Taiji, Wakayama
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Taiji is a town located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2021, the town had an estimated population of 2960 in 1567 households and a population density of 510 person
Central Taiji, as viewed from the south, with the marina in the center and the Pacific is to the right
Taiji Town Hall
Taiji Whale Museum
Traditional whaling in Taiji, depicted in a maki-e in the Edo period
Pilot whale
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Pilot whales are cetaceans belonging to the genus Globicephala. The two extant species are the long-finned pilot whale and the short-finned pilot whale. The two are not readily distinguishable at sea,
Jaw of the extinct species Globicephala etruriae
Long-finned pilot whale skeleton
A pilot whale spyhopping