Nishi-Mata had a woman in a house at Akasaka, Edo (July and August, 1806)、赤坂伝馬町の仮宅に女性がいた西又（文化３年７･８月）
千葉県流山市にいた名主の日記から、その頃の楽しみを拾い出した連載記事です（日本語は後半に）。
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| Akasaka at present、今の赤坂伝馬町付近（豊川稲荷東京別院前から赤坂四丁目を撮影） |
July
5th, Denshichi set out on a pilgrimage to Mt. Ohyama
in Kanagawa Pref. As was customary, this day was a holiday.
Since it was a year of drought, the pilgrimage to Mt. Oyama,
which is believed to bring rain, was very important.
7th, Hyōemon (the author of this diary) traveled
to Edo (old name of Tokyo); the following day, he paid his respects to the
lord.
Afterwards, he visited Nishi-Mata's rented house in
Akasaka-Tenmachō. Nishi-Mata, who was a village headman of Nishihirai, had returned from Mt. Oyama the previous night. He
seemed to be enjoying life in Edo.
The bon events began
on the 13th, followed by the Segaki memorial service on the
16th.
The 17th and 18th were holidays to
recover from the fatigue of the bon season. It was a village with many
holidays.
23rd, Hyōzō visited Suwa Shrine.
27th, Kōshin-kou gathering was
held at Gensuke’s house.
August
2nd, Hyōzō discovered a thief hiding beneath
the veranda (engawa), but the intruder managed to escape. The
countryside was also a dangerous place.
On the night of the 5th, Magosuke’s son was summoned
to the “ryō” (building for community meeting) and was left out by the local
young men's group (wakamono-gumi).
Magosuke scrambled to resolve the situation; with Shiba-Kyu
taking charge, the matter was settled on the 7th. Disputes among the
young men were frequent.
In mid-month, due to a poor harvest, Hyōemon traveled to Edo to
negotiate a reduction of taxes. Meanwhile, a samurai official named Takeuchi
and others conducted an on-site inspection in Seto Village.
Back in Hyōemon’s village, the rice harvest had begun.
27th, Hyōemon set out for Edo.
28th, he paid his respects to the lord and visited
the home of Nishi-Mata in Akasaka.
He went to Nishi-Mata’s home again on the 29th and
the 1st of the following month for discussions.
September 3rd, he visited again but found Nishi-Mata
absent; instead, he spoke with Onatsu.
It turned out there was a woman in his life in Edo!
Hyōemon returned to his village next day.
Although the events of his trip to Edo were not recorded in the
main body of the diary, he added them in a supplementary entry following the
record for New Year's Eve. Hyōemon was probably an overly serious man.
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| Bon decorations at my parents' home |
７月
５日、傳七が石尊参出立。大山参りだ。恒例により、この日は休日。
日照りの年だから、雨のご利益がある大山参りは大切だ。
７日、この日記を書いた兵右衛門は出府し、翌日は殿様にお目通り。
その後、赤坂伝馬町にある西又（西平井村の名主・又兵衛）の借家へ行った。西又は、昨夜大山から戻ったということだ。彼は別宅を借りて江戸暮らしを楽しんでいようだ。
13日からお盆。16日の施餓鬼供養後、17、18日は盆上がりの休み。休みが多い村だ。
23日、兵蔵は諏訪明神へ。27日は、源助の家で庚申講。
８月
２日、縁の下に居た盗賊を兵蔵が発見したが逃げられた。農村なのに物騒だ。
５日夜、孫助の息子が寮（集会所相当の建物）に呼び出され、若者組の仲間はずれになった。
孫助は奔走、芝久が仕切って７日に一件落着。若者達が熱くなっている。
中旬は、不作で年貢減免交渉の出府や、竹内様らの実地見分（瀬戸村）があった。
一方、兵右衛門の古間木村では、稲刈りが始まった。
27日、兵右衛門は出府。
28日、殿様にお目通りし、赤坂伝馬町の西又の家へ。
29日も翌月１日も話しに行く。
９月３日、訪問するも西又は不在。おなつと話した。江戸に女性がいたのだ！
兵右衛門は、翌日帰村。
出府中の出来事は日記本文には書かれていないが、大晦日のあとの記載に追加されている。兵右衛門はマメである。
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century, part 20（千葉県流山の名主日記）): Battle among lads over the shrine's drum after rice planting
(May and Jun, 1806)、田植え後、鎮守の太鼓をめぐる若者たちの争い（文化３年５･６月）
Next post (Peaceful days and funs of a village head in 19th century,
part 22（千葉県流山の名主日記): Villagers enjoyed festivals (September in 1806)、祭りを楽しむ村人たち（文化３年９月）(coming soon)
The first article in this series (from 1802 to 1848)、シリーズ（1802年から1848年）最初の記事 : Peaceful days and funs of a village
head in 19th century, part 1（千葉県流山の名主日記）
The first article of the diary from 1849 to 1864, fifty-three
articles in total、1849年から1864年の日記（53記事）の最初の記事： Yoshino’s daily life 01, About Yoshino
and background 吉野家とその頃
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