A Tarai Bune or tub-turned boat is a traditional Japanese fishing boat found mainly on Sado Island and used for catching Abalone

Abalone

Abalone , from aulón, are small to very large-sized edible sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Haliotidae and the genus Haliotis...

 and other mollusks. The design originated from need to fish in the narrow coves formed by earthquakes.

Tarai Bune In Popular Culture

Tarai Bune boats have appeared in:

Spirited Away

Spirited Away

is a 2001 Japanese animated fantasy-adventure film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. The film tells the story of Chihiro Ogino, a sullen ten-year-old girl who, while moving to a new neighborhood and after her parents are transformed into pigs by the witch Yubaba,...

 - Animated Movie

Skies Of Arcadia

Skies of Arcadia

Skies of Arcadia, released in Japan as , is a console role-playing game developed by Overworks for the Dreamcast and published by Sega in 2000. Skies of Arcadia Legends, a port, was released for the GameCube in 2002. Legends was also in development for the PlayStation 2; however, the PS2 version...

- Video Game by Sega

External links

Tarai Bune of Sado Islandhttp://www.nbz.or.jp/eng/taraibune01.htm.

Article about saving the tub-turned boat by teaching children how to use themhttp://www.sof.or.jp/ocean/newsletter_e/100/index.php.