Kazuki - Kazuki

Japanese: カヅキ - かづき
Kazuki - Kazuki

…In Japan, there are traditional fishermen called ama or kazuki, which means fishermen who dive into the sea to fish. There are male ama and female ama, but in the past, both men and women would dive into the sea almost naked, wearing only a loincloth or loincloth, and collect seaweed such as tengusa, wakame, and kombu, and shellfish such as abalone, turban shells, and sea urchins, using tools such as isogane and kama.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…海中に潜って操業する漁業の意で,日本にはアマあるいはカヅキとよばれる伝統的な漁民がいる。アマには,男である海士と女である海女がいるが,かつては男女とも腰巻やふんどしなど,わずかな布を身につけただけの裸同様の姿で海に潜り,テングサ,ワカメ,コンブなどの海藻や,アワビ,サザエ,ウニなどの貝類などを,イソガネやカマなどの爬具を用いて採った。…

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