The time in which the village head lived 、兵右衛門が生きた時代 The era of Edo culture's flourishing 、化政文化が隆盛を極めた時代 The year 1802, when the diary began, was a time when Western ships began appearing along the Japanese coast. On the other hand, Edo culture was at its peak. The publication of Jippensha Ikku's travel novel (Tokaidochu Hizakurige) ignited the travel boom, and Katsushika Hokusai, famous for his wave printing, established his artistic style. A junior high school history textbook states the following: Entertainments for ordinary people also flourished. Kabuki, sumo wrestling, and rakugo (comic storytelling) became popular; cherry blossom viewing and fireworks shows were enjoyed according to the season. Kabuki and sumo were also enjoyed in provinces. Trips to shrines and temples also became common, which were combined with sightseeing and therapeutic stays at hot springs. It's a good era. However, there was also famine while the diary was written from 1802 to 186...
The location in which the village head lived 、名主・兵右衛門が生きた流山 Travel views of Japan and Korea: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/agc/item/2018719877/resource/ Hyoemon, the village headman for generations 、代々名主を務めた兵右衛門 In the late Edo period (1603 ～ 1868) , a man named Yoshino Hyoemon lived in Nagareyama, a suburb of Tokyo. H e was the village headman of a small village . He was a farmer, however, he was permitted by the lord not only to use his surname (Yoshino) but also to identify himself as a retainer. The lord was the Inagaki clan, a retainer of the shogun. It was said that he was a samurai before the Edo period. * It was prohibited for farmers and towners to use their surname in the Edo period. Only samurai and permitted people could do it. His diary is included in "Nagareyama City History: Volume III to V." More accurately, it is "their" diary. At that time, the head of the household passed down the same first name for g...