Uji Ajiro

Japanese: 宇治網代 - うじあじろ
Uji Ajiro

...The fishermen have been providing sacrifices to the emperor since ancient times. Uji Ajiro appears in the Manyoshu as "Ajirogi of the Yaso River," and Tagami Ajiro appears in an official document from 883 (7th year of the Gangei era) as the kitchen of the Naizenshi of Omi Province. The Engishinaizenshishiki states that the icefish Ajiro of Yamashiro and Omi presented icefish every day from September to December 30, and the Nishinomiyaki states that Tagami Ajiro presented icefish and Uji Ajiro presented sweetfish every day. ...

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その漁人は古くから天皇に贄(にえ)を貢献した。宇治網代は《万葉集》に〈八十氏河の網代木〉とみえ,田上網代は883年(元慶7)の官符に近江国の内膳司御厨として現れる。《延喜内膳司式》に山城・近江の氷魚網代が9月から12月30日まで氷魚を貢すとあり,《西宮記》には,田上網代は氷魚,宇治網代は鮎を毎日進めたとある。…

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