Mount Uomi

Japanese: 魚見山 - うおみやま
Mount Uomi

...In addition to Uomi, it is also called Takami, Arami, Yamami, etc. in various places. On Uomiyama, huts and towers are built and the fish are watched from the top. To send signals to fishing boats, they shout loudly while waving their hats high, or they hold fishing objects called bote, sai, shiba, etc., and by these movements they direct the fishing boats and the movements of the schools of fish.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…魚見のほかに,タカミ,アラミ,ヤマミなどと各地で呼ばれている。魚見山には,小屋や櫓を組んで,その上から魚を監視する。漁船に合図をおくる手段として,笠を高く振りながら大声で叫んだり,またボテ,サイ,シバなどと呼ばれる採り物をもって,この動きによって漁船を指揮したり,魚群の動きを指示したりする。…

※「魚見山」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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