rotated grazing; summer mountain winter village system
A traditional Japanese livestock management method where animals graze in mountain pastures during summer and are kept in village stables during winter. Used mainly in agricultural and geographical contexts.
The summer mountain winter village system was once widely practiced in Japanese mountain villages.
In this region, cattle raising using the rotated grazing method has been traditionally continued.
移牧 refers to transhumance in general, while 夏山冬里方式 specifically describes the seasonal movement between mountain pastures and village stables.
Compound of 夏山 (summer mountain), 冬里 (winter village), and 方式 (method/system). The term describes the seasonal grazing pattern directly.