Kujirabune

• 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.