Oiso [town] - Oiso

Japanese: 大磯[町] - おおいそ

A town in Naka district facing Sagami Bay in central Kanagawa prefecture. The city centre was a post town on the Tokaido road in early modern times, and since Matsumoto Ryojun opened Japan's first swimming beach in 1885, it has developed as a resort and villa area in the Shonan area. The Tokaido main line runs through the town. Vegetable cultivation, dairy farming, and mandarin orange cultivation are thriving, and there is also coastal fishing. The Kokufu district in the west was the former location of the Sagami provincial capital. It is home to Shigitatsusawa, known for a song by Saigyo Hoshi. 17.18 ^km2 . Population 33,032 (2010).

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Japanese:

神奈川県中部，相模湾に面する中(なか)郡の町。中心市街は近世の東海道の宿場町，1885年松本良順が日本最初の海水浴場を開いて以来，湘南の別荘地，保養地として発展。東海道本線が通じる。野菜栽培，酪農，ミカンの栽培が盛ん。沿岸漁業も行われる。西部の国府地区はかつての相模国府所在地。西行法師の歌で知られる鴫立沢(しぎたつさわ)がある。17.18km²。３万3032人（2010）。

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