カラス族ぞく

noun

hostess bar recruiters in black suits

Colloquial term for scouts or touts who recruit women for hostess bars, typically seen in entertainment districts. They are called 'crow tribe' because they wear black suits.

• 歌か舞ぶ伎き町ちょうではカラス族ぞくが客きゃく引ひきをしている。

  In Kabukicho, the 'crow tribe' recruiters are soliciting customers.

noun

young delinquents in black at Nebuta festival

Colloquial term used in Aomori for young people, often with a delinquent image, who dress in black during the Nebuta festival. The term likens them to a flock of crows.

See also: ねぶた

• ねぶた祭まつりの時じ期きになると、カラス族ぞくが目め立だつ。

  During the Nebuta festival, the 'crow tribe' delinquents become conspicuous.