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

性愛については、赤裸々に書き残す人は少なく、隠語で書かれていることが多いといいます。そりゃそうですよね。でも、いくつかの本には、江戸・明治の人々が性愛をどのように楽しんでいたかが書かれています。私が読んだのはほんの数冊ですが、その中から紹介します。ここでは、ビジネスとしての性愛や同性愛ではなく、日常の男女間の性愛を対象にします。人間に欠かせない楽しみですもんね。 ところで、今回は、英文を作れませんでした。私の英語力ではとても対応できない内容なので、英文作成に協力していただけるようでしたら、ぜひ、お声かけ下さい。 （ This article “Fun of   the eros （性愛） ” is written only in Japanese , because it is too difficult for me to write in English due to lack of vocabulary about eros. If you kindly help me, please let me know. ） 古代に書かれた出雲国の風土記には、忌部の温泉に老若男女が集まって市を作り「燕楽（ウタゲ）」をしたことが書かれています。また、常陸国の風土記には、筑波山でカガイがあり、春と秋に、飲食物を携えて山に登り、自由に情交を結んだことが書かれています（「宴と日本人」、伊藤幹治、 1984 ）。男女が楽しむのは、自然の成り行きですね。   江戸･明治の性愛の形 「売笑三千年史」（中山太郎 _1956 ）から、どんな形で性愛を楽しんでいたかを紹介します。この本は、神話の時代から明治時代までの売笑の歴史を書いた一級品の本だと思います。「売笑」は、「報酬を得るために多数の異性に対し、継続的に許す」ということだそうです。売笑の説明に入る前に、一般の人々の性愛活動について書かれています（第一章、第二節「婚姻の種々相と売笑の発生的関係」）。 「江戸・明治の性愛の形」（本項）は、主に、そこから紹介します。   【共同婚（乱婚）という習俗】 女性は特定の男性に独占されていませんでした。男性も、どの女性とでも OK でした。 天下の五奇祭のうち、洛北大原社の雑魚寝、近江筑摩社の鍋被り祭り、越中鵜坂社の尻たたき祭り...

 Many of us think that work is something dreadful and unlikeable. However, it was not dreadful before the industrialization which forced many people to work at a factory.  Some of us think that work is pleasure even now, because we can contribute to our society and so on. Moreover, work itself is thought to be fun in some cases .  I’d like to write the history of work in Japan after the 19 th century at first. Then I ‘ll show you the examples of the pleasure and the fun in working. （日本語文は後半に纏めて記載しました） Working before the industrialization (until 1900)  Westerners, who visited Japan in the late 19 th century, observed Japanese workers. They sang while wroking. Dr. Morse watched a piling work in Yokohama and wrote that 90% of the working time was just for singing. Of course, workers also sang while rowing a boat. Not only farmers but also urban workers seemed not to work so hard . However, it changed after the industrialization. Reference: Remnantsof ...

  October 、 10 月 Sickness of Teiju (female monk) and treatment 、貞珠の病状と治療  Teiju who stationed in the village got sick last month. Her condition was not good, so villagers supported her.  On the 8 th , a pharmacist came from Yobaduka which is around 10km away from the village. He prepared medicine. Yoshino treated him with a meal and a drink.  Afterward, the villagers went to Yobaduka to buy medicine every two days. However, Teiju’s condition didn’t get better. On the 13 th , the pharmacist came again.  Finally, villagers sent a letter to her younger brother who lived in Edo (old name of Tokyo) which was around 20km away. Her brother came on the next day (23 rd of October). His wife came on the 24 th , and their daughter came on the 28 th . Eventually, Teiju went to Edo together with her extended family . It was a difficult travel.  Unfortunately, Teiju died. It was written that villagers built a stupa (grave tablet) for her in the next April. ...

July 、７月  On the 12 th , Ryusuke came back from Kashiwa which is around 10km away from Yoshino’s house. On the 13 th , Bon rite started which welcome ancestors’ spirits. Ryusuke was a child probably.  He came on the 8 th of September again. Someone went to Kashiwa with him on the 11 th , but he returned in the evening. So, master’s mother accompanied him and went to Kashiwa. She returned next day. It was important to take care of him properly. Children in 1908 、 https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/agc/item/2018719814/resource/  12 日、吉野家に居た隆輔さんが柏から帰ってきます。 13 日は、お盆の迎え火、 21 日までの逗留です。誰かが送っているので、まだ、幼いのかも知れません。  隆輔さんは、 9 月 8 日にも来ます。 11 日には、隆輔さんを柏に送りに行ったのですが、夕方、隆輔さんは戻ってきます。翌 12 日、母が隆輔さんを送って柏に行き、泊まります。訳ありですね。  On the 28 th , the third memorial rite of Okono, who had been master’s wife and died after stillbirth, was held. Her father and villagers joined the memorial service.  It was written that there was a big earthquake on the 23 rd and th...