Tentobune - Tentobune

Japanese: 天当船 - てんとうぶね

This was the Japanese boat that was most widely used throughout Japan from the early modern period to the modern era. It is often written with the character "Tendo", but in early modern documents it is also written as "Ten", "Tendo", or "Dendo". Its size varied depending on the region; in Toyama Bay it was said to be 9 fathoms (about 13.6m) long, 9 shaku (about 2.7m) wide at the shoulder, with 5 oars and a capacity of 7 people, while the one in Arahama, Miyagi Prefecture, was said to have a capacity of 16 people. In any case, it was much larger than a kanko ship or a sanpa, and was used more as a transport ship than a fishing boat.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

近世から近代にかけて日本の各地で最も広く使用されていた和船。〈天当〉の字をあてたものが多いが，近世の文献には天，天道，伝道ともあてている。大きさは地方によって異なり，富山湾では長さ9尋(約13.6m)，肩幅9尺(約2.7m)，5挺櫂（かい）7人乗りのものであったといい，宮城県荒浜のものは16人乗りであったという。いずれにしてもかんこ船やさんぱなどよりははるかに大きい船で，漁船よりはむしろ運搬船として使われていた。

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