
Squid drying in Iwami harbor.

The Iwami beach front following a close encounter with a
typhoon.
is a
town located in
Iwami District,
Tottori,
Japan.
As of
2003, the town has an estimated
population of 13,579 and a
density of 110.96 persons per
km². The total area is 122.38 km².
The majority of the town's working populations are either work on squid fishing boats or farm, the most common crop being rice.
Iwami also has a locally renowned onsen (hot spring). There are three elementary schools - Iwami Minami, Nishi, and Kita - as well as a Junior High School and a High School. In July 2005 the Iwami High School baseball team progressed to the semi-finals in the prefecture-wide high schools' baseball tournament. This was the furthest the team had ever progressed and was an even of prefecture-wide significance. They lost in the semi-finals to Tottori Nishi High School.
It is around 30 minutes by train from the prefectural capital of Tottori-shi, and is the third stop by train heading east on the Tottori-Hamasaka line.
External link
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Official town website (in English)