Mosquito repellent - Kakusube

Japanese: 蚊くすべ - かくすべ
Mosquito repellent - Kakusube

…This method is used in many places, and in Japan, the name appears in the Man'yoshu. It is also called mosquito smoke, mosquito kusube, mosquito yaribi, or mosquito fire (kabi), and generally involves burning pieces of wood in a hearth or brazier, or smoking mugwort and fanning it with a large fan. In the Edo period, sawdust mixed with sulfur powder was also used. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この方法は各地で行われ,日本では《万葉集》にその名が見られる。蚊いぶし,蚊くすべ,蚊やり火,蚊火(かび)などとも呼ばれ,一般に木片をいろりや火桶でたいたり,ヨモギなどをいぶして,大型のうちわであおいだりした。江戸時代には,おがくずに硫黄の粉をまぜたものも使われた。…

※「蚊くすべ」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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