菱垣廻船ひがきかいせん

noun

large Japanese junk (Edo period)

Historical term for a type of large coastal trading vessel used during the Edo period, often associated with the Higaki shipping guild. Compare with 弁財船 and 千石船.

See also: 弁財船 · 千石船

• 菱垣廻船ひがきかいせんは江え戸ど時じ代だいに大おお坂さかと江え戸どを結むすぶ重じゅう要ような輸ゆ送そう手しゅ段だんだった。

  The Higaki kaisen was an important means of transport connecting Osaka and Edo during the Edo period.