Higashikushira [town] - Higashikushira

Japanese: 東串良[町] - ひがしくしら

A town in Kimotsuki County facing Shibushi Bay in the northeastern part of the Osumi Peninsula in Kagoshima Prefecture. Kashiwabaru, at the mouth of the Kimotsuki River, prospered in the Edo period through rice shipping and trade with the Ryukyu Islands, but is now a small fishing port. Rice and vegetables such as cucumbers and peppers are cultivated, and coastal fishing is also carried out. The coast is part of the Nichinan Coast Quasi-National Park. ^{27.78 km2} . 6,802 people (2010).

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Japanese:

鹿児島県大隅半島北東部，志布志(しぶし)湾に臨む肝属(きもつき)郡の町。肝属川河口の柏原(かしわばる)は江戸時代，米の積出し，琉球貿易で栄えたが現在は小漁港。米作，キュウリ，ピーマンなど野菜栽培を行うほか，沿岸漁業も営む。海岸は日南海岸国定公園の一部。27.78km²。6802人（2010）。

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