Tone River is the second longest river in Japan (322km), and it often caused floods. This museum shows us the lives beside Tone River. Good free guidebook is delivered, but photography is prohibited . 利根川が暴れて苦労した町。 撮影禁止 だが、立派な「歴史民俗資料館概要」をいただきました。玄関で出土した土器を触れます。 “ Tsuku-mai” festival, which is very popular in Ryugasaki, is also popular here. 龍ヶ崎で盛り上がっている、つくまいはこのまちでも楽しんでいる。 Tsuku-mai dance @ Ryugasaki city museum of history and folklore 、 撞舞@ 龍ヶ崎市歴史民 俗資料館 It is written on the guidebook; Dantobinto, which might mean to prevent smallpox, is held in August. It is the event of Bon ritual which welcomes the spirits of ancestors. People make a big straw snake and walk around the village. Ancestors ride on it and back to their houses. Tone River presents fishes to people. They fished by simple method; set small boats and sank fishing nets between the boats, and just waited. It is called “Baka-piki”, “Baka” means foolish and “piki” means drawing. The...
How to enjoy daily life in Japan before the industrialization (more than 100 years ago). Most Japanese were farmers and poor, but they enjoyed their lives without smartphones and fossil fuels. Through old diaries, exhibits in museums and books, we could find their fun. 百年以上前、スマホや化石燃料を使わなくても人々は日々の暮らしを楽しんでいました。多くは農民で、豊かではなかったけど。昔の日記、資料館の展示品、書籍から、その生き方を学ぶ。「遊びをせんとや 生まれけむ 戯れせんとや 生まれけん」、ですよね。