Tai Hing

Tai Hing is the area of Tai Hing Island that is directly administrated under provincial-level administrative laws, as it is not part of Hakone Town or Mishato City. It is part of the Lamtsu Capital City, but is not a ward, only a Town. The region is located in the south of Tai Hing Island, with the are being less than 2 square kilometres. The area came to be like this during the Fuka-Sorano wars, where Hakone Town became the high-water mark of the Fuka Shogunate.

Geography

Tai Hing is located of the southern tip of Tai Hing Island, in the Tai Hing plains. It is bordered by the Hakone Mountains to the north and north-esat, the Tai Hing Plateau to the east, and the Tai Hing Forest to the north-west. The Tai Hing strait lies at the southern and western parts of Tai Hing.

Surrounding Area

Hakone

Mishato City

Demographics

According to historical data, the population of Tai Hing peaked in 1967, followed by a huge decrease due to emigration. The statistics include the whole Tai Hing Island, but exclude the Mishato City. The decline has been slowed due to the development of new transport links to the mainland.

Lamtsu Census data
Year	Population	Change
1682	512	+404
1751	713	+201
1812	1007	+294
1940	1672	+665
1950	1877	+205
1960	2087	+210
1970	1376	-711
1980	879	-497
1990	856	-23
2000	762	-94
2010	598	-164
2020	576	-22

History

The Tai Hing island has been settled since prehistoric times, and archeological evidence shows that the island had a population density in the 9th century even higher than of modern-day, with an estimated population of 10,000 on the island alone. This was likely due to the area's significant religious value in Mishato.

The Tai Hing area was the "no-man's land" between the 12th and 16th centuries, with the Fuka Shogunate's border ending at Hakone and Sorano's at the coast of Mibu. Afterwards, with Hakone becoming a significant industrial town, the Tai Hing port was opened to carry the goods to Lamtsu. However, due to the modernisation programs introduced in the 1970s and the following mass emigrations from Hakone, the port's raison d'etre was removed, and it closed down in 1976.

Today, the Tai Hing area is mostly residential, and is now the "Rich Man's Island" to some.

Transport

The Tai Hing area has 3 rail terminals, all linked together by the Tai Hing Tram.

Terminal
Station	Code	Lines
Tai Hing Forest	THF	Mihara Line Hakone Line
Tai Hing	TH	Seiyo Shinkansen
Lighthouse Front	LF	Seiyo Main Line