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

Contents　目次 １． Lived in mountains and Brought up children 山で生きた、育てた ( part 1 < Link) ２． Life in Akiyama-go: an innermost mountain villages 、秘境の里・秋山郷の暮らし ( part 2 ) ３． The way of life of Kametaro (husband)　 夫・亀太郎の生きざま　 (part 3 、 this article) （１） Kametaro’s life story 、亀太郎が生きてきた道 （２） Think through how to make a living and try it 　　　食い扶持を考える、やってみる ４． The way of life of Harue (wife)　 妻・ハルエの生きざま （１） Harue’s background、 ハルエの生い立ち （２） Housework and slash-and-burn farming after marrying Kametaro、 亀太郎に嫁いでからは家事と焼畑 （３） Taking the eldest son for a hot spring cure: the couple’s unforgettable memory、 長男の湯治は夫婦最大の思い出 （４） Winter migrant works 、出稼ぎ（冬働き） ５． Fun of life in Akiyama-go 、秋山郷で生きた楽しみ ( part4 ) ６． Looking Back on Life 、半生を振り返る ( part 5 )   Kametaro as a hunter from the book、猟師・亀太郎 　   ３． The way of life of Kametaro (husband) （１） Kametaro’s life story Kametaro was the youngest of five siblings. He grew up on a meager diet such as thin porridge w...

Contents 　目次 １． Lived in mountains and Brought up children 山で生きた、育てた ( part 1  < Link) ２． Life in Akiyama-go: an innermost mountain villages 　　秘境の里・秋山郷の暮らし  　 (part 2 、 this article) （１） Eating: Struggle to secure food 、何とか確保した食べ物 （２） Clothing 、衣服 （３） Housing 、住居 ３． The way of life of Kametaro (husband) 、夫・亀太郎の生きざま ( part 3 ) ４． The way of life of Harue (wife) 、妻・ハルエの生きざま ５． Fun of life in Akiyama-go 、秋山郷で生きた楽しみ ( part4 ) ６． Looking Back on Life 、半生を振り返る ( part 5 )     ２． Life in Akiyama-go: an innermost mountain villages 　　秘境の里・秋山郷の暮らし   Tourism poster of Akiyama-go、観光用ポスターには“秘境の里”と書かれている   (1)  Struggle to Secure Food Harue’s family home owned a rice paddy covering approximately 2,000 sqms. Given the rice varieties and fertilizers used back then, this area was capable of yielding 300 kgs of rice . It was enough to feed two people, but insufficient for a family of seven. They ate a mixture of millet and a small a...

Author: Yamada Kametaro, Yamada Harue (speakers), Shimura Shunji (editor) 、山田亀太郎・山田ハルエ述、志村俊司編 Findings of fun things in lives 、人の楽しみの発見度： Excellent ★ ★★   Koakazawa in Akiyama-go at present、今の秋山郷（小赤沢） The two books depict unwealthy  life in the remote mountains —and the very essence of living there during the mid-20 th century, based on interviews with the elderly couple . The motivation to persevere through the life of the hardship is the inherited strong spirit to survive together with family ; the means of living and the happiness found in such a poor life are also depicted. We can know, "Without cars or smartphones, and with only meager entertainments, it is possible to possess a purpose for living and a sense of happiness . On top of that, it is also possible to look back on our life ultimately with the feeling that it was a good one." These are two books well worth picking up.   ２冊の本には、 大正から昭和前半の山の暮らし、山での「生きざま」 が、 老夫婦へのインタビュー をもとに書かれている。 苦労を重ねる生活の中で 生...