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Numama
A district in eastern Zushi that forms the approach to Jinmuji temple. Its name is thought to derive from Sagami Province, Kamakura District, Numahama-go, recorded in the ancient Shosoin archives, reflecting a time when the area was a marshy inlet of the sea. The Tagoe River rises in Numama and flows through the city to Sagami Bay.
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