Tarai-bune
A tarai-bune (Japanese: たらい舟), or tub-turned boat, is a traditional Japanese fishing boat originally made from half a barrel or large tub. They were formerly used throughout Western Japan but are now found only on Sado Island where about a hundred are left which are used for collecting abalone and seaweed. They are still effective close to shore and in the narrow coves formed by earthquakes.[1]
In popular culture
Tarai Bune boats have appeared in:
- Spirited Away, animated movie
- Skies of Arcadia, video game by Sega
- Tales of Symphonia, video game by Bandai Namco
- Tides, video game by Shallot Games
See also
- Coracle
- Currach
- Fishing coracle
- Kuphar
- Kayak
- Umiak
References
- ^ Karan, Pradyumna (2010-09-12), Japan in the 21st Century: Environment, Economy, and Society, University Press of Kentucky, p. 128, ISBN 978-0-8131-2763-7
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tarai Bune.
- Tarai Bune of Sado Island
- Article about saving the tub-turned boat by teaching children how to use them
