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Both on the west and northern parts of the lake there are 

 mountains which piling up one after another stand in the shape 

 of a screen. On the eastern side there is a plain called the 

 Sambo ga Jiara (traditional battle field) and on the south it is 

 bounded by Arai (the place where the piscicultural ground of 

 the prefectural fishery experimentary company is located), while 

 the Maizaka projects to the northern side of the lake facing the 

 Pacific presenting a close resemblance to a dam, forming a 

 boundary between the inland and external seas. In the miJdle 

 part of this lake there is an entrance to the harbour known as 

 the Imakiri strait which forms an exit and entrance way for 

 fish and gives rise to both the ebb and flow of the tide. 

 The width of the strait is subject to changes from time to time, 

 but it is about 1 8oo feet and its depth is 1 5 feet. There are 

 four railway bridges of the Tokaido line towards the north while 

 the Benten island in the vicinity casts its shadows of green pines 

 upon the surface of the water presenting a fine sight. The bottom 

 of the lake is shallow and sandy with beautiful clear water which 

 makes the vicinity a highly celebrated sea bathing summer 

 resort. The whole coast line is rich in fine sights. 



In the lake vessels worked by oil motors furnish means of 

 communication, while the bottom of the lake where, shallow, is 

 sandy, growing muddy as the depth increases to where there is a 

 rich growth of sea weeds. The water of the lake being clean has 

 a specific gravity not exceeding 120. In the vicinity of the mouth 

 of the harbour there are found cultural grounds for clams and 

 along the coast, there are found piscicultural grounds for carp, 

 grey mullet, prawns, gilt-heads, perch and eels. The area 

 covered by these piscicultural arrangements exceeds 245 acres. 

 The annual output does not fall below some 500,000 yen of 



