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Population2,791
GeoNames
RegionWakayama
Elevation50 m
164 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportNanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM)
55 km
Why visit Taiji
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 3 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Taiji Whale Museum and 太地町立石垣記念館.
Weather in Taiji
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Things to do1
Museums and landmarks4
Restaurants and cafes3
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Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship1
Schools, colleges and libraries2
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Healthcare1
Map of Taiji
15 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 55 km away.
- Katsuura 5 km north, about 5 min by car
- Shingū 17 km north, about 17 min by car
- Udono 18 km north, about 18 min by car
- Kushimoto 20 km southwest, about 20 min by car
- Kumano 39 km northeast, about 39 min by car
- Tanabe 57 km west, about 57 min by car
- Shirahama 57 km west, about 57 min by car
- Owase 58 km northeast, about 58 min by car
- Minabe 62 km west, about 1 h by car
- Gobō 79 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Taiji town hall, アラツク, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Michinoeki Taiji 04, Bioika0201, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Michinoeki Taiji 06, Bioika0201, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Michinoeki Taiji 05, Bioika0201, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Michinoeki Taiji 01, Bioika0201, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Michinoeki Taiji 03, Bioika0201, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Michinoeki Taiji 02, Bioika0201, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Taiji, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture 649-5171, Japan - panoramio, shikabane taro, CC BY 3.0
- Taiji Whale Museum 201908-2, Suikotei, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Taiji Town Whale Museum, KishujiRapid, CC BY 4.0
- Hiromitsu Ochiai Baseball Hall 2019-11-30, 要塞騎士, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 鯨骨鳥居 - panoramio, shikabane taro, CC BY 3.0
- Mainland control point of the marine geodetic control network in Japan, LT sfm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 海、紀伊山地、曇天 - panoramio, ESU, CC BY 3.0
- 和歌山県太地町 (41380532875), girakku, CC0
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