Okada Yazaemon

Japanese: 岡田弥三右衛門 - おかだやざえもん
Okada Yazaemon

…The town area includes Iwanai Port, located near the base of the west coast of the Shakotan Peninsula on the Sea of ​​Japan, and the mountainous area behind it. In 1751 (the 1st year of the Horeki era), Omi merchant Yasaemon Okada became the site owner. Herring fishing has been carried out here for a long time, and it was so prosperous that it was counted as one of the 1,000 koku sites around 1900. After that, due to the decline of the herring fishery, offshore pollock fishing using motor boats began. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Okada Yazaemon" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本海に臨み,積丹(しやこたん)半島の西岸基部に近い岩内港とその背後の山地が町域である。1751年(宝暦1)には近江商人岡田弥三右衛門が場所請負人となっており,古くからニシン漁が行われて,1900年ごろは千石場所の一つに数えられるほど隆盛であった。その後のニシン漁業の不振により,発動機船によるスケトウダラの沖合漁業が行われるようになった。…

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