Issued in 1992 、 1992 年発行 出所：「講と女性－秋田藩桧山町の事例から」『年報能代市研究』 2 、能代市史編纂室 Author: Kikuchi Keiko 、菊池慶子 人の楽しみの発見度： Excellent ★★★ Houketsu was the chief priest of Jomyou-ji (temple, the photo below) in Akita prefecture (northern Japan). His temple is in a town (Hiyama) by a highway. He wrote diary from 1864 to 1898 which included the local life. His records about women’s behaviors especially drinking attracted me! Local women not only drank at religious gathering ( kou ) but also came to the temple to drink. Although Meiji Restoration occurred back then (in 1868), they enjoyed their life well. It is a 15-page academic paper in Japanese. Gate of the Jomyo -ji, Noshiro.jpg - Wikipedia 、浄妙寺山門 by 掬茶さん Contents 目次 1. Kinds of kou gatherings and outline 、講の種類と行事の内容 2. Women’s drinking 、女性の飲酒例 ・ The fifth-day- kou in Jan. of 1866 、 五日講（ 1866 年 1 月） ・ The fourth-day- kou in Mar. of 1869 、四日講（ 1869/ 明治 2 年 3 月） ・ Women’s gathering at the temple 、...
Part 1 of this article is about farming and daily life in the former unexplored area in central Japan (Akiyama-gou, Nagano prefecture). Part 1 : Akiyama-gou community hall (1/2) 、秋山郷総合センター・とねんぼ（その１） パート１は、秘境とよばれた秋山郷（長野新潟県境）の農耕と日常生活の記事です。 Hunter ( Matagi ) culture in Akiyama 、秋山マタギの狩猟文化 “ Matagi” is the traditional name of hunter . Hunters from northern Japan ( Akita prefecture) settled at Akiyama. It is written, “ The hunters believe in the same mountain worship (Nikko sect). They hunt in an organized way under their head . They station at a mountain hut and hunt up to twenty days. They speak their own terms; they avoid saying a word including “shi” which means “death” in Japanese.” There are around five hundred particular terms. The number of professional hunters in Akiyama was seventy after the WW2; the panel says it is seventeen (I don’t know how many hunters are at present). The photo shows hunters drag a bear. 秋田からやって...