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Japanese: 泊 - とまり

It refers to a place where ships call or anchor, and includes coastal topography, breakwaters and other facilities that protect against wind and waves, and even the entire port. Until the Middle Ages, it also appears in historical documents as "tsu-harbor." In ancient and medieval times, when ships sailed along the coast, port terminals were set up to wait for favorable winds and tides. The five ports (Kawajiri, Owada, Uozumi, Kan, and Muro), which are said to have been founded by Gyoki in the Nara period, were set up at intervals of one day's sailing distance by ship. At five ports, a tsu fee called shosai-ryo was collected for the maintenance of the breakwaters and iskura (stone fences). → Port / Port / Port town

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Japanese:

船舶が寄港・停泊するところで，風波を防ぐ海岸地形や防波堤などの施設，ひいては港湾全体をいう。中世までは〈津泊〉とも史料にみえる。海岸に沿って航行した古代・中世において，風待ち・潮待ちなどのため泊を設置した。奈良時代，行基によって創設されたという五泊（河尻・大輪田・魚住・韓・室）は，船で１日行程の距離をおいて設置されていたという。五泊では防波堤・石椋(いしくら)の維持のため，勝載(しょうさい)料と称する津料が徴収されていた。→湊／港湾／港町

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