Shichigahama [town] - Shichigahama

Japanese: 七ヶ浜[町] - しちがはま

A town in Miyagi County in the south of Matsushima Bay, in central Miyagi Prefecture. It occupies the Shichigahama Peninsula and consists of seven fishing villages, including Toguhama, Yoshidahama, and Shobudahama. Seaweed and oyster farming is thriving here. There is the Sendai Thermal Power Plant. There are many Jomon period ruins, including the Okigoi Shell Mound (historic site). The town sustained damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake. 13.19 ^km2 . Population: 20,416 (2010).

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Japanese:

宮城県中央部，松島湾南部の宮城郡の町。七ヶ浜半島を占め，東宮(とうぐう)浜，吉田浜，菖蒲田(しょうぶだ)浜など七つの漁村からなる。ノリ，カキの養殖が盛ん。仙台火力発電所がある。大木囲貝塚（史跡）など縄文(じょうもん)時代遺跡が多い。東日本大震災で，町内において被害が発生。13.19km²。２万416人（2010）。

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