Location Hakui History and Folklore Museum
Ouchigata Lagoon Chijibune Boat
- Display status
- On display
- Period
- Up to the end of the Showa Period
- Form/Type
- Folk material
- Location
- Hakui City
Wooden fishing boats were used in Ouchigata lagoon until the end of the Showa era. They were small scale, long, slender boats rowed by single fishermen. The name chijibune comes from the name of the town (Chiji Town), which had many lagoon fishermen.
At the bow of the boat is a foothold called a “ban”, where the fishermen would stand and cast their nets. Casting a net while standing on the unstable bow required skill, making it a great opportunity for lagoon fishermen to show off their talent. From around the late Showa period, boats made of resin such as FRP gradually replaced them, and the chijibune boats could no longer be seen. This is the last one in existence, and is an important item that conveys the Japanese boat fishing culture of Ouchigata lagoon.
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A local history museum that opened in 1983. They collect materials that convey the history and culture of Hakui City (archaeological materials, historical materials, folk implements, etc.), preserve them, conduct research on them and display them publicly. The folk implements exhibition room on the first floor explains the tools used in Hakui's past way of living. The history exhibition room on the second floor displays valuable excavated items mainly from the Yoshisaki-Suba Site, a Nationally Designated Historic Site, and the Jike Site, as well as historical materials such as ancient documents. They also hold ancient experience classes and events such as magatama (comma-shaped stone bead) making and fire starting experiences. Please feel free to stop by and experience the history of Hakui.
38-1 Tsurutada, Tsurutamachi, Hakui, 925-0027 Google Maps
TEL 0767-22-5998 E-mail post@city.hakui.lg.jp
