Kuki

A district of Owase City in southern Mie Prefecture. Formerly known as Kuki Village. It is located on the northern shore of Kuki Bay, south of Kuki Cape in the Kumano Nada Sea. It is said to be the birthplace of the Kuki clan, who became famous as the Kuki Navy after the Nanboku-cho period. It has been a key location for maritime traffic since ancient times, and was used as a port for waiting for the wind. During the Edo period, it was also the location of a smoke signal station and a lookout post for foreign ships. The surrounding area is rich in fishing grounds and is famous for its large yellowtail ooshikiami (fish-bearing nets). The Kuki Yellowtail Festival is held in January. Most of the peninsula is virgin forest protected as a fish-bearing forest, and is designated as a prefectural natural monument and a special protected area of ​​Yoshino-Kumano National Park. The JR Kisei Main Line and National Route 311 pass through the area.

[Tatsuo Ito]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

三重県南部、尾鷲市(おわせし)の一地区。旧九鬼村。熊野灘(なだ)九木(くき)岬の南、九鬼湾の北岸にある。南北朝時代以降九鬼水軍として名を馳(は)せた九鬼一族発祥の地という。古来海上交通の要地で、風待ち港として利用され、江戸時代には狼煙(のろし)場や外国船見張番所も置かれた。付近は豊かな漁場で鰤大敷網(ぶりおおしきあみ)が有名。1月には九鬼鰤祭りが行われる。半島の大部分は魚付林として保護された原生林で、県の天然記念物、また吉野熊野国立公園特別保護地区に指定されている。JR紀勢本線、国道311号が通じる。

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