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Japanese: 背負ばしご(背負梯子) - せおいばしご

A carrier used to carry luggage on the back. It is also called a shiheiko. It is literally ladder-shaped, but there are many different types. Basically, they are divided into two major types: one has arms in the center or at the bottom of the frame, and the other does not. The former are found mainly in Western Japan, and the latter in Eastern Japan. Size also varies from as tall as a person to only about 1 shaku (about 30.3 cm), but larger ones were usually used in plains and smaller ones in mountainous areas.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

荷物を背に負って運ぶ際に用いる運搬具。背負子（しよいこ）とも呼ぶ。形態は文字どおりはしご状だが，さまざまな種類がある。基本的には大きく二つに分けられ，一つは枠の中央ないし下端に腕木のあるもの，他はそれがないものである。前者は西日本，後者は東日本に主に分布している。寸法も，人の背丈ほどのものからわずか1尺(約30.3cm)程度のものまで多様だが，大型のものは平野部で，小型のものは山間部で使用されるのが通例であった。

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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