Ltd. Kumihama town is located in the northwest side of Kyoto Prefecture. The town borders on the Sea of Japan to the north, Hyogo Prefecture to the west, Mineyama town and Amino town to the east. The town is surrounded by mountains on three sides and the flat land is along the Sanotani River and the Kawakamitani River.
Main industries are agriculture, forestry, fishery, manufacuturing silk fabric and sightseeing.
The town has been developed for a long time and Kumihama Daikansho was opened in Edo period and was used to be the center of administration of Tajima, Tango, Tanba, Harima and Bisaku districts. There used to be Kumihama Prefecture in early Meiji period. Kumihama station in Kitakinki Tango Railway is an immitation of the front entrance of ex-prefectural office building. Doragon Canoe Contest is held in the first Sunday every August in the Kumihama Bay. The contest is one of famous events in Kumihama, which many people from all over Japan take part in.