Ashikajima - Ashikajima

Japanese: あしか島 - あしかじま
Ashikajima - Ashikajima

…Until the 1900s, they lived in various parts of the Izu Islands, and in the 1800s, they formed groups on the Choshi Peninsula and the Kii Peninsula. The islands named after the sea monsters are called 'Ashikajima' (or 'Umikajikajima', etc.) in various places, because they were breeding grounds for this sea monster. The Japanese did not make much use of this monster, and it was rarely observed, so in early modern books it is often discussed in the same way as fur seals, seals, sea lions, and sea otters, which have similar shapes. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ashika Island" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1900年代まで伊豆七島各地に生息し,1800年代には銚子半島や紀伊半島にも群れをなしていた。各地に〈あしか島〉(海鹿島などと書く)の名があるのは,この海獣が繁殖地としていた場所である。日本人はあまりこの獣を利用せず,観察がまれであったため,近世の書物では形態の類似したオットセイ,アザラシ,トド,ラッコなどと混同して論じられている場合が少なくない。…

※「あしか島」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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