Ine, Kyoto

 is a town located in Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. 
It is famous for wooden fishing houses called "Funaya", selected as Groups of Traditional Buildings.
The Tango Peninsula was a trade route from Eurasian Continent to Kyoto. 
Fishing and sightseeing are main industries now.
Tsutsukawa district and Honjo-Hama district have been handed down Urashima Tarō legend.
Nii district has a legend of Xu Fu(Jofuku in Japanese).
As of October 2017, the town has an estimated population of 1,986. The total area is 61.95 km².
History.
July 30, 1945, United States air-raided Ine.
November 3, 1954, Ine was founded by the merger of four villages.
October 3, 1955, song of town and symbol of town were enacted.
January 1974, pine was selected as tree of town.
1993, Eenyobo(ええにょぼ)(Asadora) was on TV which was set in Funaya of Ine town.
April 11, 2005, town office moved from Hirata to present place.
July 22, Ine bay(伊根湾) was selected as Groups of Traditional Buildings for the first time in a fishing village.
December 2, 2007, Yoro-Ine Bypass (Japan National Route 178) opened.
2nd traffic light in Ine town was made.
October 2008, Ine town joined The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan.
Geography.
Located on the coast of the Sea of Japan on the northeast side of the Tango Peninsula in the northwestern corner of the prefecture.
Politics and government.
Ine is governed by mayor Yoshimoto Hideki, an independent. The city assembly has 10 members.
Industry.
Fishery.
Total annual a catch is 3,190 tons, accounting for 25 percent of all catch in Kyoto Prefecture.