Akogiura - Akogiura

A beach between the Iwata River and the Aikawa River on the Tsu Coast of Ise Bay in central Mie Prefecture. It is also called "Akogiura." The southern half is also called Gotemba Beach. It is part of the Ise-no-umi Prefectural Natural Park. A three-kilometer-long shallow sandy beach backed by a pine forest, it is a seaside recreational spot known for clam digging, swimming, and tateboshi (a feudal lord's game dating back to the time of the Todo clan of the Tsu domain, in which fish are caught by hand from a net). In winter, it is a good fishing spot for seaweed. Nearby is Akogizuka, which enshrines the spirit of Akogi Heiji (Heiji). The story of Heiji, a poor fisherman who was devoted to his mother, who caught a fish called yagara in Akogiura, where killing was forbidden, in order to cure his mother's illness, was punished by being wrapped in a mat and thrown into the sea. This story has become the subject of Noh plays and Joruri, and a grand Bon memorial service is held every year on August 15th. It is also said to be the birthplace of the Kankai Ryuyo swimming style. At the northern end of the coast is the Ise Bay Marine Sports Center, Tsu City's yacht harbor, and nearby is Akogiura Seaside Park.

[Tatsuo Ito]

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三重県中部、伊勢(いせ)湾岸の津海岸のうち、岩田川と相川との間の海浜。「あこぎうら」ともいう。南半分を御殿場浜ともいう。伊勢の海県立自然公園区域。長さ3キロメートルの遠浅の砂浜で、背後に松林が続き、潮干狩、海水浴、楯干(たてぼし)（網で囲んだ魚を手づかみにする津藩藤堂(とうどう)氏時代からの大名遊び）などで知られる海浜行楽地。冬はノリの好漁場となる。近くに阿漕平治（平次）(へいじ)の霊を祀(まつ)る阿漕塚がある。母孝行の貧しい漁夫平治が母の病を治すため、殺生禁断とされていた阿漕浦でヤガラという魚をとったため罰せられ、簀巻(すまき)にされて海に沈められたという物語は、謡曲、浄瑠璃(じょうるり)の題材となり、毎年8月15日に盛大な盆供養が営まれる。また観海(かんかい)流泳法の発祥の地といわれる。海岸の北端に津市営ヨットハーバーの伊勢湾海洋スポーツセンター、その近くに阿漕浦海浜公園がある。

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