Taro [town] - Taro

Japanese: 田老[町] - たろう

A former town in Shimohei District, facing the Pacific Ocean in eastern Iwate Prefecture. It produces a lot of timber, and fishing is thriving, including the harvesting and aquaculture of abalone, sea urchins, and wakame seaweed. The Taro Mine, which produced copper, iron sulfide, zinc, and other products, closed in 1971. The town was destroyed by the 1933 Sanriku earthquake tsunami, but a large breakwater 1,350m long and 10m high was completed in 1958. It belongs to Rikuchu Kaigan National Park (now Sanriku Fukko National Park) and has many scenic spots, including Masaki. The Sanriku Railway Kita-Rias Line runs through the town. In June 2005, it was incorporated into Niisato Village, Shimohei District, and Miyako City. Area: 101.05 ^km2 . Population: 4,935 (2003).

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Japanese:

岩手県東部，太平洋に面する下閉伊(しもへい)郡の旧町。木材を多産し，アワビ，ウニ，ワカメの採取，養殖など漁業が盛ん。銅，硫化鉄，亜鉛などを産した田老鉱山は1971年閉山した。1933年三陸地震津波で壊滅したが，1958年長さ1350m，高さ10mの大防波堤が完成。陸中海岸国立公園（現・三陸復興国立公園）に属し，真崎など景勝地が多い。三陸鉄道北リアス線が通じる。2005年６月下閉伊郡新里村と宮古市へ編入。101.05km²。4935人（2003）。

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