Otata - Otata

Japanese: オタタ - おたた

…In fishing villages, there were many female peddlers who traveled around selling fresh fish, shellfish, and seaweed to nearby farming villages. These peddlers were called itadaki, botefuri, otata, etc., and each had a specific clientele to which they sold. In many cases, these clients were fixed for each peddler, and many of them maintained the same relationship for several generations, passing it on from mother to daughter or mother-in-law to daughter-in-law. …

From 【Hanjo】

…In fishing villages, wives often traveled to neighboring villages and towns to sell the fish and shellfish their husbands caught. These women peddlers were often called itadaki, sasage, kaberi, shoikagobote, katsugikko, otata, etc., based on the way they carried their goods. Some of these women engaged in more extensive peddling activities throughout the region. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…漁村では，獲れた鮮魚や貝･藻を近郊の農村などに売り歩く婦人の行商が，多くみられた。これらは，イタダキやボテフリ，オタタなどと呼ばれたが，それぞれ，売り歩く先に得意をもっていた。これらの得意先は，行商人によって固定している場合が多く，母から娘へ，あるいは姑から嫁へ引き継がれ，数代にわたってその関係を維持してきたものも多い。…