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

The museum is near the ex-checkpoint site which was at the border of Toyama and Hida . The checkpoint controlled travelers and materials between the two regions. People including sick people passed, and fishes of Toyama Bay also passed and were brough to Hida which is a mountainous region . Interestingly enough, there was a famous vehicle like a ropeway; it brought a traveler to the other side of the valley. 西猪谷関所があった場所に立つ資料館です。 関所は、飛騨高山と越中富山を結ぶ飛騨街道の国境 にあり、その通行を管理していました。 富山湾で獲れた鰤、病人、さまざまな人や物が通行 していました。また、駕籠に乗せた旅人をロープウェイの仕組みで峡谷を渡す名物設備がありましたよ。   Buddhist statues of Enku  (1632-1695), who was a renowned traveling sculptor, are displayed. It has such a kind face. エントランスホールには美濃に生まれ東日本を旅しながら多くの 仏像を残した円空 （ 1632-1695 ）の作品が展示されています。やさしいお顔ですね。 The quantity of salted fishes (yellowtails) transported is shown in the exhibition room above. The amount of the large yellowtails was 2513, and the one of the small ones was 2174. Those were highly valued as feast on the New Year Day in the ...

Mt. Tateyama (3003 meters) in central Japan exudes a certain dignity. Locals have worshipped the mountain, and the faith has spread across Japan. The museum shows us nature and worship of the mountain . I divided this article into fife chapters below. “ ４ . Mt. Tateyama worship by ordinary people” and “ ５ . Mountain climbing in the modern era” are on this article. Link to the previous article: Tateyama Museum of Toyama and Mt. Tateyama （1/2 ）   １． About Mt. Tateyama 、立山という山 (previous article) ２． Beginning of the faith 、信仰の始まり (previous article) ３． Promotional efforts of the faith 、信仰を広げた仕掛け (previous article) ４． Mt. Tateyama worship by ordinary people 、 庶民の立山登拝 (this article) ５． Demolishing temples and climbing sacred mountain in the modern era 、寺を壊し剱岳に登ってしまった近代人 (this article) 博物館では、自然と信仰の両面から立山が紹介 されています。本記事では、「４ . 庶民の立山登拝」と「 5. 剱岳に登ってしまった近代人」について記載します。 Part1 へのリンク： 立山博物館と立山 (part1)   ４． Mt. Tateyama worship by ordinary people 、庶民の立山登拝 People made pilg...

Mt. Tateyama (3003 meters) exudes a certain dignity . It also provides water and so on to the residents. Locals have worshipped the mountain, and have spread the faith across Japan . In the peaceful Edo period (1603 ～ 1868), the number of visitors increased. They climbed the mountain, and prayed for rebirth in paradise after their death. I reckon they also enjoyed the pilgrimage as a trip. Btw, Mt. Tateyama is very popular tourist spot at present. The museum shows us nature and worship of the mountain . I recommend to visit a shrine and former pilgrims' lodgings near the museum , which imagine us the old time. I divided this article into fife chapters below.   １． About Mt. Tateyama 、立山という山 (this article) ２． Beginning of the faith 、信仰の始まり (this article) ３． Promotional efforts of the faith 、信仰を広げた仕掛け (this article) ４． Mt. Tateyama worship by ordinary people 、庶民の立山登拝 (next article) ５． Mountain climbing in the modern era 、剱岳に登ってしまった近代人 (next article)   ...