Fudai [village] - Fudai

Japanese: 普代[村] - ふだい

A village in Shimohei County in northeastern Iwate Prefecture. Population 3,796 (1995). The Pacific coast is lined with coastal terraces over 100 meters high, and is lined with a series of majestic cliffs, including Kurosaki in Rikuchu Kaigan National Park. Kurosaki is a resource-rich fishing ground off the coast of Sanriku, and fishing is the main industry, although in recent years there has been a shift to aquaculture. The mountainous area that connects to the Kitakami Highlands is blessed with underground resources such as timber, marble, and limestone, but development has been slow. There is Utori Shrine, the god of fishing, where legend has it that Minamoto no Yoshitsune prayed for good fortune in battle on his way to Ezo.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

岩手県北東部，下閉伊（しもへい）郡の村。人口3796(1995)。高さ100m以上の海岸段丘が発達する太平洋岸には，陸中海岸国立公園の黒崎など雄大な断崖絶壁が連続する。黒崎沖は資源の豊富な三陸漁場であり，漁業が主産業であるが，近年は養殖漁業への転換が進んでいる。北上高地に連なる山間部は木材をはじめ大理石，石灰岩などの地下資源に恵まれるが，開発は遅れている。蝦夷地へ向かう源義経が武運を祈願したという伝説をもつ漁業の神，鵜鳥神社がある。

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