On the Shonai Peninsula, there are many place-names based on the Urashima legend, such as Namari, where Taro was born, and Mt. Shiudeyama, the smoke from which rose from the casket in the tale.
-荘内半島一帯には,太郎が生まれたという生里,箱から出た煙がかかった紫雲出山ほかたくさんの浦島伝説に基づく地名が点在している。