The museum in central Japan (Shizuoka Prefecture) faces the Pacific Ocean. It is in Numazu Imperial Villa Memorial Park. It shows us the local fishery, agriculture and everyday life well. I understand how fisherman enjoyed their work. I have permission to upload the photos of the exhibition rooms.
資料館は駿河湾に面した沼津御用邸記念公園の中にあります。沼津の漁業と農業、生活の用具などが展示されており、魚を獲る楽しみが伝わりました。「博物館資料使用許可」をいただいて、展示室の写真を掲載しています。
The museum is in the pine forest at the coast.
資料館は海岸の松林の中にあります。
Fishery equipment are exhibited in the first floor. Some are designated as the national cultural assets.
一階は漁撈用具の展示。国の重要有形文化財に指定されているものもあります。
Exhibits、展示品
Around one hundred and twenty fishermen were involved in the exciting work from the 6th to 11th of May in 1944 which was almost the end of WW2.
内浦小海で行われた漁の写真が展示されています。戦時中の1944年４月６～11日に、漁師約120人で、浜でイルカの大群を獲りました。間違いなく盛り上がりますね。
（２）Catching tuna fishes in 1832、天保３年のマグロ漁
The picture shows us the fishing. Lookouts were in the watch tower. When a school of tuna came, all fishermen went to the beach and enclosed tuna in the net. They hooked a tuna by shibikagi and they hit a tuna head by kakeya hammer. The important matter was to kill a tuna immediately in order to keep high quality. Merchants were at the beach, so the fishermen could make money soon after fishing. What a simple job it was!
Tuna fish which swim in the deep sea come to the surface of the water in Numazu. Because the sea becomes shallow suddenly there.
「天保三年（1832）伊豆紀行」（木村喜繁）のマグロ漁の絵が展示されています。魚の群れを見つけるための魚見小屋、網で囲い込んだマグロを捕まえるためのシビカギ、マグロの頭を叩くためのカケヤが描かれています。一気に殺すことが品質を保つコツです。漁師は総出です。浜には商人たちが買い付けに来ています。獲ったらすぐに売れるのですからやりがいがある仕事です。
駿河湾の深い場所を回遊していたマグロやカツオが、急に水深が浅くなる浜の近くで水面に上がります。それを網で囲う漁法です。
Therer is an exhibit of the model of a watch tower. The irori fire place in the room makes us feel their signs of living.
魚見小屋（ミネ）の模型があります。囲炉裏もあり、生活感を感じさせてくれました。
The big megaphone (roufu, three meters long) is exhibited. It was used to inform fishermen of tuna coming. After they knew the information, a lookout used the hat instructed fishing boats. The fishing season is from March to December; I wonder how many times they went into fishing. When I was an engineer, my colleague said that waiting is a part of work.
長さ約３ｍの竹製巨大メガホン（ローフー）が展示されています。浜で待機している漁師に、マグロの群れを知らせました。３～12月が漁期ですが、どのぐらい出動したのでしょうか。待つのも仕事という言葉が私のサラリーマン時代にはありました。知らせた後は、笠を使って船に指示を出しました。
（３）Guardian deity of a ship、船霊様
Among the various fishing tools, a guardian deity of a ship is exhibited. A pair of dolls (male and female), two dices, twelve coins, five kinds of grains, hair, make-up tools and so on were put inside a mast. When a ship is abolished, its deity and case is enshrined at their home shrine. Praying is an important mindset.
様々な漁具が展示され、船の守護神の船霊様（ふなだまさま）も展示されています。帆柱に男女一対の人形、サイコロ２個、銭12枚、五穀、髪の毛、化粧道具などを入れていました。沼津では、廃船にする時、船霊様が宿る部分を家の神棚に祀ります。祈りの気持ちは大切です。
The baskets which were used to keep fish food are exhibited. Merchants bought sardines and put them into the baskets. Those were sold them to bonito fishermen who came to Numazu from across Japan; those were fishing bait. I didn’t know such a occupation; it was a side business of local fishermen around a hundred years ago.
エサカイの道具が展示されています。漁師からカタクチイワシを買って、海の生け簀に入れ、カツオの一本釣りの船に売りました。餌買い（餌飼い？）、こんな仕事もあったのですね。明治中期からの漁師の副業です。カツオを追ってくる全国の船に売りました。
（５）Fishing grounds near the coast、絵はがきに見る地先の漁場
Most of grounds disappeared and changed to a land or a seawall.
埋め立てや防潮堤で、今は漁場としての役目を終えました。
The photos of a fishing village around a hundred years ago are displayed. They didn't fish but just enjoyed swimming, a picture shows me. By the other picture, they neither worked but had a picnic on the sea.
明治後期撮影の写真集「瞬間の累積」にも漁村の人々の姿が載っています。仕事ではなく水泳をしている写真もありますよ。また、海上ピクニックもあります。
It was very difficult work. They wore flat wooden board shoes (exhibits) to work in a muddy rice field. They sank to their waist in the field while planting. It’s so harsh.
湿田で、稲作は大変です。田下駄を履いて、胸まで浸かっての田植えでした。湿田は大変。
Old lighters and so on are exhibited. Flint sparks and easily burned stuff were used before matches were prevailed.
マッチが普及する前の火を付ける道具などが丁寧に説明されています。
The building above was a part of an imperial villa. The main building was burned out during WW2.
旧御用邸の西付属御殿です。本邸は太平洋戦争で全焼しました。
The building above is a famous shrine near the museum, Mishima Taisha. The mochi with sweet bean paste (lower right) is a specialty.
近くの三嶋大社と名物福太郎餅（右下）。餡が烏帽子を模しています。ヨモギの餅です。
Visited in February, 2023
Official
website: https://www.city.numazu.shizuoka.jp/kurashi/shisetsu/rekishiminzoku/ (in Japanese) accessed in July,
2023
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