Shikima

Shikima [尔南満; しきま / Sunpaku: しっかん] is a city located in central Zōhai Prefecture. As of 2020, it had a population of around 60,000.
Shikima has a long history as a farming township. In the pre-modern period it was one of the first settlements to become reliant on the rice plant, and paddies are believed to have been set up by the early 1300s. Its population have traditionally also been involved in the making of daizō-sōfu, a kind of tweed-like fabric which is valued for its durability and warmth. Even now there are still artesans who specialise in weaving daizō-sōfu and sell the fabric as a unique cultural product.
Shikima is located in a valley region below the foothills of Mount Tenza and Mount Taiha. Its western ward overlooks the ocean, and there is a sizeable fishing industry in the region. One of the city's most famous sites is Akan Castle, built in the mid-1600s.