It is one of Japan's more intriguing and distinctive spots. People have family names like Tomi (literally, lookout), Kaji (ironsmith) and Amino (net).

太地是日本最迷人最独特的景点之一，人们有类似于Tomi(字面意思是“守望者”)，Kaji(铁匠)，Amino(渔网)这样的姓氏。