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Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 23Why Was He Bound? Chibanosuke Guide Whoa—what did this man do to get tied up like that? That’s Kokubu Saburō, a member of our clan. He kidnapped our young lord, Kamewakamaru-sama. But then—an arrow flew from Myōken-sama’s shrine, revealing that they located in Shinagawa. And that’s how the culprit was caught.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 24Who Rebuilt the Myōken Hall? Chibanosuke Guide I wonder who built this fine hall? The Myōken Hall was lost in a fire. But during the Warring States period, our Lord Chikatane gathered the strength of his clan and retainers to rebuild it in the 19th year of Tenbun (1550). It was then that additional explanation text was added, completing this picture scroll.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 25How Much Is One Koku? Chibanosuke Guide 1.8-Liter Sake Bottle (Isshōbin) What’s a “koku,” anyway? 'Tis a unit for measuring rice. Wait, they even used rice to describe the size of domains and villages? That’s kind of wild. Indeed. For people back then, measuring things in rice was familiar and easy to grasp. D’you know those 1.8-liter sake bottles? One koku equals 180 liters—that’s 100 of those sake bottles!

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 26An Ilustration of Hirakawa Village Chibanosuke Guide An Ilustration of Hirakawa Village(Full View) An Illustration of Hirakawa Village (Close-up of Houses) It’s so colorful! What do the different colors mean? Each color shows land controlled by a different lord. Even the houses are colored differently. Aye, the houses were divided up by which lord they belonged to as well.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 27Visible Differences in Social Class: Samurai and Peasants Chibanosuke Guide Permit for Surname and Sword-carrying issued by the lord(Full view) Permit for Surname and Sword-Carrying （Close-up of the lord's officials and Shichinosuke） What does this document say? It says that the village head, Shichinosuke, was granted permission by a domain official to take on a family name and carry a sword. So... does that mean he became a samurai? Nay, nay. He remained a peasant in daily life. The family name and sword were only allowed when serving the lord in

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 28The Pastures of Shimousa Chibanosuke Guide Wow, that pasture stretches all the way from Chiba to Noda! That be the Kogane Pasture. In Shimousa Province, there was also the Sakura Pasture, and in Awa Province, the Mineoka Pasture. So Chiba had lots of pastures! Were there government pastures like this all over Japan? Nay—other than those, only the Ashitaka Pasture in today’s Shizuoka Prefecture existed. The shogunate’s pastures were mostly concentrated in what is now Chiba Prefecture.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 29Where Does “O-dachin” Come From? Chibanosuke Guide Packhorse (Image courtesy of the International Research Center for Japanese Studies) Back in the day, people used horses to carry loads over land. That makes sense for heavy stuff— much easier! Indeed. Carrying goods by horse was called “da,” and the fee for that service was called “dachin.” The word “o-dachin,” meaning a small reward or tip, comes from that term. Then if I carry something, I should get o-dachin too!

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 30Rules That Haven’t Changed Since the Edo Period Chibanosuke Guide The Five Edict Boards Notice Board Depicted in the Illustration of Hirakawa Village This is a wooden notice board that listed rules for the whole village to follow. It was usually put up in the village center. What kind of rules were written on it? During the Edo period, the shogunate had boards like this posted with orders such as: be filial to your parents, don’t leave the village without permission, and don’t practice Christianity. Did they take it down when the Meiji

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 31Decorative Boats and Their Magnificent Banners Chibanosuke Guide Chiba Boat and Yūki Boat (Illustrated Scroll of the Great Origins of Myōkenji Temple in Chiba Village, Shimousa Province) Decorative Banner for the Large Festival Boat The old Myōken Festival seems really different from today. Aye. Back in the Edo period, two large boats joined the Myōken Festival procession-one in front and one behind the mikoshi-each adorned with magnificent decorative banners. Wow, Those banners are so beautiful! Indeed! They were beautifully embroidered and stretched as long as 15 meters.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 32Travel Journals of the Edo Period Chibanosuke Guide Portable Brush Set Portable Inkstone Pilgrimage to Kominato (Dōchū Nikki) In the Edo period, travelers carried portable brushes and inkstones to keep “dōchū nikki,” or travel journals, where they wrote about their experiences and local specialties. These journals also served to share travel information. Reading a dōchū nikki while going on a food adventure sounds super fun! Visiting famous sights and hunting for souvenirs along the way sounds great too!