Taiyo [village] - Taiyo

Japanese: 大洋[村] - たいよう

A village in Kashima County in the southeastern part of Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 10,856 (1995). Facing the Kashima Nada Sea to the east and Lake Kitaura to the west, the Kashima Plateau spreads out in the center. In the past, wheat, sweet potatoes, and peanuts were the main agricultural crops, but in recent years, vegetable production such as prince melons, bell peppers, and mitsuba (Japanese hogwort) has increased, as has pig farming. The lowlands facing Lake Kitaura are used as rice paddies, and people from coastal settlements are also farming the land. Smelt fishing has declined in Lake Kitaura, and carp farming is now practiced. With the development of the Kashima coastal industrial zone, the population has been increasing since the early 1970s, and construction of an industrial complex is also underway.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

茨城県南東部，鹿島郡の村。人口1万0856(1995)。東は鹿島灘，西は北浦に面し，中央部には鹿島台地が広がる。かつては麦，サツマイモ，ラッカセイが農業の中心であったが，近年はプリンスメロンやピーマン，ミツバなどの野菜生産や養豚などがふえている。北浦に面する低地は水田となり，海岸沿いの集落からも出耕作が行われる。北浦ではワカサギ漁が衰え，コイの養殖が行われる。鹿島臨海工業地域の造成にともない，1970年代前半から流入人口がふえており，工業団地の建設も進められている。

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