Oniwaki

Japanese: 鬼脇 - おにわき
Oniwaki

...Developed as a herring fishing ground for the Matsumae Domain in the early 19th century, it enjoyed a golden age of herring fishing from the end of the Meiji period to the Taisho period. Fishing remains the main industry today, with the two fishing ports of Oshidomari and Oniwaki on the southeast coast producing large catches of kelp, sea urchins, flounder, squid, and other fish, particularly the well-known Rishiri kelp and barefoot kelp. Mount Rishiri and part of the coastline belong to the Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park, and are crowded with tourists and hikers in the summer. ...

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Japanese:

…19世紀初めに松前藩のニシン漁場として開発され,明治末期から大正期にわたり,ニシン漁の黄金時代を迎えた。現在も基幹産業は漁業で,鴛泊および南東岸の鬼脇の2漁港を中心にコンブ,ウニ,カレイ,イカなどの漁獲が多く,特にリシリコンブはだしコンブとして知られる。利尻山や海岸線の一部は利尻礼文サロベツ国立公園に属し,夏季には観光客や登山客でにぎわう。…

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