Itaomacip
An itaomacip is a boat built traditionally by the Ainu for seafaring purposes. The name itaomacip is derived from the Ainu words ita-oma-cip, meaning literally a "boat with a board". It is a sewn boat enlarged via attaching side plates to a dugout canoe. When navigating inland waters, like rivers or lakes, Ainu typically utilized a cip, or plain dugout canoe, but used itaomacips whenever navigating the outer seas for trading purposes. Its construction techniques are unknown from other regions of Japan other than Hokkaido.