fune-uji

Updated: August 5, 2026

An interesting feature of this ancient organization was that nearly every uji had a fixed occupation which was hereditary, the name of the occupation being prefixed to that of the uji. Thus, the uji of gem-polishers was designated Tamatsukuri-uji, and that of boat builders, Fune-uji. *An uji no Kami was called uji no choja in later ages.

F. (Frank) Brinkley - A History of the Japanese People : From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era