Ohara

Japanese: 大原 - おおはら

This is the former area of the southern part of Isumi City, in the southeast of Chiba Prefecture. It is located on the Pacific coast. It was incorporated as a town in 1899. In 1955, it was established by merging the villages of Tokai and Higashi with parts of the villages of Fuse and Naniwa. In 2005, it was merged with Isumi Town and Misaki Town to form Isumi City. Sardine fishing has been carried out here since the Edo period, and port facilities are also in place. In recent years, coastal fishing for spiny lobsters, turban shells, and sea bream has become popular. With the opening of the Kihara Line (which was converted to the Isumi Railway in 1988) and the Boso Line (which was renamed the JR Sotobo Line in 1972), it developed into a transportation and commercial center. It is also known as a fishing spot and a swimming beach, and there are many private lodgings and summer rental houses. Nearby are the remains of Obama Castle and the historic site of Shirahatadai, where Minamoto no Yoritomo raised his army. The Fudo Hall of Daisho-ji Temple, also known as Namikiri Fudo, is a designated Important Cultural Property of Japan. The coastal area is part of the Minami-Boso Quasi-National Park.

Ohara

The former town area in the northeast of Mimasaka City, in the northeast of Okayama Prefecture. It is located on the southern slope of the Chugoku Mountains, in the Yoshino River basin, the largest tributary of the Yoshii River. It was incorporated as a town in 1922. In 1954, it merged with the villages of Daikichi, Ono, and Sanomo. In 2005, it merged with the towns of Katsuta, Higashiawakura, Mimasaka, Sakuto, and Aida to form Mimasaka City. Furumachi, the central area, developed in the early modern period as a post town on the Inaba Highway and the location of the magistrate's office, and the towns of Furumachi, Nakamachi, and Shimomachi were established along the Yoshino River. Cattle have been bred in the area since ancient times, and were shipped as Ohara beef and Awakura beef. Mino wase radishes and flowers are cultivated. Miyamoto is said to be the birthplace of Miyamoto Musashi, and the remains of his mansion remain.

Ohara

Also called "Ohara." A district in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City. Former village name. Incorporated into Kyoto City in 1949. Located northeast of the city, it forms an independent small basin along the Takano River, a tributary of the Kamo River. The Wakasa Kaido (Tsuruga Kaido, National Route 367) runs through it from north to south. It was once a quiet farming and mountain village, known for the Ohara women who went to Kyoto to sell firewood, but is now a popular tourist destination. Sanzenin Temple and Jakkoin Temple are both located here.

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Japanese:

千葉県南東部，いすみ市南部の旧町域。太平洋岸にある。 1899年町制施行。 1955年東海村，東村の2村および布施村，浪花村 (なみはなむら) の2村の一部が合体して成立。 2005年夷隅町，岬町と合体して，いすみ市となる。江戸時代からイワシ漁業が行なわれ，港湾設備も完備。近年はイセエビ，サザエ，タイなどの沿岸漁業が盛ん。木原線 (1988いすみ鉄道に転換) ，房総線 (1972JR外房線に改称) 開通とともに交通，商業の一中心地として発展した。海釣り場，海水浴場としても知られ，民宿や夏季の貸家も多い。付近には小浜城址や源頼朝の挙兵の際の白旗台の史跡がある。「波切不動 (なみきりふどう) 」とも呼ばれる大聖寺 (だいしょうじ) の不動堂は国の重要文化財に指定されている。海岸部一帯は南房総国定公園に属する。

大原
おおはら

岡山県北東部，美作市北東部の旧町域。中国山地南斜面，吉井川最大の支流吉野川流域にある。 1922年町制。 1954年大吉村，大野村，讃甘 (さのも) 村の3村と合体。 2005年勝田町，東粟倉村，美作町，作東町，英田町と合体して美作市となった。中心地区の古町は近世には因幡街道の宿場町，代官所所在地として発展，吉野川沿いに古町，中町，下町の街村が成立した。付近では古くからウシの飼育が行なわれ大原牛，粟倉牛として出荷された。美濃早生大根や花卉を栽培。宮本は宮本武蔵の生誕地といわれ，屋敷跡が残る。

大原
おおはら

「おはら」ともいう。京都市左京区の一地区。旧村名。 1949年京都市に編入。市街地の北東方にあり，鴨川支流の高野川に沿う独立した小盆地をなす。若狭街道 (敦賀街道，国道 367号線) が南北に貫く。かつては静かな農山村で，京都へたきぎなどを売りに行く大原女で知られたが，現在は観光地としてにぎわっている。三千院や寂光院がある。

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