Iinoyama (Shimane) - Iinoyama

...Currently, squid fishing is the main activity, but Matsuba crab fishing is also practiced in the nearby waters, and in 1959, pearl farming was started using techniques introduced from Mie Prefecture. Diatomaceous earth is also collected from Iinoyama (236m). As the center of the ancient Oki Province, there are many historical sites such as the Iinoyama Tomb, the remains of the provincial capital, and the remains of the provincial temple, and as it was an island of exiles, many sad stories are told about it. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Iinoyama (Shimane)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…現在はイカ釣漁が主であるが，近海ではマツバガニ漁が行われ，1959年からは三重県から技術導入して真珠の養殖も始められた。また，飯ノ山(236m)ではケイ藻土を採取する。古代隠岐国の中心で，飯ノ山古墳，国府跡，国分寺跡などの史跡が多く，流人の島であったため数々の哀話も伝えられている。…

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