Ine, Kyoto

Ine 伊根町
Town
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Location of Ine in Kyoto Prefecture
Ine Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°41′N 135°17′E / 35.683°N 135.283°ECoordinates: 35°41′N 135°17′E / 35.683°N 135.283°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Kyoto Prefecture
District	Yosa
Government
• Mayor	Yoshimoto Hideki
Area
• Total	61.98 km^2 (23.93 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	2,500
• Density	40/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Japanese Black Pine
• Flower	Chrysanthemum
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website	www.town.ine.kyoto.jp

Ine (伊根町 Ine-chō) is a town located in Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The Tango Peninsula was a trade route from Eurasian Continent to Kyoto.

It is famous for wooden fishing houses called funaya, selected as Groups of Traditional Buildings. Tsutsukawa district and Honjo-Hama district have been handed down Urashima Tarō legend.

As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 2,500. The total area is 61.98 km².

The harbour of Ine

History

Ine was founded on November 3, 1954 by the merger of four villages.

Geography

Located on the coast of the Sea of Japan on the northeast side of the Tango Peninsula in the northwestern corner of the prefecture.

Politics and government

Ine is governed by mayor Yoshimoto Hideki, an independent. The city assembly has 10 members.

Industry

Industrial population

• All of employed : 1,334
• The primary industry : 412
• The secondary industry : 213
• The tertiary industry : 707

Fishery

An total annual a catch is 3,190 tons, account for 25 percent of all a catch in Kyoto Prefecture.

Transportation

Bus

• Tankai Bus
  • Ine Line
  • Kamanyu Line
  • Kyōgamisaki Line
• The municipal Bus

Ports

• The Ine sea route

Tourism

Ine Bay

• Funaya of Ine
• The spa of Oku-Ine
• Urashima Park
• The Urashima shrine (Ura Shrine)

External links

Media related to Ine, Kyoto at Wikimedia Commons

• Ine official website (Japanese)