Oga Peninsula

Oga Peninsula
Location of Oga Peninsula

The Oga Peninsula (男鹿半島 Oga-hantō) is a rugged peninsula which projects west into the Sea of Japan from the coast of Akita in northern Honshū, the main island of Japan. Politically it coincides with the city of Oga.[1]

At the base of the peninsula is Hachirōgata, formerly the second largest lake in Japan.

Oga Peninsula is famous for the traditional festival of Namahage.

Until the 1970s, dugout canoes made from natural cedar were used for fishing on the Oga Peninsula. Since they have no joints and are durable, the canoes were useful in rocky areas of the peninsula.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ 「男鹿地域半島振興計画」 秋田県（2023年5月20日閲覧）
  2. ^ 男鹿半島の漁民の足 姿を消すか丸木舟 民芸ブーム身売り続出『朝日新聞』1970年（昭和45年）6月15日朝刊 12版 23面
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