| - Kujirazuka (mounds for whales) were erected in various regions where people effortlessly captured whales such as beached whales and where people practiced whaling, in appreciation for and in memory of whales. |
- 鯨塚とは流れ鯨や寄り鯨などを受動的に捕鯨した地域や捕鯨を生業にしている地域において鯨に感謝し弔い祀った塚。 |