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A hunter and his wife in Akiyama-go: village deep in mountains 4/5 (published in 1983&1992) 、 秋山郷に生きた猟師とその妻 (part 4)

Contents  目次 1. Lived in mountains and Brought up children 山で生きた、育てた ( part 1  < Link) 2. Life in Akiyama-go: an innermost mountain villages 、秘境の里・秋山郷の暮らし ( part 2 ) 3. The way of life of Kametaro (husband) 、夫・亀太郎の生きざま ( part 3 ) 4. The way of life of Harue (wife) 、妻・ハルエの生きざま   5. Fun of life in Akiyama-go 、秋山郷で生きた楽しみ (part 4 、 this article) (1) Bear hunting—likely Kametaro’s greatest pleasure    熊猟は、多分、亀太郎の最大の楽しみ (2) Gambling—another Kametaro’s pleasure    バクチも亀太郎の楽しみ (3) Harue’s pleasures    ハルエの楽しみ 6. Looking Back on Life 、半生を振り返る (part 5)   Bear hunting、熊猟   5. Fun of life in Akiyama-go (1) Bear hunting—likely Kametaro’s greatest pleasure He doesn't say, ” It was fun to hunt bears", but we can know how he likes hunting from the interview .   Hunters pursue bears during winter and spring, because the gallbladders are largest. Those sell for a high price. They aim carefully to avoid hitting the gallbladder with the...