All over Japan, we find monuments dedicated to marine life in the form of graves, burial mounds and stone monuments. If anything, these monuments have been erected with greater enthusiasm since the start of the modern era; and in erecting these monuments, both the reasons for doing so and perceptions of the memorial act have become more diverse, in line with the development of Japanese fisheries. The existence of monuments for marine creatures holds a clue to understanding the unique relationship of the Japanese with the sea.
Selected Papers No.15