Tsuchizaki was a port of call of Kitamae-bune in the Edo period (1603 ~ 1868). It was a liner of the Sea of Japan and took a very important role for water transportation. The float parade of Tsuchizaki Shinmei Shrine Festival is famous . Isabella L. Bird who was a British lady visited the festival in 1878. Thirty-two thousand people gathered at that time. Reference: Travel of Isabella L. Bird in 1878, part 6 土崎は、 北前船が寄港する町 。 土崎神明社祭の曳山行事 (重要無形民俗文化財)が名高く、明治に人力車で日本を旅したイギリス人女性のイザベラバードも訪れています。その時は、3万2千人が集まったそうです。 参考: イザベラバードが見た明治初期の日本( 6 ) The actual float is exhibited. The height is ten meters. Before electric wires were installed, people competed for the height and built a tall float more than twenty meters. The floats are built and broke down every year, because floats gather the demons during the parade and contain them . 高さ 10 mの曳山の実物が展示されています。電線のない時代は、高さを競い、 20 mを越える物もあったそうです。 山は毎年作り、悪霊を集めて毎年解体します。 神輿(=神)と一緒に山車が町内を回り、悪霊を誘い込み...
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。