Kabira Village

Japanese: 川平村落 - かびらそんらく
Kabira Village

…In 1951, the world's rare black pearls were cultivated here. The village of Kabira, adjacent to the bay, has a long history, and the rituals of the visiting god Mayunganashi, held in the ninth month of the lunar calendar, are well known. In addition, on Ishigaki Island, where many settlements were wiped out by malaria, Kabira is one of the few settlements that has survived the scourge. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Kabira Village" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1951年から世界でも珍しい黒真珠の養殖が開始された。湾に隣接する川平村落は歴史も古く,旧暦9月に行われる来訪神マユンガナシの祭祀は,よく知られている。また,マラリアで廃絶した集落の多い石垣島では,その禍いより生き延びてきた数少ない集落の一つでもある。…

※「川平村落」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。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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