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Towns tagged “Fishing”
84 towns that Machigatari wrote up under “Fishing”, across 29 prefectures.
“Fishing” is an editorial tag, chosen town by town. This is not a complete count of every town in Japan that fits, and a town missing here is not a town that doesn't fit. Towns are listed by prefecture in local government code order, with no ranking.
Hokkaido13
Hokkaido page- Muroran CityBuilt as a terminus, it has a chimney.Former Muroran Station Building
- Sunagawa CityAn old river course, put to new use.Sunagawa Retarding Basin
- Shinshinotsu VillageLit lanterns rise over winter fields.Tappu Ohashi, Ishikari River
- Fukushima TownA station once lay beneath the sea.Yoshioka Teiten, Seikan Tunnel
- Kaminokuni TownA hill fort, its buildings marked flat.Katsuyama Castle, foot of Iozan
- Tomari VillageBuilt for master and crew's shared life.Herring Mansion Tomari
- Nakagawa TownMint stills line a station building.Saku Furusato Hall, Saku Station
- Obira TownHerring house with over 200 hired hands.Former Hanada House
- Teshio Town230 pit dwellings found in dune forest.Kawaguchi Site, pit dwellings
- Oketo TownLibrary log: No. 1 in loans per resident, five times.Oketo Town Library
- Takinoue TownThe town set a catch-and-release zone.Shokotsu River, catch & release
- Taiki TownA river also named “southwest wind.”Rekifune River
- Shiranuka TownA 33.1 km line gave way to town buses.Station site, Shiranuka Line
Aomori Prefecture5
Aomori Prefecture page- Hiranai TownShallow shore, long a swan arrival site.Asadokoro Coast, Swans
- Imabetsu TownNearby red earth was paint for shrines.Akanezawa Red Rock
- Nishimeya VillageReading the ice for Tsugaru's harvest.Niogataki Falls, ice pillar
- Tohoku TownA boat rose from 19 m in Lake Ogawara.Lake Ogawara, Funagasawa canoe
- Higashidori VillageA serow's winter stance named a horse.Kandachime horses, Cape Shiriya
Iwate Prefecture3
Iwate Prefecture pageMiyagi Prefecture1
Miyagi Prefecture pageAkita Prefecture2
Akita Prefecture pageIbaraki Prefecture2
Ibaraki Prefecture pageGunma Prefecture3
Gunma Prefecture pageSaitama Prefecture8
Saitama Prefecture page- Hanno CityForest covers about 75% of the city.Nishikawa timber forests
- Shiraoka CityIn April, pear blossoms turn the city white.
- Moroyama TownWhere boys are the yabusame archers.Yabusame, Izumo Iwai Shrine
- Yokoze TownGrowing 30 m of ice from stream water.Ashigakubo Ice Pillars
- Nagatoro TownA town with a "window on the Earth".Iwadatami, Nagatoro
- Higashichichibu VillageSaitama's only village, east of Chichibu.
- Kamikawa TownA town whose shrine worships a mountain.Kanasana Shrine
- Yorii TownHōjō castle ruins above the Ara River.Hachigata Castle ruins
Chiba Prefecture3
Chiba Prefecture pageTokyo2
Tokyo pageKanagawa Prefecture1
Kanagawa Prefecture pageToyama Prefecture3
Toyama Prefecture pageFukui Prefecture6
Fukui Prefecture page- Ono CityOn Hangeshō, skewered grilled mackerel.Hangeshō grilled mackerel
- Awara CityRennyo stayed here 4 years, 2 months.Site of Yoshizaki Gobō
- Eiheiji TownMonks train in 19 protected halls.Daihonzan Eiheiji
- Mihama TownJump into a winter canal, tear the rope.Hiruga Tug of War
- Takahama TownOnce 1.5M a summer; now a Blue Flag.Wakasa Wada Beach
- Oi TownA valley library named to waste no drop.Jakushū Itteki Bunko
Yamanashi Prefecture2
Yamanashi Prefecture pageNagano Prefecture2
Nagano Prefecture pageGifu Prefecture1
Gifu Prefecture pageShizuoka Prefecture2
Shizuoka Prefecture pageNara Prefecture4
Nara Prefecture page- Soni VillageA cliff about 500 m long stands upright.Byobu-iwa, columnar-jointed wall
- Totsukawa VillageLocals' wish for safety became a bridge.Tanize Suspension Bridge, 1954
- Shimokitayama VillageNuts from giant trees also became food.Zenki giant horse chestnuts
- Higashiyoshino VillageModeled on other wolves and documents.Wolf statue, Washikaguchi
Wakayama Prefecture1
Wakayama Prefecture pageTottori Prefecture1
Tottori Prefecture pageYamaguchi Prefecture2
Yamaguchi Prefecture pageTokushima Prefecture6
Tokushima Prefecture page- Komatsushima CityThey say a grateful tanuki became a god.Kincho Shrine, Awa Tanuki War
- Anan CityThe shogun's kin lived in Hirajima, Awa.Site of the Awa Kubo residence
- Kamiyama TownA fall of two streams, male and female.Amagoi Falls
- Naka TownA town museum of woodcarving and prints.Aioi Shinrin Museum, wood art
- Mugi TownHomes ring a once-thriving bonito port.Tebajima, a fishing village
- Minami TownEight drum floats march to Ōhama Beach.Chōsa, Hiwasa Hachiman Shrine
Kagawa Prefecture1
Kagawa Prefecture pageEhime Prefecture1
Ehime Prefecture pageKochi Prefecture5
Kochi Prefecture page- Sukumo CityA turtle is said to have borne the bell.Enkō-ji Bell, Red Turtle legend
- Tosa TownForceful enough to turn amego back.Amegaeri Falls, Setogawa Gorge
- Okawa VillageClimb past the source to primeval beech.Mt. Ōzare, primeval beech forest
- Niyodogawa TownOne cherry tree renamed a district.Hyotan-zakura
- Ochi TownRailings are removed when water rises.Nakaniyodo Bridge, with footpath
Nagasaki Prefecture1
Nagasaki Prefecture pageKumamoto Prefecture1
Kumamoto Prefecture pageMiyazaki Prefecture1
Miyazaki Prefecture pageKagoshima Prefecture1
Kagoshima Prefecture pageLANGUAGEEnglish日本語