Mio

Japanese: 三尾 - みお

A fishing village in the west of Mihama Town, west of Wakayama Prefecture. Former village name. In 1954 it merged with two neighboring villages to form Mihama Town. The area is also commonly known as America-mura (American Village) because many people emigrated overseas and many Western-style houses were built by those who returned. In 1887, Kuno Gihei traveled to Canada, engaged in salmon fishing, and invited villagers to come over. The number of travelers increased, and even a village called Canada Mio-mura was established in Stibston on the Pacific coast of Canada. Many of the emigrants returned to Japan in their old age, and the customs and practices are different from those of other fishing villages.

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Japanese:

和歌山県西部，美浜町西部の漁業集落。旧村名。 1954年近隣2村と合体して美浜町となる。海外移住者を多く出し，その帰国者により洋風の家が多く建築されたため，俗にアメリカ村とも呼ばれる。 1887年工野儀兵衛がカナダに渡航，サケ漁に従事し，村人を呼び寄せてから渡航者が増加，カナダの太平洋岸スチブストンにはカナダ三尾村と呼ばれる集落までできた。移住者は老後，帰国する者も多く，他の漁村と異なった風俗，慣習をもつ。

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