Taiji (太地町; -cho) is a town located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama, Japan.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 3,667 and a density of 615.27 persons per kmē. The total area is 5.96 kmē.
As of 2004, the town is the scene of international controversy regarding the mass killing of dolphins for commercial purposes. The BBC has been criticised by the charity Sea Shepherd for failing to cover the story fully.
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Official town website (http://www.town.taiji.wakayama.jp/) (in Japanese)
Wakayama Prefecture is located in the southwestern part of the Kii Peninsula facing Osaka Prefecture in the north, Nara and Mie Prefectures in the east, Tokushima Prefecture of the Shikoku Island across the Kii Channel in the west and the Pacific Ocean in the south.
Wakayama Prefecture is full of excellent tourist attractions such as Koyasan having Kongobuji Temple, which is the head temple of a Buddhist sect "Shingon", as nucleus, Kumano Sanzan (lit.
Wakayama City is accessible in approximately 40 minutes from Kansai Airport by Japan Railways, Nankai Railways of limousine bus.
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