Kaisaku salt fields

Japanese: 開作塩田 - かいさくえんでん
Kaisaku salt fields

…Oshima Town occupies the western part of Yashiro Island and is blessed with a relatively large area of ​​lowland on the island, producing just under 90% of the rice produced in Oshima County. 2.5 million kuruma shrimp are cultivated on the site of the salt fields at Kaisaku (Komatsu), the last salt production area in Yamaguchi Prefecture. In 1976, the Oshima Bridge (total length 1,020m) was built across the Ohata Strait, connecting the area to the mainland. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Kaisaku Salt Fields" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…大島町は屋代島の西部を占め,島内ではやや広い低地に恵まれ,大島郡産米の9割弱を産出する。山口県下最後の製塩地開作(小松)塩田の跡地では250万尾のクルマエビが養殖されている。1976年大畠瀬戸をまたいで大島大橋(全長1020m)が架けられ,本土と結ばれた。…

※「開作塩田」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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