“I'm eager to visit Ise, even just for once in my life.” is a lyrics from “Ise dance song”. Going to Ise Shrine was a people’s dream in the Edo period (1603 ～ 1868). --- Furuichi Sangu-kaido (highway) flourished with Ise tour . Especially, Furuich town was the one of three largest red-light-districts along with two others which were Yoshiwara in Tokyo and Shimabara in Kyoto. There were one thousand fancy ladies and seventy houses “Girou” for them in its prime time. --- "If you are at Furuich, you can imagine the voices of excited pilgrims who finally arrived at Ise. You can also imagine the voices of travelers who were satisfied in achieving their goals of the pilgrimage, and started walking to their home towns. They had many stories about Ise which they would talk about to their friends in their villages.” Those are written on the panel near the entrance of this museum. I totally agree! I could imagine how people enjoyed travelling here. Furuich kaidou li...
How to enjoy daily life in Japan before the industrialization (more than 100 years ago). Most Japanese were farmers and poor, but they enjoyed their lives without smartphones and fossil fuels. Through old diaries, exhibits in museums and books, we could find their fun. 百年以上前、スマホや化石燃料を使わなくても人々は日々の暮らしを楽しんでいました。多くは農民で、豊かではなかったけど。昔の日記、資料館の展示品、書籍から、その生き方を学ぶ。「遊びをせんとや 生まれけむ 戯れせんとや 生まれけん」、ですよね。