Obama, Japan
Did you know that there is a place in Japan that shares the same name as the latest presidency candidate in USA, Barack Obama? Obama (小浜市, Obama-shi?) is a city located in Wakasa Area of Fukui Prefecture. Facing to Wakasa Bay, due north from Kyoto and Nara. The city is about 3 to 4 hours by train from Tokyo, and is served by the Obama Line of West Japan Railway (JR West).
In Obama, which incidentally also means “little sea” or something like that in Japanese. Since the presidency candidate shares the same name as this little town, the mayor of Obama has shown his full support on Candidate Obama’s presidential run.
Obama, in Japan, biggest industry is fishing because of where it is located.
Check out it’s official website.
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