Kujirabune
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- Japanese: 鯨船 (kujira bune)
Kujira bune (lit. "whale boats") were a type of tugboat commonly used in the Edo period to help pull larger ships (such as a daimyô's gozabune) in or out of harbor.
References
- Umimichi wo yuku: Edo jidai no Seto Naikai 海道をゆく-江戸時代の瀬戸内海-, Museum of Ehime History and Culture 愛媛県歴史文化博物館 (1999),109.