マタギ

noun

matagi; traditional winter hunters of Tōhoku

Refers to the traditional bear and game hunters of the Tōhoku region, especially in Akita and Aomori, with distinct cultural practices and rituals.

• マタギは冬ふゆの間あいだ、山やまでクマを狩かる。

  Matagi hunt bears in the mountains during winter.

• 彼かれの祖そ父ふは秋あき田たのマタギだった。

  His grandfather was a matagi in Akita.