T. Harris stationed at Japan as the first Consul General of
the USA. He started negotiating the commerce treaty. The shogunate was forced to conclude the unequal treaty. Many people including the
dynasty complained against it, and it triggered the end of the longstanding shogunate in 1867 which was established in 1603.
By the way, Mr. Yoshino pilgrimaged to Ise Shrine which was
one of the most pleasant events at that time.
米総領事としてハリスが下田に着任し、不平等条約である通商条約の交渉が進められる年です。また、吉田松陰が松下村塾の再興を許され、倒幕の機運が醸成されていきます。
この年、主人は伊勢参りに行きます。
January、1月
On the 5th, he left for Ise with four pals
around 9AM. Ise was the most popular tourist destination. “I'm eager to visit
Ise, even just for once in my life.” is a lyric from “Ise dance song”. Going
to Ise Shrine was a people’s dream.
Villagers sent them money and saw off. On the same day, they cerebrated the
departure and took half day off in the afternoon.
Farmers traveled in winter which is an agricultural
off-season. They were afraid of dying while traveling, so they usually traveled
with friends.
It is a pity that he didn’t write about the trip on this
diary. And someone continued writing it while he was out of the house.
Reference: Ise Shrine 伊勢神宮
5日、「主伊勢参 宮次三郎、半左衛門、軍次、久七同道、五つ半頃（９時頃）出立」。
『伊勢にいきたい伊勢路がみたい、せめて一生に一度でも』と道中伊勢音頭に唄われた伊勢への出発です。餞別を頂いて、村人に送られ、五人連れで伊勢を目指します。村では、出発を祝って午後から休日です。
農民は、農閑期の冬に旅をします。また、行き倒れになると何かと困るのでグループ旅行がほとんどでした。
残念ながら、道中記はこの日記には記載されていません。でも、誰かが日記を書き続けています。
On the 17th, they took a half day off in the
afternoon for rabbit hunting. It was a peaceful time.
17日、「昼より兎取り休日」。なんかいいですね。1960年頃生まれた人は、子どもの頃、この辺りではウサギを見かけたと言っていました。
On the 21st, a family member invited Jirou-uemon
and Shigezou for a meal and a drink, because it was an estimated arrival day to
Ise. Ise is 500km away from their village, so they walked 30km a day in
average. They walked a lot.
On the 22nd and 23rd, the villagers
took leaves. They went to Ise Shrine as the delegation of Ise Kou
(religious group). I guess they had a party in front of the hanging scroll of
the Ise God. On the other hand, the delegates were probably satisfied with the
days in Ise.
https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1309889?tocOpened=1 (Part)
21日、「宮、今日頃着に付、夜、次郎右衛門、繁蔵呼び酒食振る舞い」。伊勢に到着する予定日だったのですね。500kmの道のりを17日間、毎日30km。昔の人は歩きますね。
22日、23日は参宮で休日。伊勢講というグループを代表して参詣しているので、村に残った人達も、天照大御神の掛け軸を出して、お参りをするのだと思います。一行は、御師に最高の接待を受け、そして散財しているはずです。
Reference: Staying at Ise (written in the other book)、御師の宿での日々（「幕末を旅する村人」（辻井善彌、2015年）から）
The pilgrims stayed at their Onshi’s house who
invited them to Ise.
The house was large and solemn. It had a shrine and a stage
for Kagura (Shinto music and dancing) inside. The accommodation fee was fifteen
to twenty times as expensive as a normal inn. The fee included a prayer fee and
luxurious dishes such as sashimi (raw fish) and grilled fish. Surprisingly
enough, they were guided to the houses of prostitution.
Oshi's treatment to the group of forty-one people who
visited in 1803 was described. The pilgrims arrived on the 19th of
January. The Oshi greeted them at a hall and served mochi cakes which were
tokens of their arrival, sake (alcohol) and so on. Then, three guides showed
them around Ise-Geku Shrine and so on. The next day, two guides did so around Ise-Naiku Shrine. In front of the shrine, the visitors bought Mankintan
as a souvenir which was a medicine and a specialty of Ise. After lunch (soba
noodle and sake), they were guided to Futamigaura at the coast and visited the
sacred rock cave. On the third day, they departed. The luxurious breakfast
including sake which celebrated their departure were served.
Yoshino and his pals probably enjoyed a lot.
Former Onshi’s house in Ise、現存する御師邸
The houses of prostitution、古市の遊郭･杉本屋 (Ise Furuichi Sangu-kaido Museum 伊勢古市参宮街道資料館)
御師の家（坊）は荘厳、広大で、奥には神楽殿を設けていたそうです。宿泊は二泊で一両二朱（神楽料やお祓いお供え料、祈祷料込み）ということで、旅籠の15～20倍だったと書かれています。夕食はぶりの刺身、すずきの塩焼きなどなどが出され、古市の遊郭も巡ったようです。
1803年に41人のグループで参詣した人達の様子が書かれています。1月19日に坊に着き、大広間で御師と挨拶を交わした後、落着の餅や酒などの饗応を受けました。昼から、三人の案内人と外宮に参詣しました。2日目は二人の案内人と、内宮に参拝。門前で万金丹を買ったりしながら、酒や蕎麦で昼食。二見浦へ行き、岩穴へ参ります。21日に出立しましたが、朝食は、立酒付きで二の膳があるご馳走だったそうです。、
February & March、2月・3月
The pilgrims didn’t come back to the village all together.
In the evening of the 15th of February, two
villagers returned. They said that they arrived at Ise on the 21st
of January as scheduled and departed on the 26th. They went straight
home.
Three other pilgrims including Yoshino went to other regions
(Nara and Shikoku). Returnees said they would not come back until the end of
February.
On the 16th, the villagers took leave. They
celebrated the safe travel of the returnees.
On the 28th of February, two villagers
returned without Yoshino. I’m not sure when he returned, but he delivered
talismans of Ise Shrine on the 14th of March. I guess Yoshino
visited Kyoto, Osaka and Shikoku (Konpira Shrine) which were popular destinations of
wealthy farmers.
He visited Kashiwa on the 22nd of March and
visited Komagi-shinden on the 24th. He delivered Ofuda paper talismans
which were souvenirs of Ise.
Ofuda talismans、御札と伊勢暦 (Ise Furuichi Sangu-kaido Museum 伊勢古市参宮街道資料館)
2月15日夜、五つ半頃、伊勢参り行っていた、宮次三郎と久七が、帰村します。1月21日に予定通り伊勢に到着、26日出立。真っ直ぐに帰ってきたそうです。通常は東海道で伊勢に行って、中山道で善光寺に参拝してから戻るというルートをとります。
主人と軍次、半左衛門は、大和路へ出て四国（金比羅山）へ参詣に行った様子。二月中には帰村できそうとのこと。
2月28日、軍次と半左衛門が帰村します。四国までは行ってないようです。「野々下両人、四国へ行き候由」とあるので、野々下の人達は四国へ行ったのでしょう。
一方、主人の帰村が良くわかりません。3月14日には帰村していて御札を配っています。更に半月、直行組と比べると一月長く旅をしているので、京大阪を巡り、四国まで足を延ばしたのかも知れません。
3月22日には柏へ、24日には駒木新田へ御札を持って訪問しています。
Aisuke who was Yoshino’s son attended a wedding ceremony
during his father’s absence. He was around ten-year-old, but he carried out his
role as the substitute.
Btw, a story teller visited in February. Zenzou in the other
village came with a monk. The monk performed storytelling from 3PM to 12AM.
Several villagers joined the event. I’m sure it was a fun time for them. $40
(current value) was paid to the monk.
父が不在の間、10歳に満たない愛輔君が、婚礼に行っています。父の名代を務めたようで、偉いねえ。祖父は隠居なので、招かれないのですね。
トピックスとしては、2月18日と20日に、平賀の善蔵さんが「坊主連れ来」とあります。この人が、咄をしてくれました。20日は、八つ半（3時）頃から、なんと夜九つ（12時過ぎ）頃まで咄がありました。権右衛門さんや繁蔵さん、女性も聞きに来て、200文を遣ったとあります。遊芸人は村に楽しみを与えてくれます。
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Yoshino’s daily life 01, About Yoshino and background 吉野家とその頃
Yoshino’s daily life 02, Life and fun of Yoshino
family 吉野家の暮らしと楽しみ
The details of their live which includes farming and
visiting neighbors are written in No.13 - No.25 (1851)、農事や近所付き合いを含む日々の詳細は1851年の日記の記事（No.13～25）に記載しています。
Yoshino’s
daily life 13, The first half of January in 1851（嘉永4年1月前半）
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