Muya salt fields

Japanese: 撫養塩田 - むやえんでん

Irihama salt fields were built in Awa Province during the Edo period. It is now part of Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture. It was opened in 1599 with the support of the Tokushima Domain, and by 1644, 12 villages in Fuya had been established. The salt produced by these 12 villages was called Saida salt, but as salt with this name was widely used, it was also called Hon-Saida salt. The production volume in 1653 was about 500,000 bales, and it is said that it was shipped to Edo on 250 to 300 ships. At the beginning of the 19th century, it was 1.32 million bales (1.77 million bales in the entire Tokushima Domain). There are also other salts produced in different areas within the Tokushima Domain, such as Tokusai salt and Nansai salt.

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Japanese:

江戸時代，阿波(あわ)国に造られた入浜(いりはま)塩田。現在の徳島県鳴門(なると)市域にあたる。徳島藩の推進により1599年に開かれ，1644年までに撫養12ヵ村が成立している。この塩方12ヵ村が産した塩は斎田(さいだ)塩と称されたが，この名を流用する塩が出回ったため本斎田塩ともよんでいた。1653年の産量は50万俵ほどとされ，250〜300艘の船で江戸方面に出荷されたという。19世紀初めには132万俵（徳島藩領全体では177万俵）であった。なお徳島藩領内ではほかに産地の異なる徳斎(とくさい)塩・南斎(なんさい)塩がある。

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