亡もう者じゃ船ぶね

noun

ship of the dead; ghost ship appearing during Bon

A folkloric ghost ship said to appear to those who go fishing during the Obon festival. The term is culturally specific and rarely used outside discussions of Japanese folklore.

See also: お盆

• お盆ぼんに漁りょうに出でると亡もう者じゃ船ぶねが出でるという言いい伝つたえがある。

  There is a legend that if you go fishing during Obon, a ship of the dead will appear.