Nakaumi ( 中海 ) is a brackish lake located between Tottori and Shimane prefectures in Japan . The lake is enclosed by the Shimane Peninsula to the north and Yumigahama Peninsula to the east. It is the fifth largest lake in surface area in Japan.
5-528: Nakaumi connects Lake Shinji (宍道湖 Shinji-ko ) and the Sea of Japan , and is surrounded by the municipalities Matsue , Yasugi , Yonago and Sakaiminato . There are two large islands in the lake, Daikon Island (大根島 Daikonjima , literally " radish island") and Eshima Island (江島 Eshima , "inlet island"). There are bridges (like the Eshima Ohashi Bridge ) and roads that connect the east and west shores of
10-453: A result is made up of brackish water of good quality, which adds to the abundance of aquatic life, such as whitebait , eel , sea bass , and the most famous Lake Shinji delicacy , the Shijimi clam ( Corbicula japonica ). The Shijimi shellfish is caught using a 'joren', a tool unique to Lake Shinji, which is made up of a basket tethered to a rake. The shellfish is often referred to as one of
15-675: The lake is usually referred to simply as Nakaumi, not as Nakaumi-ko (Lake Nakaumi). Lake Shinji Lake Shinji ( 宍道湖 , Shinji-ko ) is a lake in the northeast area of the Shimane Prefecture in Japan . The lake is the seventh largest in Japan, with a circumference of 48 kilometres (30 mi). It is enclosed by the Shimane Peninsula to the north, and the Izumo and Matsue plains to
20-518: The lake through the two islands. Nakaumi is a brackish lake because it is connected to the Sea of Japan by a short channel, the Sakai Channel , and lies so low that the tides reverse the flow of the rivers all the way into Lake Shinji. Nakaumi (中海) literally means "middle sea". Even though Nakaumi is a lake, it was likely named a sea because of its saline water and proximity to the actual sea. In Japanese ,
25-419: The west and east respectively. 7,652 ha (18,910 acres) of wetland are a Ramsar Site . Lake Shinji offers an economic benefit to nearby residents in the form of active fisheries and mild tourism opportunities, such as the various hot spring resorts built along the lake's coast and sunset cruises offered by local companies. Lake Shinji is connected to the Sea of Japan via Nakaumi Lagoon , and as
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