Yaizu, Japan

Japan

Yaizu, Japan holds 28 connections with 7525 places across 12 topics, anchored in maritime industry, wartime history, and Pacific coastal geography. Located on the indented coastline of Suruga Bay, the city established a fishing cooperative in 1903 and began shipping frozen bonito to Tokyo's Tsukiji market by 1908. Overfishing collapsed bonito stocks in 1926, prompting a five-year moratorium. Local industries extend to food processing, including dried bonito flakes and fish cakes, and Yaizu shares ties with Tokyo and Yokkaichi.

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