Murotsu

Japanese: 室津 - むろつ

This is an old village area in the southwest of Tatsuno City, in the southwest of Hyogo Prefecture. It faces the Harima Nada Sea. Village ordinances were enacted in 1889. In 1951, it was merged with Mitsu Town to form Mitsu Town, and in 2005, it was merged with Tatsuno City, Shingu Town, and Ibogawa Town to form Tatsuno City. It is a port town that developed in the inlet between Moburihana and Akamatsuhana, and was one of the five Setsubun-Hachinohe islands during the Nara and Heian periods. During the Edo period, it prospered as a landing point for many feudal lords who traveled east by sea on their alternate attendance tours. There were also honjin and wakihonjin. On the hill overlooking Murotsu Port is Kamo Shrine, a nationally designated Important Cultural Property. After the Meiji period, the center of prosperity shifted elsewhere due to poor railroad connections and a narrow port. It is known as a famous plum blossom spot.

Murotsu

The central area of Muroto City, located in the southeastern part of Kochi Prefecture. It is located on the west coast of Cape Muroto, at the mouth of the Murozu River. It is also a tourist base for Cape Muroto. The port was opened by Nonaka Kaneyama and others in the Edo period, and was a base for deep-sea fishing until the early Showa period. The coastline belongs to the Muroto-Anan Coast Quasi-National Park.

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Japanese:

兵庫県南西部，たつの市南西部の旧村域。播磨灘に臨む。 1889年村制施行。 1951年御津町と合体して，御津町となり，2005年龍野市，新宮町，揖保川町と合体して，たつの市となった。藻振鼻と赤松鼻の間の入江に発達した港町で，奈良・平安時代は摂播五泊の一つ。江戸時代は参勤交代で海路東上した諸大名の上陸地点として繁栄。本陣，脇本陣もあった。室津港を見おろす高台には国指定重要文化財の賀茂神社がある。明治以後は鉄道との連絡も悪く，港も狭いため繁栄の中心はほかに移った。ウメの名所で知られる。