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Japanese: いんころし

A small fishing boat found on the west coast of Kyushu, mainly in the Amakusa Islands. The shape is not necessarily uniform, but generally the bow is long and narrow, curved slightly upwards, and sometimes the hull is also narrow, making it prone to rocking but easy to go fast. Most were made of five planks glued together. They were known for their speed, and legend has it that they were so fast that they could race against dogs and beat them to their deaths, hence the name. With the spread of mechanized boats, they are rarely seen today. [Ishizuka Takatoshi]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

天草諸島を中心に，九州の西海岸で見られた小型漁船。形は必ずしも一定でないが，おおむねへさきが長く狭く，やや上に反っており，ときにはともの方も狭くなっているので，揺れやすいが，速力は出しやすい。多くは矧（はぎ）板の5枚仕立てであった。速いことに特色があり，犬と競走して犬を負かし死なせるほどなのでこの名があるとの伝えがある。機械船の普及により現在ではほとんど見られない。【石塚尊俊】

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