02. YODOE FISHING PORT

The Yodoe Fishing Port has constructed about 250 years ago and is the oldest fishing port in Tottori Prefecture.

淀江漁港は、約250年前の明和8(1771)年に築港された記録があり、鳥取県の漁港の中では、最も古い歴史があります。

 

When Daisen Temple faith was at its prime time, people arrived at Yodoe Port (not yet a fishing port) with their cattle. A cattle market was held near the temple every spring and fall. Many small and large commercial ships arrived here on their way to Sakaiminato and Shimane Peninsula. 

大山寺信仰が盛んであった頃、春秋2回大山寺の博労座で開かれる牛市へ沖から牛船が着き、また境港や島根半島の交通に大小の商船が出入りしました。

 

After the Meiji era, these commercial ships disappeared, and it became a fishing port.

明治に入って陸上交通が発達すると、商船は姿を消してゆき、代わって漁港として姿を変えていきました。

 

There is a variety of fish brought to the port throughout the year.

年間を通じて様々な魚種が水揚げされます。

 

Various forms of fishing are operated here, including gill netting, longline, pole-and-line, free diving, and small set-net fishing. 

漁業形態も様々あり刺網をはじめ、一本釣、延縄、素潜り漁、小型定置網漁などがあります。

 

Octopus pot fishing is operated only in Yodoe in the prefecture.

さらに県内で唯一淀江だけのタコ壺漁が操業されます。

 

 Furthermore, there are top-class catches in the prefecture for pole-and-line fishing (trawling) for Spanish mackerel.

特に、一本釣（引縄釣）サワラにおいては県内トップクラスの水揚を誇ります。

 

Many anglers enjoy fishing here as well. There are spots where you can enjoy fishing for various fish throughout the year.

また釣りを楽しむ方も多く、年間を通して魚種が豊富なポイントです。

 

You can catch seabass, garfish, squid, Spanish mackerel, sea bream, flounder, scorpionfish, rockfish, horse mackerel, amberjack, black sea beam, young halfbeak, adult halfbeak, sole, and so on. 

スズキ(シーバス)・キス・イカ・サワラ・タイ・ヒラメ・カサゴ・メバル・アジ・カンパチ・チヌ(クロダイ)・サゴシ・サヨリ・カレイなど。

【Correct Answer】I. Miho Bay（美保湾）

 

A bay is part of the ocean and a lake forms its wide entrance. A smaller one is called a cove.

湾とは、海やの一部で、幅の広い入り込みを形成した領域です。規模の小さなものを入り江と呼(よ)びます。

 

Miho Bay is a vast bay with a width of approximately 14km and a depth of 9.4km. It opens to the east-northeast and faces the Sea of Japan/East Sea/Sea of China. The Hino River flows into the southeast coast of the bay, and the northwest is connected to Nakaumi Brackesh Lake through the Sakai Channel.

美保湾（みほわん）は、東北東に開け、日本海に面した、湾口幅約14km、奥行き約9.4kmの幅広な湾であり、湾の南東岸には日野川が流入し、北西では境水道を通じて、中海と繋がっています。

 

The coast has many sandy beaches except around the Mihonoseki area on the north coast. Yumigahama Beach on the Yumigahama Peninsula has a long, crescent-shaped sandy beach. 

海岸は北岸の美保関周辺を除き、砂浜が多く、西岸の弓ヶ浜半島では長い砂浜である弓ヶ浜海岸が見られます。

 

The shoreline stretches from Tottori Prefecture to Shimane Prefecture. There is the city of Yonago on the southwest coast and the city of Sakaiminato on the northwest coast. 

鳥取県から島根県にかかっており、南西岸には米子市の市街地、北西岸には境港市の市街地があります。

 

In addition, there are many ports in the bay, including Yodoe Fishing Port, Sakai Fishing Port, Nagahama Port, and Mihonoseki Port.

また、湾内には淀江漁港、境漁港、長浜港、美保関港などがあります。