Futaoi Island

Japanese: 蓋井島 - ふたおいじま
Futaoi Island

It is an island in the Hibikinada Sea in the southwest of Yamaguchi Prefecture. It belongs to Shimonoseki City, 7 km west of Yoshimo Port, and has an area of ​​2.35 square kilometers. It is a semi-agricultural, semi-fishing village, and in the early modern period it was the territory of the Chofu Domain, a branch of the Hagi (Choshu) Domain. Records from 1849 (Kaei 2) indicate that there were 19 houses. The coastal waters, where the warm Tsushima Current flows, are good fishing grounds, and fixed net fishing for horse mackerel and yellowtail, and single-line fishing for mackerel and squid are popular. The Yamanokami Shinto Ritual, an agricultural ritual held once every seven years, is a nationally designated Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property. Regular ferries operate from Yoshimi Fishing Port. Population 106 (2009).

[Hajime Miura]

[Reference] | Harvest Festival

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

山口県南西部、響灘(ひびきなだ)に浮かぶ島。下関(しものせき)市に属し、吉母(よしも)港から西へ7キロメートル、面積2.35平方キロメートル。半農半漁村で、近世は萩(はぎ)(長州)支藩長府(ちょうふ)藩領、1849年(嘉永2)の記録には戸数19軒とある。対馬(つしま)暖流が流れる近海は好漁場で、アジやブリの定置網、サバやイカの一本釣りが盛ん。7年に一度行われる農耕儀礼の「山ノ神神事」は国指定重要有形民俗文化財。吉見漁港から定期船が運航されている。人口106(2009)。

[三浦 肇]

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