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

   Contents 　目次 1.  Nishijo village and Nishimatsu family 、西条村西松家の周辺（ Part1 ） 2. Life in river island and river improvement 、治水と輪中の暮らし（ Part1 ） 3. Activities as a village head 、庄屋としての活動（ Part1 ） 4. Necessities of life (food, clothing and housing) and annual events 、衣食住と年中行事（ Part2 ） 5. Diseases and death 、病気と死亡（ Part 3 ） 6. Women and helpers 、女性たちと奉公人（ Part 3 ） 7. Fun concerning hobbies 、趣味の世界（ Part 4 /this article 、この記事です） 8. Village budget, cost of living and price fluctuation 、村入用・生活費・物価（ Part 4/this article 、この記事です）   Chapter 7 ： Fun concerning hobbies 、趣味の世界 The village head Gonbei, who wrote the diary and recorded his life, enjoyed ikebana (flower arrangement) and haiku short poetry with his pals. His father also enjoyed ikebana, and his son in law also enjoyed haiku. He had the other hobby which was trip . 　この日記を書いた庄屋の権兵衛は、同好の士と 生け花や俳諧 を楽しみました。生け花は父の代からで、俳諧は義理の息子の常三郎へと引き継がれていきました。常三郎は明治 32 年に美濃派の 21 世を継いでいます。そして、もう一つの趣味は 旅行 です。 ...

Contents　目次 1. Nishijo village and Nishimatsu family、西条村西松家の周辺（ Part 1 ） 2. Life in river island and river improvement 、治水と輪中の暮らし（ Part 1 ） 3. Activities as a village head 、庄屋としての活動（ Part 1 ） 4. Necessities of life (food, clothing and housing) and annual events 、衣食住と年中行事（ Part 2 ） 5. Diseases and death 、病気と死亡（ Part 3/this article 、この記事です） 6. Women and helpers 、女性たちと奉公人（ Part 3/this article 、この記事です） 7. Fun concerning hobbies 、趣味の世界（ Part 4 ） 8. Village budget, cost of living and price fluctuation 、村入用・生活費・物価（ Part 4 ）   Chapter 5 ： Diseases and death 、病気と死亡－江戸時代の医療事情－ 1 ． Death of babies and difficulty of giving birth 、乳児の死亡と出産難   The author hypothesizes that the high mortality rate of babies made people recognize the frailty of life . It would also link not to value life so much. Gonbei’s father went to a table game ( shougi ) event when his baby died. Even in the case of stillbirth, they celebrated the seventh day after the birth. The author assumed it...