Tatai

Tatai [たたい / Sunpaku: たたい] is a city located on Dainan in Zōhai Prefecture. As of 2020, it had a population of around 24,000. Perhaps one of the city's most interesting facts is that it is home to 5 centenarians - in other words, elderly people who have surpassed the age of 100.
The Tatai area has some of the oldest settlement remains, in the form of wheelhouses, on Dainan Island. The small Asu River, which runs along the modern-day border between Tatai, Mudoko and Saimaku, was the focus of these early settlements. A number of ruins of minor odoku (castles and forts) can be found in the area. Tatai was originally merged with Girūku for most of its existence, until the two cities were made separate in 1951 on account of the region's growing population.
Ferry services run from Tatai Port to the northern coast of Aoma Prefecture, and serve as one of the only connections (including air travel) by which one can travel to or from the mainland from Zōhai.
== Economy ==
The city of Tatai serves as a commercial center for the surrounding region. It once had a healthy fishing industry, but in recent years this has been in steady decline and is unlikely to see revival.