Rishiri [town] - Rishiri

Japanese: 利尻[町] - りしり
Rishiri [town] - Rishiri
A town in northern Hokkaido, Rishiri District, occupying the western half of Rishiri Island. The fishing port of Kutsugata is the center of Rishiri kelp harvesting, and until around 1955, along with Senhoshi in the south, it was bustling with herring fishing. Currently, the town mainly harvests kelp, sea urchins, and abalone, and is engaged in fishing by fishing boats and netsuke. Area: 76.51 km2 . Population: 2,590 (2010). → Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park

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Japanese:
北海道北部,利尻郡,利尻島の西半分を占める町。漁港沓形(くつがた)は利尻コンブ採取の中心地で,1955年ころまで南部の仙法志(せんほうし)とともにニシン漁でにぎわった。現在はコンブ,ウニ,アワビを中心に,漁船漁業と根付漁業を行う。76.51km2。2590人(2010)。→利尻礼文サロベツ国立公園

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