Kataura Port

...There is almost no flat land, and terraced farming is seen on the mountain slopes. It has been a key point for maritime traffic since ancient times, and in the Edo period, the Satsuma Domain's lookout post was established here to monitor foreign ships, and Kataura Port also had a Tsuguchi checkpoint to control the entry and exit of ships. Both Kataura and Nomaike ports are now fishing ports, and coastal and offshore fishing is carried out, with particular focus on the development of the fishing industry around the Uji Islands and bait fishing for yellowtail. ...

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…ほとんど平地がなく，山地斜面では階段耕作がみられる。古くから海上交通の要所を占め，江戸時代には異国船監視のための薩摩藩の遠見番所が置かれ，片浦港には船舶の出入りを改める津口番所も置かれた。片浦･野間池両港は現在は漁港となり，沿岸･沖合漁業が行われ，特に宇治群島周辺の漁業開発，ブリ餌付漁業に力が注がれている。…

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