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to look like? They're so small— kind of like Nomao. H-hey! I’m still growing, you know! Back then, horses stood about 130 centimeters tall at the shoulder— about the size of a modern pony. Even the famous warhorses in The Tale of the Heike were only a little over 140 centimeters. Bones found at samurai residences in Kamakura suggest the same size. Horses today are way bigger, right? Aye. Thoroughbreds, which are common today, stand around 160 centimeters tall. After the Meiji period, foreign breeds were imported and crossbred, which made horses in Japan larger. But

? 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 official duties. My head's starting to spin…

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.

Sugoroku Game All Across Japan!? Chibanosuke Guide They say the same illustration for the “Fukutoku Enman Sugoroku” game was used in various regions! But the shops shown on it were different in each town? Aye, it seems a publisher in Tokyo sold blank sugoroku boards—with only the pictures—to local newspapers across the country. The newspapers then sold the spaces as ad slots to local shops, matched them to the illustrations, printed the boards, and delivered them with the New Year’s edition. Quite the clever business model, indeed!

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 39Telephones Were a Status Symbol!? Chibanosuke Guide Finally, telephones make an appearance! Aye, but even around 1935, only about 1,200 households in Chiba City—roughly ten percent—had phone service. Only shops, government offices, and a few wealthy families could afford one. So phones were a status symbol back then. Some of the shops in the sugoroku game don’t even have phone numbers!

, KITAI SHOWS THE VIEWER THE PROCESS LEADING UP TO A NEW WORK, STREET TREES, CHIBA, WHICH WAS TAKEN WITH A DIGITAL CAMERA IN THE CHIBA OF THE PRESENT AND IS DISPLAYED ALONGSIDE HIS PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN IN THE CHIBA OF THE PAST, AS WELL AS OTHER DOCUMENTS. AMONG THESE ARE NOT ONLY PRECIOUS VINTAGE PRINTS PRODUCED DURING THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S MORE-THAN-HALF-A-CENTURY CAREER, BUT ALSO PRINTED MATTER SUCH AS CAMERA MAGAZINES, POSTERS, AND CALENDARS. ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS IN VARIOUS FORMATS ARE EXHIBITED, INCLUDING NEARLY 50 PHOTOBOOKS, BLOCK COPIES, AND PRINTED MANUSCRIPTS. ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT OF THIS EXHIBITION IS THAT

, A FORMER CAFE THAT NOW SERVES AS AN EXHIBITION VENUE, HER WORKS ARE EXHIBITED TOGETHER WITH CLOCKS, GLASSES, AND FLOWERS. SHIMIZU, WHO IS ALSO ACTIVE AS A NOVELIST, ALSO PRESENTS A NOVEL NEWLY WRITTEN FOR THIS EXHIBITION. ITS STORY SPREADS THROUGHOUT CHIBA CITY, AND HER WORKS CAN BE SEEN NOT ONLY AT THE VENUE, BUT ALSO AT OTHER LOCATIONS, SUCH AS IN THE ELEVATORS OF THE SOGO CHIBA DEPARTMENT STORE, COLD SLEEP ACTUALLY INSPIRED BY ITS THEIR SHAPE. COLD SLEEP©Yuki Shimizu コールドスリープ©Yuki Shimizu COLD SLEEP©Yuki Shimizu コール

will be issued at the school where you are currently enrolled. Textbook Salary Certificate It will be issued at the school where you are currently enrolled. About textbooks If you are moving into Chiba City, use the same. If you move out of Chiba City, only textbooks that are different from your previous school will be provided free of charge. Please note that it may be paid later at a later date. What to bring The one you have been using so far is fine. Please put your name on all belongings. Gym clothes, name tags, and other items

. Similar to hurling, a team consists of fifteen players and the aim is to try and score into their opponent’s goal. Players are permitted to use their hands to catch and pass the ball, while also bouncing the ball while running. One of the rules is that you can only run with the ball in your hands for four steps before you have to either bounce the ball off the ground (known as a “hop”), kick it back into your hands (solo) or pass it off. The size of a football is about the same as a soccer

, while the clover has four. However, they are both considered lucky! Did you know that there are no snakes in Ireland? Long ago, Irish people believed that snakes represented evil and the devil. Legend says that St. Patrick banished all the snakes from Ireland, which is why today snakes can only be found in zoos in Ireland. シャムロック(写真提供：George McFinnigan( External link )) クローバー　(写真提供：Robin Smith( External link )） セイント・パトリックは誰だかご存