Nishi-Mata had a woman in a house at Akasaka, Edo (July and August, 1806) 、赤坂伝馬町の仮宅に女性がいた西又（文化３年７･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連載記事です（日本語は後半に）。 Akasaka at present、今の赤坂伝馬町付近（豊川稲荷東京別院前から赤坂四丁目を撮影） July 5 th , Denshichi set out on a pilgrimage to Mt. Ohyama in Kanagawa Pref. As was customary, this day was a holiday. Since it was a year of drought, the pilgrimage to Mt. Oyama, which is believed to bring rain , was very important. 7 th , Hyōemon (the author of this diary) traveled to Edo (old name of Tokyo); the following day, he paid his respects to the lord. Afterwards, he visited Nishi-Mata's rented house in Akasaka-Tenmachō. Nishi-Mata, who was a village headman of Nishihirai , had returned from Mt. Oyama the previous night. He seemed to be enjoying life in Edo. The bon events began on the 13 th , followed by the Segaki memorial service on the 16 th . The 17 th and 18 th were holidays to recover from the fatigue of the bon ...
Battle among lads over the shrine's drum after rice planting (May and Jun, 1806) 、田植え後、鎮守の太鼓をめぐる若者たちの争い（文化３年５･６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連載記事です（日本語は後半です）。 Udon noodle in Musashino region May 16 th , the rice planting at Yoshino family was completed, and the "Sanaburi" celebration was held. (Rice planting had begun on April 27 th .) 18 th , every household in the village finished planting. 19 th and 20 th were designated as rest days. 28 th , they pounded mochi for the Sanaburi（早苗振） celebration and took the day off. 29 th is noted as a "Sanaburi holiday"; yet weeding in the fields is also recorded. It was likely a half-day off. Since the entry for June 2 nd says, "Today marks the end of the Sanaburi holidays"; does that mean there was a five-day break starting on the 28 th ? That sounds great! Weeding in the fields (the process after planting) continued. June Hyōemon, who kept a diary, received udon ...