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 | | Centered on Enoshima, an island about 50 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, the Shonan region stretches from Oiso (大磯) in the west to Hayama (葉山) in the east, including Kamakura (鎌倉) and Hiratsuka (平塚). |
 | | The region's name, Shonan, derives from a scenic region in Hunan, China, encapsulated in the phrase 瀟湘湖南 (Chinese: "xiao1 xiang1 hu2 nan2"; Japanese: "shosho konan"). |
 | | Shonan is featured in an number of manga and anime, most prominently in Shonan Bakusozoku (Bomber Bikers of Shonan; also made into live-action movies) and Shonan Junai Gumi. |
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