Cold start - Kantachi

Japanese: 寒立ち - かんたち
Cold start - Kantachi

… [Yoshiharu Imaizumi]
[Folklore]
In archaic Japanese, it is called "kamashishi" and among the general public, it is also called "iwashika" or "aoushishi". It often lives on cliffs to avoid predators, and standing on rocks for long periods of time in winter is called "kandachi". Until the 1940s, it was hunted in various parts of Japan, and its fur was popular among workers in mountain villages, mainly for its protection from the cold and waterproofing.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【今泉 吉晴】
[民俗]
 古語では〈かましし〉,民間ではイワシカ,アオシシなどともいう。断崖に生息し敵から免れていることが多く,また,冬季岩上に長時間立つことは〈寒立ち〉と呼ばれる。1940年代までは日本の各地で狩猟対象として捕獲され,おもに毛皮が防寒・防水用として山村で働く者に喜ばれた。…

※「寒立ち」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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