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Kabuto-Botoke (Helmet Buddha) Legend 1

Kabuto-Botoke (Helmet Buddha) Legend Prologue (Excerpt from "Helmet Buddha Legend") The Helmet Buddha, or Kabutobotoke, is a deity our ancestors carried into battle within their helmets. This legend, handed down in the Kawamura family of Kanaya Town, Shizuoka Prefecture, was the starting p..

Kabuto-Botoke (Helmet Buddha) Legend 1

Kabuto-Botoke (Helmet Buddha) Legend Prologue (Excerpt from "Helmet Buddha Legend") The Helmet Buddha, or Kabutobotoke, is a deity our ancestors carried into battle within their helmets. This legend, handed down in the Kawamura family of Kanaya Town, Shizuoka Prefecture, was the starting p..

The Warriors' Faith in Kabuto-Botoke

The W…

The tea and the sword 13

(Photo from "Bakumatsu Japan Illustrated" by Emile Amblard) The tea and the sword 13 Perri is in Hakodate. Following the treaty, he is immersed in a sense of satisfaction. He continues to survey and explore, investigating the state of Japan in preparation for trade and war. After Per..

The tea and the sword 12

(Photo: Ryoma Sakamoto) The tea and the sword 12 Culture is the essence of elegance. The end of the Edo period in Japan coincided with the American Westward Expansion and the Civil War era. The comportment of the samurai was far more refined than that of the Americans of the time. Ho..

The tea and the sword 11

(Pictured is Takasugi Shinsaku) The tea and the sword 11 Sugizo, journey forth. With the moon so pale and the wind crisp, Ascend the horse and travel three hundred leagues, For a dozen or so days. There should be wine to drink, And poems to compose. This was the preface written by ..

The tea and the sword 10

(The photograph depicts the Shōka Sonjuku) The tea and the sword 10 The forbidden allure. The young men of Hagi must have been drawn to Yoshida Shōin, as if they were compelled to touch the blade of a Japanese sword, gleaming blue and dangerously enticing. For this reason, their pare..

The tea and the sword 9

(The photo is of Shimoda Heigyu Prison Ruins) The tea and the sword 9 The tale of Yoshida Shōin's clandestine voyage is extensively documented in "Admiral Perry's Expedition to Japan." A considerable amount of ink has been spent on it. Shōin's audacity must have left a striking impressi..

The tea and the swords 8

(The image is of the flagship 'Susquehanna' ) The tea and the swords 8 In the seventh year of Kaei, American sailors stroll through Shimoda in spring, a privilege granted by the Treaty of Peace and Amity between the United States and Japan. Shadowed by Matsushin and his admirer, Shige..

The tea and the sword 7

(The photograph shows Yoshida Shoin) The tea and the sword 7 The modern tea industry in Japan was pioneered by swordsmen. Therefore, in order to understand the establishment of the modern tea industry, it is necessary to understand what the end of the Edo period was like, how the swords..

The tea and the sword 6

(The image is of British Minister Rutherford Alcock) The tea and the sword 6 We've strayed far from the topic of tea, but having introduced "The Expedition of Commodore Perry to China Seas and Japan" yesterday, I would like to continue by excerpting records from foreigners who visited Jap..

The tea and the sword 5

(The photograph is of Commodore Matthew Perry) The tea and the sword 5 Though we are jumping back in time, it is worth noting that even Commodore Matthew Perry, who arrived in Japan in the 6th year of Kaei, praised the conduct of the samurai. 'The officers and sailors aboard (the Americ..

The tea and the sword 4

(Photo: Bunkyū European diplomatic mission, wiki) The tea and the sword 4 Having digressed quite a bit from the topic of tea, let's further explore the state of affairs in the final days of the shogunate. In the first year of Bunkyū (1861), under the guidance of British Minister Rutherf..

The tea and the sword 3

(Photo: Hirobumi Ito, the first Prime Minister of Japan) The tea and the sword 3 In every age, it is the radical youth, who some might call rash, that bring about change in the world. Whether the radicals are right, or the conservatives are, it is for history to decide. Those who lived in ..

The tea and the sword 2

(The photograph shows Yoshida Shoin and Hashimoto Sanai) The tea and the sword 2 Chapter 1, Section 2 During his months of study in Tokyo, Sōhei received news of his younger brother Orihei's death. Like those who die young, Orihei had been pure and exceptional, a fact evident to an..

The tea and The sword 1

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A Confession

A Confe…

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Sword (Unsheathed) Author Takao Kawamura (22 years old）

(Bizen Osafune Nagamitsu) Sword (Unsheathed) Takao Kawamura（22 years old） That night, The petals of the cherry blossoms on the other shore were falling. There was no moon. Along the mountain path that continued to climb, pale cherry blossom lights were lit here and there, and where the..

The Flying Dragon Sword

(The Certificate of License - The Transmission of the Flying Dragon Sword) The Flying Dragon Sword It's about the time when my great-grand…

佐藤泰志（Yasushi Sato）

佐藤泰志（Yasushi Sato） One autumn evening, upon my return, A Tokyo journalist awaited concern. Writing a biography, they sou…

Anomalocaris

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The melancholy of the owner of a cultural property building

Dinner hosted by the Ambassador of Chile

Kawamura Sōhei

The Air Raid Shelter

(F6F) The Air Raid Shelter Within the designated cultural asset, the Kawamura Residence, Enclosed by stone walls, a higher section in prominence. At its core stands a rice s…

Kanda River

(Photo from my Hokkaido University days) Kanda River Upon hearing the news of Namie Amuro's retirement, I recalled the songs of my youthful fire, the sentiment. …

Nothing to Sell, Nothing to Buy

Nothing to Sell, No…

Concealed Blades on the Wall

( Bizen Osafune Nagamitsu) Concealed Blades on the Wall After my parents' passing, …

Kabuto-Botoke (Helmet Buddha)

( Articles I contributed to newspapers ) Kabuto-Botoke (Helmet Buddha) In a shrine's grand altar, nestled inside a small altar, there sat a tiny Buddha. A three-centimeter statue of the Buddha, known as "Kabuto-Botoke" as my grandmother had told me, fought battles enclosed within the hel..

Blue Hour

( Articles I contributed to newspapers ) Blue Hour I witness the fleeting moment of dawn because I rise early. It's a brief period when everything is dyed cobalt blue. Between night and morning, a sudden otherworldly presence emerges, bathed in a blue light. If someone stands there, they..

Yamaoka Tesshu's Wooden Fan 9 (About Tokugawa Yoshinobu)

Yamaoka Tesshu's Wooden Fan 9 (About Tokugawa Yoshinobu) The day before yesterday, upon uploading a wedding photo of my uncle (Ozeki Masao) at the Fugetsuro, I was reminded of "Tokugawa Yoshinobu Household Daily Diary," which detailed the life of Lord Tokugawa Yoshinobu who resided in the F..

Yamaoka Tesshu's wooden Fan 8

(The following photo) Yamaoka Tesshu's wooden Fan 8 Far Left: Ozeki Kuniho (Former Vice-Chancellor of Hirosaki University, Gran…

Yamaoka Tesshu's wooden fan 7 (Final Episode)

(Photograph: The wedding ceremony of my great-grandfather's eldest son and Ichimatsu Ishii's eldest daughter,…

Yamaoka Tesshū wooden Fan 6

(Pictured: The license for the Shingyo tou-ryu sword technique that Kojiro Kawamura received from Katsutaro Kageakira Chujo) Yamaoka Tesshū…

Yamaoka Tesshu's wooden fan 5

(Pictured: Yamaoka Tesshū) Yamaoka Tesshu's wooden fan 5 To understand the magnitude of Yamaoka Tesshū's persona, this episode should suffice. When Katsu Kaishu decided on the peaceful surrender of Edo, Tesshū made his way to inform Saigo Takamori, the commander of the vanguard on the To..

Yamaoka Tesshu's wooden fan 4

(The photo here is of Katsu Kaishu) Yamaoka Tesshu's wooden fan 4 In the shadows of the people surrounding Yamaoka Tesshu, one can occasionally spot the figure of the great man, Katsu Kaishu. Katsu Kaishu learned swordsmanship from sword masters such as Otani Seiichiro and Shimada Toranos..

The story of Yamaoka Tesshu's wooden fan 3

(Pictured here is a tsuba, verified as an authentic piece from Aizu Shōami) The story of Yamaoka Tesshu's wooden fan 3 Izan Shinjiro Tsumimasu is known as the calligraphy teacher to Katsu Kaishu, Yamaoka Tesshu, and Takahashi Deishu. One of Izan's works (who also went by the pseudonym..

The story of Yamaoka Tesshu's wooden fan 2

(Pictured here is Imai Nobuo) The story of Yamaoka Tesshu's wooden fan 2 Imai Nobuo of the Kyoto Mimawarigumi, known as 'the man who slew Sakamoto Ryoma' by the Shogunate's decree, fought from Aizu to Goryokaku in Hakodate after the raid on Omiya. Eventually, he was captured and escorted t..

The story of Yamaoka Tesshu's wooden fan 1

Depicted here is Yamaoka Tesshu's wooden fan, a cherished relic in the house of the Forest Guardians, the Kawamura family. Today, I embark on the journey of recounting its tale. The story of Yamaoka Tesshu's wooden fan 1 Our tale takes us back to the Meiji era, the thirties. A time wh..

Tea and Sword 16

(Photo: Abe Masahiro) Tea and Sword 16 Before we meet with Harris, let's briefly gaze upon the state of t…

Tea and Sword 15

(Photo: Ōura Kei) Tea and Sword 15 Let's briefly return to the topic of tea. Thirty years before Kawamura Sōhei was born in Daido Village, Shizuoka, Ōura Kei was born in 1828 as the daughter of an oil merchant in far-off Nagasaki. "Even the Council of Elders can't control the Inner Pal..

Tea and Sword 14

(Photo: "Images of Japan in the Late Edo Period" by Emile Amé…

Tea and Sword 13

(Photo is Sakamoto Ryoma wiki) Tea and Sword 13 Culture is about elegance. The end of the Edo period in Japan Coincided with the period of westward expansion and the Civil War in the United States, And the demeanor of the samurai Was far more refined than that of the Americans at the t..

Tea and Sword 12

(Featured Image: Takasugi Shinsaku) Tea and Sword 12 "Sugizo, set forth, With the moon shining bright, and the wind clear, Riding lightly on your horse for three hundred steps, Spend ten odd days, Drinking wine, Composing poetry." These are the words of a dispatch penned by Shoin for..

Tea and Sword 11

(Featured Image: Shoka Sonjuku Academy) Tea and Sword 11 The forbidden allure. Like the desire to touch the azure glow of a Japanese sword blade, the young men of Hagi must have felt an irresistible pull towards Shoin, a dangerous charm. For that reason, parents were deeply fearful of ..

Tea and Sword 10

(Featured Image: Remains of the Shimoda Prison) Tea and Sword 10 A significant portion of "Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun" is dedicated to the account of Shoin's clandestine journey. His audacious spirit must have left an indelible impression. Yet the American officers could ..

Tea and Sword 9

(Featured Image: The Flagship Susquehanna) Tea and Sword 9 In the 7th year of Kaei, American sailors, having secured the rights under the Treaty of Peace and Amity between the United States and Japan, stroll through the springtime landscape of Shimoda. Shoin, along with his ardent followe..

Tea and Sword 8

(Featured Image: Yoshida Shoin) Tea and Sword 8 The modern tea industry of Japan, shaped and honed by the swords of the samurai. Hence, to grasp the establishment of this industry, one must comprehend the nature of the Shogunate's twilight, how the samurai lived through it, and why they c..

Tea and Sword 7

(Photo of British Minister Plenipotentiary Alcock) Tea and Sword 7 Though we have strayed far from our discourse on tea, having introduced "Commodore Perry's Expedition to Japan" yesterday, let us continue to extract accounts of Japan as seen by foreigners visiting in the late Edo period. ..

Tea and Sword 6

(Photo of Commodore Matthew Perry) Tea and Sword 6 The timeline may jump around a bit, but even Perry, who visited Japan in 1853, praised the conduct of the samurai. "The officers and sailors of our ship, unable to contain their curiosity, had formed into several groups here and there. ..

Tea and Sword 5

(Photo: Bunkyu Mission to Europe, sourced from wikipedia) Tea and Sword 5 Let's return from our detour into the world of tea and venture a bit further into the landscape of Japan's late Edo period. In the first year of Bunkyu (1861), upon the recommendation of the British Minister Pleni..

Tea and Sword 4

(Photo: Ito Hirobumi, First Prime Minister, he was assassinated ) Tea and Sword 4 In every age, it is the impulsive, even radical, youth who transform the world. Whether the radicals are correct or the conservatives are, history will judge. Those living in those moments each lived accord..

Tea and Sword 3

(Photo: Yoshida shoin, genius educator, Died 29 years old )

Tea and Sword 2

(Photo: Tokugawa Yoshinobu, 15th Generation of the Tokugawa Family) Chapter One: Until Adolescence Section One of Chapter One Born in the year of Ansei 5, twelve generations into the Ohayashimori Kawamura lineage, Kawamura Sōhei entered this world a mere five years after Commodore Perry's..

Tea and Sword 1

(Photo: Kawamura Sohei, 12th Ge…

Asymmetric Economic Warfare 1

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The Last Holy Grail 3

Ohayashimori Kawamurake's 'Kabutobotoke' Everything began with a single legend. The 'Kabutobotoke', a tradition passed down through the Kawamura family of Ohayashimori. The Kabutobotoke, A Buddha carried into battle within the helmets of our ancestors. From this tradition began a lengt..

The Last Holy Grail 2

Fujiya Kawamura's 'Kabutobotoke' No one knew the whereabouts of the Fujiya Kawamura family. Suddenly, two days ago, its direct descendent, Mr. Yasuo Kawamura, came to visit my home. He said he had read my blog. Never did I imagine I would meet a descendant of the Fujiya Kawamura family,..

The Last Holy Grail 1

The “OhayashiMori Kawamura House” a designated cultural property in Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture. <br />Houses, Samuri swords, and tales of good old Japan.

Samurai Swords (11)

Samurai Swords (11) Feeling sadness, I sat in the back parlor at night, And …

Samurai Swords (10)

Samurai Swords (10) After finding the swords in the walls of our storehouse …

Samurai Swords (9)

Samurai Swords (9) My mother showed me a newspaper clipping. It was about …

Samurai Swords (8)

Samurai Swords (8) This is a story I heard from my grandmother. Shortly a…

Samurai Swords (7)

Samurai Swords (7) There was a strangely shaped object for propping up a lon…

Samurai Swords (6)

Samurai Swords (6) The story of the inherited long sword, I had heard it f…

Samurai Swords (5)

Samurai Swords (5) Of all the …

Samurai Swords (4)

Samurai Swords (4) On that morning, the ligh…

Samurai Swords (3)

Samurai Swords (3) In the storehouse’s dim embrace, Upon the sword’s blue surf…

Samurai Swords (2)

Samurai Swords (2) In the dim light of a mus…

Samurai Swords (1)

回転寿司での民度の低い振る舞いについて

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2月12日講演会のアンケート結果

2月12日講演会のアンケート結果が金谷公民館から送られてきました。 どうぞご覧ください。 230212受講者アンケート（集計）pdf.pdf

YouTube QRコード 御林守河村家

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昨夜、金谷茶まつり第伍支部結団式で挨拶しました。

中條景昭 山岡鉄舟 昨夜、金谷茶まつり第伍支部結団式で挨拶してきました。 ＊＊＊＊＊ 本日は第五支部結団式の開催、誠におめでとうございます。 錚々たる方々がご挨拶されましたので、私の話すことがなくなってしまいましたが、少しだけ話させていただきます。 金谷茶まつり、というネーミングは、もしも私たちが開催を放棄してしまいますと、近隣の市町が「茶まつり」の名前を求めているというようなうわさもございます。 近代茶業はじつは金谷から始まりました。 近代茶業というのは、大量に生産された茶葉を機械で製茶し、輸出するということであります。 明治二年七月、勝海舟、山岡鉄舟の助言..

221116中外日報「論」戦士たちの冑佛信仰

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史実としての『洞窟の頼朝』にみる小仏信仰

NHK「鎌倉殿の13人」の頼朝の小仏について。 歴史研究者 「頼朝の髻観音は、たしかに『吾妻鏡』に書かれている。 しかし『吾妻鏡』は一次史料ではなく、当時の日記などを複数引用して成り立っているもので、 この『洞窟の頼朝』の一節は神話の可能性が高い。 それゆえ、過去の歴史研究者は頼朝の髻観音に触れてこなかった」 しかし、私は30年前から、兜に秘める小仏を全国で20体ほど発見してきた。 その結果、戦士たちが兜に秘めた小仏が実際に存在することが明らかになり、頼朝の髻観音は現実味を帯びてきた。 冑佛(かぶとぼとけ)の現存をふまえて、私が数年をかけて『吾妻鏡』「洞窟の頼朝..

文化財の草刈り草取りについて

皆様のお考えをお…

10月25日（火）全国発売！『歴史研究』705号・706号に拙論が掲載されます。

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12月9日(金)15:30～17:00SBS学苑パルシェ校「冑佛」講演

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不思議体験

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続・不思議体験

冑佛（かぶとぼとけ）展 12月毎日曜日 続・不思議体験 メールが届きました。 あ…

9月18日(日)10:30～12:00、SBS学苑パルシェ校で、NHK大河ドラマ「鎌倉殿の十三人」に登場した小さな仏様についての講演をします。

220918ポスター：御林守河村家 謎の伝説2.doc 静岡県島田市指定文化財「御林守河村家住宅」の河村と申します。 このたび、NHK大河ドラマ「鎌倉殿の十三人」に登場した小さな仏さまについて…

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FM島田 まちの元気人

『蒼天のクオリア』

父母未生以前の私

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『歴史研究』（戎光祥出版）に拙稿が連載されます。

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梨の実のルフラン

梨の木の左奥、 手前がお蔵、むこうが米倉。 梨の実のルフラン 裏庭に一本の梨の木…

秘密の洞穴

秘密の洞穴 私が19歳のときに書いた「思い出」はほぼ創作ですが、 少年が洞穴にはいってゆく場面は実…

記憶の書庫

『蒼天のクオリア』拙著 ハドソンの『緑の館』もそうだけれど 40年前に読んだ文庫本の…

コンピュータとの50年

50年以上まえ、大学でフォートランを学びました。 記憶媒体は1センチ幅の紙テープ。 大学の研究用コン…

FM島田 まちの元気人

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『狂伝 佐藤泰志 無垢と修羅』（中澤雄大、中央公論新社）

『狂伝 佐藤泰志 無垢と修羅』（中澤雄大、中央公論新…

陰謀論

世界をきれいに理解できるシンプルな切り口、というのは眉唾です。…

悪夢が舞い降りてくる前に

日本人の命は地球よりも重い、として殺人者を他国に送りだしたのは日本の首相でした。 日本国内では、命は地球よりも重い、と信じていても通用しました。 しかし、世界の現実は、命を捨てても守るべきものがある、とウクライナ侵略を見て知りました。 どのような歴史解釈、政治解釈があるにせよ、国境線に戦車を並べ、突然他国を侵略し、無辜の民間人を虐殺するのは戦争犯罪です。