Medicine hunter - medicine hunter

Japanese: 薬猟 - くすりがり

An ancient Japanese custom of picking young deer antlers and medicinal herbs on May 5th. It was first seen in the entry for May 5th, 19th year of the reign of Empress Suiko (June 20th, 611 AD) in the Nihon Shoki. On this day, a medicinal hunt was held in Udano (the area around Ouda Town, Uda County, Nara Prefecture). The ministers who accompanied her wore crowns with edgy topknots and clothes in accordance with the color of the crown, and it was an event involving the entire imperial court. The following year, medicinal hunts were held in Haneda (near Houchi, Takatori Town, Takaichi County, Nara Prefecture), and in 668 (the 7th year of the reign of Emperor Tenchi), in Gamou-no (the area from Omihachiman City to Yokaichi City, Shiga Prefecture).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

5月5日に，鹿の若角や薬草を摘んだ日本古代の習俗。《日本書紀》推古19年5月5日条(西暦611年6月20日)にみえるのが初見。この日は宇陀野（うだの）(奈良県宇陀郡大宇陀町の一帯)に薬猟を行っている。従った諸臣は，髻華（うず）をつけた冠や冠色に従った服を着用しており，宮廷をあげての行事であった。翌年には羽田(奈良県高市郡高取町羽内（ほうち）付近)，668年(天智7)には蒲生野（がもうの）(滋賀県近江八幡市から八日市市にかけての一帯)で薬猟が行われている。

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