Taiji is the smallest municipality by area in Wakayama Prefecture. Taiji is located on a forked peninsula that juts out into the Kumano Sea near the southern tip of the Kii Peninsula, with a rias coastline. On one side is Moriura Bay and on the other is Taiji Bay. It is surrounded by the town of Nachikatsuura on three sides. Wakayama Prefecture.

The Taiji dolphin drive hunt is based on driving dolphins and other small cetaceans into a small bay where they can be killed or captured for their meat and for sale to dolphinariums. The new primary killing method is done by cutting the spinal cord of the dolphin, a method that claims to decrease the mammal's time to death. [1] .

May 18, 2018 · After learning about the Japanese village of Taiji, view photos of Japan’s imperial era. Then, watch killer whales chase down a fishing boat for food.

Sep 27, 2023 · Every year, from September 1st to March 1st, hundreds of dolphins in Taiji, Japan, face a brutal fate — either slaughtered, or captured for a lifetime in marine parks.

Mar 12, 2025 · Japan's outrageous dolphin slaughter in Taiji, subsidized by aquariums who buy live wild dolphins for their shows, came to an end for the season with 92 dolphins captured for captivity and 298 dolphins slaughtered for meat. Another bloody end, with the next season set to begin on Sept. 1st, 2025. Japan doesn't need the meat or the exploitive entertainment.

Apr 8, 2024 · After a groundbreaking documentary, the spotlight was on Taiji, Japan for capturing dolphins for the entertainment industry and slaughtering hundreds. Over a decade later, Taiji’s dolphin hunt is still happening.

Each year from approximately September 1 to March 1, a large-scale hunt of dolphins takes place in the small village of Taiji, Japan, as featured in the 2010 Academy Award-winning documentary The Cove.

Mar 6, 2024 · Dolphin hunts in Japan from 2000 to 2021, based on latest data from the Japan Fisheries Agency. The yellow line (labeled Wakayama Prefecture) records the number of dolphins being killed or captured for captivity in Taiji, Japan.

Small whales and dolphins off the coast of Japan face a sinister threat – the fishermen of Taiji. This is a small coastal village, also known as The Cove, and made infamous in the 2009 Oscar winning film of the same name.

Although the quiet town of Taiji, Japan, has a history of whaling dating back to the Edo period (1603-1868), the opening of the Taiji Whale Museum in 1969 with live dolphins captured from local waters sparks a lucrative captivity industry.