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

Travel to Ise Shrine 、伊勢への旅 10 th November in Ise 、 11 月 10 日、伊勢国、山田にて Todaiji Temple in Nara 、東大寺大仏殿   She went to Ise Shrine with her female companion by rickshaw via Nara which was an old capital. It was ten-day trip. She praised the landscape. Three runners of rickshaws asked her to hire them, because they themselves wanted to go to Ise. They were farmers, however it was written that they would hand over farming to their wives during the off-season of agriculture and worked as rickshaw pullers. They wanted to visit Ise Shrine and buy talismans for their neighbors. The runners said that half of their earnings were spent on buying talismans and souvenirs. Moreover, they bought toys for children , so there were a lot of toys on their rickshaws. The souvenirs are fun for both of senders and receivers.  By the way, the fare depended on the distance, so they worked hard. Old toys at Shitamachi Museum 子 どものおもちゃ＠ 下町風俗資料館 Souvenir shop in Asakus...

Tokyo, Kobe and Kyoto 東京、神戸、京都での滞在   Free ebook 「 Unbeaten Tracks In Japan 」（ https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2184 ） doesn’t cover her trip in the western Japan. I quote from another book translated by K. Kanasaka and followed Isabella's trip. She returned to Tokyo and wrote that Japanese didn’t believe in any deities . Going to shrines and temples were just a picnic, moreover a religious festival was just an En-nich carnival. Actually, we Japanese respect deities so much, however we believe in many deities.  It is not common to dedicate to only one deity even now. Anyway, v isiting shrines and temples has been fun for Japanese . Sensouji Temple in Tokyo、浅草寺 Approach to Sensouji Temple、浅草寺参道 Sanjya festival in Asakusa, 2016 、浅草三社祭 　 無料の ebook 「 Unbeaten Tracks In Japan 」 では、西日本の旅は省略されていたので、金坂清則の訳注による「完訳　日本奥地紀行」（東洋文庫）から引用し、イザベラの旅を通じて、明治時代の日本人の楽しみを追う。 イザベラは、東京に戻り、「私がこれまでに会ってきた国民のうちで 日本人ほど信仰心のない国民はいない 。寺社詣でと言っても行楽であるし、宗教に関わる祭りといっても縁日に過ぎない」と喝...

Stayed in Ainu villages and back to Tokyo アイヌの村での暮らし・帰京 To visit the Ainu village 、アイヌの村へ LETTER 35 GINSAINOMA ジュンサイ沼 , YEZO, August 17   Isabella started her adventure in Hokkaido. “I am once again in the wilds! --- I am not yet off the “beaten track,” but my spirits are rising with the fine weather, the drier atmosphere, and freedom of Yezo. --- the Ainos, who are complete savages in everything but their disposition, which is said to be gentle harmless that I may go among them with perfect safety.”  Isabella was not so young (46 years old), however she was energetic, optimistic and adventurous. Moreover, she was innocent. She met someone on a mountain trail, and she was assisted to fix her saddle and to ride on her horse. She wrote “Who could help liking such a courteous and kindly people?” I think local people would have liked this cheerful lady foreigner, too. She continued to go north and stayed at Mori port town. People in the inn reveled; “Mori is a l...