Tatai

Tatai [たたい / Sunpaku: たたい] is a city located in southern Zōhai Prefecture. As of 2022, it has a population of around 24,000. Perhaps one of the city's most interesting facts is that it is home to five centenarians - in other words, people who have surpassed the age of 100.
The Tatai area has some of the oldest settlement remains, in the form of wheelhouses, on Daizō Island. The Yamatami and Sōda Rivers, which run through the city's valley land, 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 the town of Nichō for most of its existence, until the two were made separate in 1951 on account of the region's growing population.
Ferry services run from Tatai Port in western Miwara Bay to the northern coast of Aoma Prefecture.