Otakimaimai - Otakimaimai

Japanese: オオタキマイマイ - おおたきまいまい

...The Onajima (illustration) and Usukawa (illustration) are widely distributed throughout the country, but are more common in cities and agricultural areas. The Ezo and Sapporo snails are representative of Hokkaido, the Mutsuhidari Maki and Ootaki snails are representative of the Tohoku region, the Misuji (illustration) and Hidarimaki snails are representative of the Kanto region, the Kuroiwa snail is representative of the Chubu mountain region, the Nishiki and Kuchibeni snails are representative of the Kinki region, the Setouchi and Sanin snails are representative of the Chugoku region, the Awa snail and Setouchi snails are representative of the Shikoku region, the Tsukushi snail is representative of the Kyushu region, and the Shuri snail is representative of the Okinawa region. In Europe, the edible snail escargot is famous. ...

From the Left-handed Snail (Left-handed Snail)

...They feed on rotting leaves and young shoots, but can be raised on cucumbers, carrots, sweet potatoes, etc. In addition, the small, arboreal E. grata is found on the Japan Sea coast from Niigata to Akita. The dark brown E. scaevola is found from the Kanto Mountains to the Ibuki and Suzuka Mountains.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…オナジマイマイ（イラスト）やウスカワマイマイ（イラスト）は全国に広く分布するが，都市や農耕地に多い。エゾマイマイ，サッポロマイマイは北海道，ムツヒダリマキマイマイ，オオタキマイマイは東北地方，ミスジマイマイ（イラスト），ヒダリマキマイマイは関東地方，クロイワマイマイは中部山地，ニシキマイマイやクチベニマイマイは近畿地方，セトウチマイマイ，サンインマイマイは中国地方，アワマイマイ，セトウチマイマイは四国地方，ツクシマイマイは九州地方，シュリマイマイは沖縄地方の代表的な種である。ヨーロッパでは食用カタツムリのエスカルゴが名高い。…