Tsukumowan - Tsukumowan

This small bay is located in the Uchiura area of ​​Noto Town, Housu County, in the northeastern part of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. The mouth of the bay is about 200 meters, and the depth is about 1.2 kilometers. The bay is a ria-type sunken coast, and it was named after the 99 inlets and bays that are frequent in and out of the coast. The water is 27 meters deep, transparent, and rich in seaweed. Horai Island floats in the bay, and warm-climate plants such as red pine, silverleaf ferns, and Japanese knotweed grow luxuriantly on the surrounding coastal terraces. When the weather is good, the Tateyama mountain range can be seen in the distance from the bay. It boasts a feminine scenic beauty that is representative of Uchiura in the Noto Peninsula Quasi-National Park, and also has a marine park. At the back of the bay is the Noto Marine Experimental Facility of the Kanazawa University Center for Sea Environment Studies. There are pleasure boats that tour the bay. The Noto Railway Noto Line (between Anamizu and Takojima) served the area, and there was Tsukumowan Ogi Station, but it was closed in April 2005 and is now replaced by a bus service.

[Takao Yagasaki]

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石川県能登半島(のとはんとう)北東部、鳳珠(ほうす)郡能登町(のとちょう)内浦(うちうら)地区にある小湾。湾口約200メートル、奥行約1.2キロメートル。湾内はリアス式沈降海岸で、出入りが多く入り江が99あることから名づけられたという。水深27メートルで、海水は透明、海藻が多い。湾内には蓬莱島(ほうらいじま)が浮かび、周囲の海岸段丘ではアカマツのほかウラジロ、コモチシダなど暖地系の植物が繁茂。天候がよいと湾内から立山(たてやま)連峰も遠望できる。能登半島国定公園の内浦を代表する女性的景観美を誇り、海域公園もある。湾奥に金沢大学環日本海域環境研究センターの能登臨海実験施設がある。湾内を巡る遊覧船がある。鉄道は、のと鉄道能登線（穴水(あなみず)―蛸島(たこじま)間）が通じ、九十九湾小木(おぎ)駅があったが、2005年（平成17）4月廃止され、現在は代替バスが通じている。

［矢ヶ崎孝雄］

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