Miiraku [town] - Miiraku

Japanese: 三井楽[町] - みいらく

This old town occupies the northwestern part of Fukue Island in the Goto Islands, Minami Matsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture. It has been a base for maritime traffic since ancient times, and Japanese envoys to the Tang Dynasty sailed here. In the Middle Ages it came under the control of the Uku clan, and in the Edo period the Goto Domain had a horse ranch here, and whaling was also practiced here. The main settlement, Hamanokuri-go, was once a base for fixed-net fishing of yellowtail. The hilly plateau made of basalt produces sweet potatoes and wheat through field irrigation. Calves and pigs are also raised. Fishing is practiced using foot-hook nets, single-line fishing, and gill nets. In August 2004 it merged with Fukue City, Minami Matsuura District's Tomie Town, Tamanoura Town, Kishuku Town, and Naru Town to form Goto City. 33.77 ^km2 . 3,911 people (2003).

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Japanese:

長崎県南松浦郡，五島列島福江島の北西部を占める旧町。古代より海上交通の拠点で，遣唐使船が渡海した。中世には宇久氏の勢力下に入り，江戸時代には五島藩の馬牧があり，捕鯨も行われた。主集落の浜ノ畔(はまのくり)郷はかつてブリの定置網漁業基地であった。玄武岩からなる丘陵性台地は畑地灌漑(かんがい)によりサツマイモ，麦を産する。子牛や豚も飼育。足置網，一本釣，刺網などの漁業も行う。2004年８月福江市，南松浦郡富江町，玉之浦町，岐宿町，奈留町と合併し，五島市となる。33.77km²。3911人（2003）。

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