Ukonsaari

Japanese: Ukonsaari
Ukonsaari

…The Finns began to live in Inari in the mid-18th century, but it had been inhabited by Lapps until then. Fishing has been a major industry in the area since ancient times, and the island of Ukonsaari in the lake was a sacred place where Lapps offered sacrifices. For the past few hundred years, Inari has been the center of the trade route between the Arctic Ocean and the Gulf of Bothnia, and it was here that travelling traders traveled deep into Lapland. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ukonsaari" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…イナリ地方にフィンランド人が住みついたのは18世紀中葉からで,それまではラップ人の居住地であった。古来,漁業が盛んで,湖中のウコンサーリUkonsaari島は,ラップ人が生贄を捧げる聖なる場所だった。イナリ地方は,過去数百年間,北極海とボスニア湾を結ぶ交易路の中心で,行商人がラップランドの奥地にまで足を運んだ。…

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