Taiji [town] - Taiji

Japanese: 太地[町] - たいじ

A town in Higashimuro County on a small peninsula overlooking the Kumano Sea in the southeastern part of Wakayama Prefecture. Taiji Port, the town's center, is known as the birthplace of whaling in Japan, and developed after the invention of the Net Fishing Law in 1677. After coastal whaling declined, the town was also home to many whaling expeditions to the Southern Ocean, but now the town is home to spiny lobster releases, yellowtail fixed net fishing, and bonito pole-and-line fishing. In 2009, a film about dolphin drive fishing was released, attracting attention both at home and abroad. The coast is included in Yoshino-Kumano National Park. The Kisei Main Line runs through the town. 5.81 ^km2 . 3,250 people (2010).
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Japanese:

和歌山県南東部，熊野灘に臨む小半島にある東牟婁(ひがしむろ)郡の町。中心の太地港は日本の捕鯨発祥地として知られ，1677年網取法が考案されて発展。近海捕鯨の衰退後は南氷洋への捕鯨出稼(でかせぎ)も多かったが，現在はイセエビの放流，ブリの定置網やカツオ一本釣り漁業が盛ん。2009年にイルカ追い込み漁を題材にした映画が公開され国内外で注目を集めた。海岸は吉野熊野国立公園に含まれる。紀勢本線が通じる。5.81km²。3250人（2010）。
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