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20 feet. They are made of pine, cedar and fir and are smeared 

 •over as a preventive against corrosion. 



These boats are used in fishing for sharks, flying-fish and 

 shore fish and are generally manned by two or three fishermen 

 who engage in fishing at a distance of a few miles from the 

 shore. In angling or fishing with different kinds of nets, lines 

 •etc., these boats are serviceable. 



(2) The Canoes of the Bonin Islands 



These are fishing boats used in the Bonin islands, being 10 

 to 20 feet in length. According to the size of the boat, it may 

 be handled by one or two men, and in case of a large canoe, 

 it may be used in fishing at a distance of 3 or 4 miles from 

 the shore principally in the capture of the tortoise, while a small 

 •one is used in coast-fishing. 



(3) Soriko These are canoes used in coast-fishing by 



the people in Shimane Prefecture. The ordinary length of the 

 HDoat is 15 or 16 feet. 



Boats of Primitive Type 



(i) Kakko These are kinds of canoes used in the 



J\omori Prefecture, being some 20 feet in length. A pine tree 

 is excavated in the shape of a boat and along the side of the 

 boat there is provided a shelf made of cedar or abies finna. 



These boats are chiefly used in coast-fishing in these districts but 

 they are sometimes used when fishing over ten miles out at sea. 



(2) Mozippu These are used in herring fishery in the 



Hokkaido, the length being some 15 feet. They are but seldom 

 •used directly for the purpose of fishing, but rather in keeping 

 up communication between the herring fishing grounds and the land. 



(3) Choro These are mostly used by coast-fishers in 



:the prefecture, the length of boats being 10 to 20 feet. 



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