schooner-style ship built at the end of the Shogunate
Historical term for a Western-style sailing ship built in Japan during the late Edo period, specifically at the Kimizawa shipyard in Izu.
The Kimizawa-gata is a Western-style sailing ship built at Kimizawa in Izu at the end of the Edo period.
Named after the Kimizawa (君沢) shipyard in Izu, where these ships were built. The suffix 形 (がた) means 'type' or 'style'.