊美町と熊毛村が合体して国見町が発足。 1960年竹田津町と合体。 2006年国東町，武蔵町，安岐町と合体して国東市となる。中心集落の竹田津は半島北部の中心地で，山口県徳山市との間にフェリーが通じる。伊美は伊美川の谷口集落で，姫島と結ぶ連絡港がある。両子山から発する放射状の河川によってつくられた沖積平野では米を，山地ではミカンを産する。鬼塚古墳 (国の史跡) ，伊美別宮社の国東塔 (石造宝塔) ，千灯石仏などがある。南部山地は瀬戸内海国立公園，その周辺と北部海岸は国東半島県立自然公園に属する。

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