山鯨とは Why Yamakujira?
山鯨とは Why Yamakujira？
縄文時代の遺跡から出土した獣骨のうち，鹿に次いで多いのが猪であることは，捕獲の機会が多かったことと同時に，その肉が日本の野獣の中では鹿とともにもっとも美味であったことも，理由として考えられる。肉食が禁じられていた江戸時代後期には魚とされていた鯨に擬した猪肉を山くじらと称して肉を売り，また，料理して食べさせる店が多く出現した。近年房総半島でイノシシの数が急増し生息域が拡大しています。夕方～夜車を出すと和田町でも猪を見る機会が増えています。
Of wild animal bones found in archaeological digs of human settlements in the Jomon period, wild boar bones are second only to deer bones in number. This tells us that the Jomon most likely had many encounters with boar, and found them and the deer, to be very good eating. In the late Edo period the eating of meat, other than fish, was essentially banned for religious purposes. However as whales were considered a large fish, wild boar meat was sold by many establishments as 'yama-kujira' (mountain whale) due to it's similar color and texture. While the wild boar of the Boso Peninsula were pushed to near extinction by the 1970's, in recent years the population has skyrocketed. A drive through the local Wada-cho roads at dusk is often enough to see at least a few of the new locals.
今は日本で4カ所しかない、小型捕鯨基地を擁する千葉県南房総市和田町
Wada-cho is now one of only 4 remaining whaling villages in Japan
クジラを食べる文化は縄文時代までさかのぼると言われますが、和田町で捕鯨が開始されたのは江戸時代。明治時代に入り、捕鯨をおこなう国が減っていき日本では昭和の中頃にクジラが多く流通し、タンパク源として給食にも取り入れられることが増えました。そこをピークに、クジラ文化は日本でも衰退しました。
Whale meat has historically been a part of the Japanese diet since the Jomon period, however commercial whaling in Wada-cho traces its beginnings to the Edo period. By the time of the Meiji period, whaling was in decline worldwide as whale populations plummeted and demand for whale products waned. But in post war Japan whale meat was still an extremely valuable source of protein, and consumption rose accordingly. This period was the peak of whaling in Japan, after which the industry went into decline.
未だに鯨、猪と深い関係を持つ和田町。
For better or for worse, Wada-cho, the whales, and wild boar, are still intertwined.
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