June; Udon noodle party
It was no attractive event in this month, but the
udon parties were held. Udon is a kind of Japanese noodle which
is made of flour. June is a harvest season of wheat.
It was written that the master was invited to “udon
and sake” party on the 9th of May.
On the 12th, he was invited to other udon party.
On the 18th, he invited five people and treated them with udon. The master would have used the wheat from his field and served homemade udon.
On the 9th, he went to Edo in order to buy a medicine for a child. He left early in the morning, and got back at the same day. He walked about 50km a day, What a good walker!
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| Udon and soup （肉つけ汁うどん・うちたて屋） |
On the 12th, he was invited to other udon party.
On the 18th, he invited five people and treated them with udon. The master would have used the wheat from his field and served homemade udon.
On the 9th, he went to Edo in order to buy a medicine for a child. He left early in the morning, and got back at the same day. He walked about 50km a day, What a good walker!
A messenger from Katori shrine which is the greatest shrine in this prefecture came and asked for donation. Another messenger from Zenkoji temple which is the one of the most famous temple came and asked for donation to repair the building which was damaged by the earthquake. The calm days continued.
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Main
gate of Zenkoji temple (August, 2015) |
平穏な日々となるが、冬小麦の収穫時期になっているせいか、うどんパーティーが開かれている。すでに、5月9日に「饂飩酒」に呼ばれて行ったと記録されているが、6月12日には違う家に呼ばれ、18日は、自宅に夫婦を含む5人を招いてうどんでもてなしている。
主人は、9日、早朝出立し、江戸･下谷の医者（小児科）で薬を買って日帰りで帰宅している。健脚だ。また、香取神宮と地震で被害を受けた善光寺から勧進の依頼が来ているが、平穏な日は続く。
July; Visiting Oyama
On the 6th, three guys got back to the village from Oyama which is 80km away. Mt.Oyama, whose height is 1,252m, is subject to worship even now. It is said that Oyama Afuri shrine brings rain while draught and makes worshipers life successful. An agent called Oshi from Mt.Oyama visited Mr. Yoshino regularly, so visiting Oyama might be popular tour in this area. I think it was a good recreation after hard work of rice planting.
Ukiyoe of pilgrims at the Roben waterfall, Oyama（大山参り、滝の浮世絵）
・7月（その１：大山参り）
6日、80km離れた神奈川県の大山参り「石尊参詣」に行っていた重三郎ら男3人が戻ってくる。大山は現在でも信仰を集める標高1252mの山だ。大山阿夫利神社は雨乞いや立身出世のご利益があるという。大山からは、旅行代理店ともいえる御師が吉野家に来訪しているし、この時代の人気ツアーであったのかも知れない。田植を終えて、一段落での旅行かな。
The master had a one day trip to Edo on the 4th.
He departed early in the morning as usual. He got on a ship this time and
arrived at Koutokuji temple past noon. He bought medicine in front of the
temple. There various kinds of shops and restaurants there because many people
visit temple.
Picture
of Koutokuji
http://tukitodora.exblog.jp/16699293/
He visited Asakusa-kannon temple on the way
to home. Asakusa has always been the lovely town. I think he prayed for the
patient and enjoyed the stalls. Unlike his retired father, he was very busy.
They got information that the Buddhist event “Go-kaicho” of Nagareyama temple would be held from 4th to 6th. “Go” is prefix which means respect. “Kaicho” means to open the curtain in front of the specific Buddhist statue. “Go-kaicyou” is held in defined period. People can watch and worship the statue only in the period. His mother and Otake visited the event on the 5th.
They got information that the Buddhist event “Go-kaicho” of Nagareyama temple would be held from 4th to 6th. “Go” is prefix which means respect. “Kaicho” means to open the curtain in front of the specific Buddhist statue. “Go-kaicyou” is held in defined period. People can watch and worship the statue only in the period. His mother and Otake visited the event on the 5th.
・7月（その2：江戸へ日帰り）
主は、4日、また江戸に日帰りしている。早朝の出立は変わらないが、今度は舟も使って、12時過ぎには下谷の広徳寺に着き、門前で薬を買っている。下谷の広徳寺は大名の菩提寺になっており、広大な敷地を誇ったとのこと。敷地の広さから「びっくり下谷の広徳寺、恐れ入谷の鬼子母神」と言われたとのことだ。広徳寺は上野駅近くにあった。主は、帰りに浅草観世音に参詣し、夜に帰宅している。隠居した父とは異なり、忙しいことだ。
一方、母は、流山寺の大日如来の御開帳に行っている。1日に、4日から6日まで大日如来様が開帳されるよ、という知らせが来て、母とおたけは5日に出かけている。
The Bon was held in this month. On the 13th,
they burned the fire to welcome the spirits of ancestors. On the 14th,
they went to the tomb. Retired father also went to the tomb in Kashiwa which is
5km away. His mother and Aisuke visited “Segaki,” which people pray for unfortunate
spirits, to two different temples on the 8th and on the 22nd.
It is very strange that his retired father
and mother didn’t go out together.
Segaki（施餓鬼法要 遊行寺）
http://www.jishu.or.jp/yugyouji-an-annual-function/yugyouji-segaki
・7月（その3：お盆）
7月はお盆である。13日に迎え火、14日に墓参、父は柏にも墓参に行っている。餓鬼となって霊を供養する施餓鬼が行われ、8日は本土寺に、22日は東栄寺に母は、愛輔と出かけている。隠居夫婦は、一緒に出掛けないのが、何ともおかしい。August; Mr.Kamiya who was a samurai came and stayed in his house
The first half of August is the rice harvest season. Katsugoro Kamiya and his servant came to Yoshino’s house and stayed for three nights. He asked to borrow money, and it bothered the master. Mr. Kamiya also visited on the 30th of September and on the 12th of November, and stayed a night respectively. The farmers would have lent money to the samurai who were in the upper class than the farmer’s class. The upper class asked monetary favor to the lower class, it was an amusing relationship.
・8月（神谷様、御出御泊）
8月の前半は稲刈りだ。仔細不明だが、神谷勝五郎という武士と思われる人が、20日から3泊で吉野家に来ている（「御出御泊」）。村人に金子（きんす）の用立てを依頼しているが、主らは当惑している模様。神谷様は、9月30日、11月12日にも一泊で来る。武士との間にこのような関係があったということだ。
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