According to water transport records, it was true that lots of fresh fishes as well as dried fishes were distributed widely in the areas from Tohoku to Kyushu, and they were mostly transported from coastal areas to inner parts of the nation.
水運記録によれば、東北から九州まで幅広く魚の干物や鮮魚の流通があったことは事実であり、主に海浜から内陸部に運ばれていたようである。