Tsugaru ship

Japanese: 津軽船 - つがるぶね

Transportation on the Sea of Japan began at an early date, but the specifics of that transportation are unclear. It was only from the Kamakura period onwards that significant maritime traffic began to take place between the northern Tohoku region, including Tsugaru, and central Kinki (although the actual ports were Tsuruga in Echizen and Obama in Wakasa). With Minamoto no Yoritomo's subjugation of the Fujiwara clan of Oshu, national power extended to the northern parts of Oshu and Uzen, and as development progressed with the relocation of Kanto samurai, transportation between Tsugaru and the central region gradually became more active. In 1306 (Tokuji 1), towards the end of the Kamakura period, a large Tsugaru ship was plundered along with its cargo of salmon at Saikira Port in Echizen. This ship was the largest of 20 Tsugaru ships in the Kanto region, so it appears that as many as 20 Tsugaru ships were in operation at the time under the protection of the shogunate.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

日本海交通は早くから行われたが，その具体的様相は明らかでない。津軽など東北地方北部と近畿中央(といっても，じっさいの港としては越前敦賀，若狭小浜等)との間に見るべき海上交通が行われるようになったのは鎌倉時代以降である。源頼朝の奥州藤原氏制圧により，国家権力が奥羽北部にまで及び，関東武士の移住等が行われて開発が進むと，津軽と中央との交通もしだいに盛んになった。鎌倉末の1306年(徳治1)，津軽の大船1艘が越前佐幾良泊で積荷のサケもろとも略奪されたが，この船は関東御魚津軽船20艘の随一とあるから，当時20艘にも及ぶ津軽船が幕府の庇護を受けて活躍していたもようである。

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