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

Akiyama-gou in central Japan (boundary area of Nagano and Niigata prefecture) is deep in mountains . It was an unexplored site “ hikyo / 秘境 ”. A legend has that defeated samurai escaped there and hided in the medieval era. Hunters from northern Japan (Akita prefecture) settled there later. The folklore exhibition room in the community hall shows us life in the mountainous area well . The hall is named “Tonenbo”; it is a dialect which means “fusion”. Locals hope the center becomes a venue in which various people gather. 秋山郷は長野・新潟県境 の中津川渓谷沿いの 13 集落から成ります。平家の落人伝説がある中世の隠田百姓村であり、秋田からマタギがやって来て定着した村でもあります。 「とねんぼ」は物と物とが溶け合い粘り着くさまの方言。多くの人が集まることを願って付けたセンター内の民俗資料室の愛称。 山村文化がしっかり紹介されています 。   The folklore exhibition area is just inside the entrance. センターに入ると資料室エリアがあります。   Slash-and-burn agriculture and food culture 、秋山郷の焼き畑耕作と食の文化 Akiyama-gou consists of thirteen small villages. Although villages in Niigata area had rice field in even in the  Edo period  (1603 ～ 1868),...