kitamaebune; cargo ships of the Japan Sea during the Edo period
Historical term for merchant vessels that traded along the Sea of Japan coast, connecting Hokkaido with Osaka via the Inland Sea.
Kitamaebune were merchant ships that operated on the Sea of Japan during the Edo period.
この港町は北前船の寄港地として栄えました。
This port town prospered as a port of call for kitamaebune.