Fun of Good Old Japanese - 江戸・明治に学ぶ　楽しむ生き方

Autumn festival and the death of a newborn son (August of lunar calendar and September, 1805) 、秋祭りと新生児の死（文化 2 年壬 8 、 9 月）   千葉県流山市にいた名主の日記から、その頃の楽しみを拾い出した記事です（日本語は後半）。 Entrance to the temple, Yokohama, Japan 1900 https://www.loc.gov/item/2020634718/   Leap August  (August of lunar calendar) The villagers began preparations for the festival scheduled for the following month. 11 th , all the villagers set out to cut the timber for the shrine's ceremonial banner poles.   Unfortunately, some villages were suffering from poor harvests due to drought. Hyōemon, who kept this diary, received a request to conduct an official inspection on behalf of the samurai (on the 16 th ).   29 th , a similar request for an inspection arrived from his friend Zenzō in the Tonohiraga Village. Along with the letter came a gift of somen noodles—intended as a get-well offering for Hyōemon's sick mother. It was a massive quantity (enough for a hundred people); only a...

Rice planting and mother's medical condition (May to August, 1805) 、田植えと母の病状（文化 2 年 5 ～ 8 月）   千葉県流山市にいた名主の日記から、その頃の楽しみを拾い出した記事です（日本語は後半）。 Travel views of Japan and Korea　https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/agc/item/2018719596/resource/   May Rice planting began on the 17 th . The following day was the start of the rainy season on the calendar—the period just before summer. However, it is written that planting on the day was suspended due to the cold . One hopes this did not lead to a poor harvest. The Edo period (1603 ～ 1868) was generally characterized by a cold climate. The years between 1820 and 1850 were particularly cold; the period that saw the Tenpo Famine. In 1832–33 (Tenpo 3–4), rice yields plummeted to less than half of normal levels. The famine conditions persisted until 1838 (Tenpo 9).     June On the 6 th and 7 th , Kokichi and others came to help with the rice planting . The work had likely been delayed because several fami...

Request to the lord to retire and children's smallpox (January to April, 1805) 、隠居願いと子どもたちの疱瘡（文化 2 年１～４月）   千葉県流山市にいた名主の日記から、その頃の楽しみを拾い出した記事です（日本語は後半）。 Travel views of Japan and Korea https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/agc/item/2018719877/resource/ In the 19 th century, family heads, whose hereditary name was "Hyōemon Yoshino" , lived in Nagareyama near Edo (old name of Tokyo). They were farmers and heads of a small village , however, their lord had granted them permissions not only to use a surname like samurai but also to identify themselves as his retainers. By examining the diaries kept by successive generations of Hyōemon , I'm trying to know the lives and the fun things of the villagers. The diaries from 1802 to1864 were published in “Nagareyama City History: Volume III to V". The first article ； Peaceful days and fun of a village head in 19th century, part 1 （千葉県流山の名主日記）   The location in which the village head lived The previous article ：...