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

Raiden is the stage name of the strongest sumo-wrestler in history . Unexpectedly, he (1767-1825) wrote diary and letters a lot. Therefore, we can know about him a lot even now. The small museum tells us his life well. Sumo was the definitely most popular sport back then; people enjoyed playing and watching sumo. However, I’m not sure whether he enjoyed it or not. I’ll try to read his diary. I also visited the house where he was born nearby. 雷電（ 1767-1825 ）は、伝説的な強さを誇った力士 ですが、筆まめだったので彼のことがよくわかります。近くで保存されている 生家も見学 しました。相撲は今も昔も庶民の楽しみですが、彼にとってはどうだったのでしょうか。今度、彼の日記を読んでみます。   The museum is i n the building of the roadside rest area  “Raiden Kurumi (walnut, the local specialty)-no-Sato (village)”. 小さな資料館は、 道の駅・雷電くるみの里に併設 されています。くるみは当地（東御市）の特産品です。 His height was 197 cm and his weight was 188 kilograms; he was a giant at that time. He was prohibited to execute three kinds of sumo moves, because he would injure his opponent. However,  his winning percentage was 96.1%  (462 w...

The museum is in the castle site , wherein the most popular warlord Sanada Clan based in the 16 th century (Ueda is in Nagano prefecture, central Japan). Although the exhibits are mainly about samurai (warriors and bureaucrats), I focus on people’s life as always, which is the theme of my blog. Lickly enough, I could see the special exhibition which themed the local onsen (hot spring resort). Onsen is crucial fun of people. Btw, I upload photos under the permission of the museum. 長野県の上田城内にある博物館 です。上田城は戦国時代に真田昌幸が築きました。息子の真田信之が初代藩主でしたが、すぐに近くの松代へ転封になりました。しかしながら、街中も城内も真田家の家紋・六文銭だらけ。 いかに真田家の人気が高いかがわかります 。 展示品も武家に関するものが多いのですが、 上田の人々についても展示されているので、そちらを中心に紹介 します（庶民の楽しみが本ブログの関心事ですので）。 また、訪問時には、 冬季企画展「信州上田　湯けむり紀行」 が開かれていました。こちらは庶民の楽しみそのものです。なお、 手続きを済ませた上で写真をアップロード しました。 Main building on the right and annex on the left.  右が本館、左が別館です。 The entrance gate is between towers which were bult in the  Edo period  (1603 ～ 1868) . The  six-coins are the crest of Sanada Clan . ...