Harvest after a flood (July to October, 1802) 、 洪水と収穫（享和 2 年 7 ～ 10 月） Travel views of Japan and Korea https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/agc/item/2018719954/resource/ July, 1802 1 st , Tone River (the second longest river in Japan) overflowed, levee breached . It's terrible! It is also written, "Great South Wind". The village's fields had already flooded due to the heavy rains since the end of last month, and now the levee had broken. 4 th , a letter was sent to the lord detailing the flood damage and requesting a reduction or exemption of tax . note: Tax was not paid in the same amount every year. In a case of natural disasters, a village headman negotiated with his lord to determine an appropriate amount of tax . Samurai understood that if farmers' livelihoods were disrupted, their own livelihoods would also be disrupted . The annual pilgrimage to Oyama Shiba-kyu and others departed for Oyama (Kanagawa Prefecture) o...
Rice planting and visiting the lord (May and June, 1802) 、田植えとお殿様のお見舞い（享和 2 年５月、６月） Japanese women planting rice (1905) https://www.loc.gov/item/2020637891/ May, 1802 Four entries mention drinking alcohol before the rice planting season . 1 st , the Ozakuzan pilgrimage ended, members had a waiting-sun event ( Himachi ). It started at Shiba-ji's house in the afternoon, Hyōemon returned home at 4 AM . They were tough! 2 nd , on the way back from going out, he stopped by Heisuke's shop, drank alcohol, and returned home in the evening. Heisuke's shop was probably a liquor shop which had a standing bar section. 4 th , received rotten sake ( 腐酒、 I don't know what rotten sake is). 10 th , Gisaburo, who had run away from home in Fuse Village, returned his home. Hyōemon settled things, and wrote "everyone happily exchanged drinks " on the diary. A rice planting season was just in corner. 14 th , rice planting ...