“Whaling off the Coast of the Goto Islands,” by Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832. Whaling in japan dates
“Whaling off the Coast of the Goto Islands,” by Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832. Whaling in japan dates back to ancient times. Many Japanese whalers would use the method depicted above, called amitori-shiki, in which boats would not try to use their harpoons against whales on the high seas; instead they would surround a whale with a number of smaller boats and trap it in a net, then harpooning it. Japan is one of the few nations that still operates whaling vessels, despite an international moratorium on the practice.{WHF} {HTE} {Medium} -- source link
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