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Matagi

The Matagi (マタギ; or less often 又鬼) are traditional winter hunters of the Tōhoku region of northern Japan, most famously today in the Ani area in Akita Prefecture, which is known for the Akita dogs. Afterwards, they spread to the Shirakami-Sanchi forest between Akita and Aomori, and other areas of Japan. Documented as a specialised group from the medieval…

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Tōhoku regionJapanAniAkitaAkita dogs
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RoutledgeDoiISBN
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Literary references

Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway MountainAkitaTanigaki GenjirouMy Deer Friend NokotanHokkaido
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Etymology and language

TōhokuAinu languageMatagi dialect
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Etymology and language

Ethnic origin

Hunting practices

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Matagi

Nodes52
Edges51
Triples58
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
Components1

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Matagi

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related to Literary references · 17
Matagi → Ainu, Akita, An Uncommon Life, Dog Man, Ellis Amdur, Face, Faraway Mountain, Golden Kamuy, Hokkaido, In, Martha Sherrill, Moon, My Deer Friend Nokotan, Souichirou Kumatori, Tanigaki Genjirou, The Girl, Uesugi
related to Further reading · 11
Matagi → Gotō, Hihyōsha, ISBN, Japan, Kudō, Kōzen, Learning, Mountain, Sanka, Takao, Yamakei Shinsho
related to Spirituality · 10
Matagi → After, Emphasis, For, In, Japanese, The, The Matagi, Then, Through, Yamanokami
related to Ethnic origin · 9
Matagi → According, Ainu-derived, Ainu-speaking, Hasegawa, Hokkaido, Honshu, Japonic-speaking, Lee, They
related to Etymology and language · 6
Matagi → Ainu, It, One, The, There, Tōhoku
related to Present-day Matagi · 4
Matagi → In, Japanese, The Matagi, Tōhoku
see also · 1
Matagi → Banji BanzaburōSanka

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akita japan hunting bear mountain culture prefecture also animals hunt ainu group hamlets tōhoku ani aomori yamagata life winter hunters

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Matagirelated to Ethnic originAccording0.60section
Matagirelated to Ethnic originLee0.60section
Matagirelated to Ethnic originHasegawa0.60section
Matagirelated to Ethnic originAinu-speaking0.60section
Matagirelated to Ethnic originHokkaido0.60section
Matagirelated to Ethnic originHonshu0.60section
Matagirelated to Ethnic originThey0.60section
Matagirelated to Ethnic originAinu-derived0.60section
Matagirelated to Ethnic originJaponic-speaking0.60section
Matagirelated to Etymology and languageThere0.60section
Matagirelated to Etymology and languageOne0.60section
Matagirelated to Etymology and languageTōhoku0.60section

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