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Kumihama Bay
Kumihama Bay is a lagoon with a circumference of 28 km, separated from the Sea of Japan by a sandbar. Oyster shelves spread across the calm inland sea, and the scenery has been designated as a cultural landscape of Kyoto Prefecture. The bay is rich in plankton, making it suitable for oyster farming, and the thick, plump "Kumihama oysters" are a local specialty.
- Photo Spot
- We recommend taking photos from Kumihama Park or Kabutoyama Observatory.
- Geospot
- The deepest part of Kumihama Bay, closed off by the Shotenkyo Bridge, is 600m deep, about 21m west of Kazuno. During the last glacial period (approximately 100 years ago), when the sea level dropped by more than 2m, there was a deep valley between Kazuno and Minatomiya, and later, when the sea level rose, a sandbar was formed, forming the present-day Kumihama Bay. The current landscape of Kumihama Bay was formed by the fluctuations in sea level during the glacial period and the transport of sand by ocean currents.
- Address
- Kumihama-cho, Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture
