Fun of Good Old Japanese - 江戸・明治に学ぶ　楽しむ生き方

This museum is an annex of the government office which is responsible for the flood control and water utilization. At “Life and Yodo River” area, there were exhibits about folklore which I like. This is not a historical museum, so the creature and flood control technology of the Yodo River were also exhibited. We can learn the Yodo River which flows from Kyoto to Osaka. 国土交通省の淀川河川事務所に併設されている資料館である。三つのコーナーがあるが「くらしと淀川」のコーナーに 私の大好きな民俗学的資料が展示されていた。近所の 鍵屋資料館とは少し違った資料があり楽しい。また、歴史資料館ではないので、淀川の生物、水防の歴史などが展示されていて、京大坂を結ぶ、重要河川・淀川のことが分かる。 ”Life and Yodo River” area 玄関を開けると、「暮らしと淀川」のコーナーがある。広重の絵の前に展示品が置かれている。 Ukiye printing of the Kurawanka boat @  Kagiya museum くらわんか舟　＠　 枚方鍵屋資料館 On the picture above, “Kurawanka-bune” was explained. “Kurawanka” means “Eat and drink!” and “bune” means a boat. Sellers got on the boats and sold food and alcohol to the passengers who were on the ships which tripped between Kyoto and Osaka. Sellers came with screaming very dirty local langua...

There is Kagiya Museum beside Yodo River which flows from Kyoto to Osaka. There is an embankment in front of Kagiya now, but in the Edo period , the ships could access to Kagiya directly. 淀川。鍵屋前から京都側を望む。この日は、大きな穏やかな流れだった。淀川堤防を隔てたところに鍵屋はある。江戸時代は、鍵屋を出たところが船着き場であった。 Yodo River 、淀川の上流（京都）側 Bank of the Yodo River and Kagiya museum 淀川堤防と鍵屋資料館 The model of Kagiya in the Edo period which had a port   鍵屋の模型 Hirakata shuku(post town) was located in the middle of Kyoto and Osaka. Kagiya was an inn in which people waited for ships which went to Kyoto or Osaka. The current building of Kagiya was built in 1811. Kagiya was famous for its cuisine and entertainment. In the old song, it was said “We don’t need anchor to stop at Kagiya port. Kagiya stops our ships by the sound of shamisen guitars and taiko drams.” It was cool. Kagiya was changed to the museum in 1997, we can take lunch even now if we make a reservation. Hirakata shuku was a busy town because there was a lot of t...