nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: Today, Omiwa appears on the scene running through the Hanamichi with heavy footsteps, but Utaemon NAKAMURA the fifth appears slowly, in accordance with the Joruri passage, like she had got lost.
Japanese: お三輪の出は、バタバタの音にのって花道を走ってくるのが現在の演出であるが、中村歌右衛門(5代目)は道に迷うという浄瑠璃の文句どおりに、ゆっくりと現れる演出であった。
English: Kiso-gawa ukai(木曽川うかい)is the name of cormorant fishing carried out in the Kiso-gawa River in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture every year from May 11 to October 15, except for August 10.
Japanese: 木曽川うかい（きそがわうかい）とは、愛知県犬山市の木曽川で毎年5月11日から10月15日まで（8月10日を除く）行われる鵜飼いである。
English: Ukai in general is performed at night, but Kiso-gawa ukai is unique in that Hiru Ukai (daytime cormorant fishing) is also carried out (on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays), adding to the normal night ukai.
Japanese: 鵜飼は基本的に夜に行なう漁法であるが、木曽川うかいは、夜の鵜飼の他に、昼間に行なう鵜飼である「昼鵜飼」を唯一行なっている（毎週火・木・土曜日）。
English: An ujo (a cormorant fisherman) is dressed in a traditional way with Kazaori Eboshi (a traditional black foldback cap), clothes for fishing, a bib and a grass skirt.
Japanese: 鵜匠（鵜飼漁をする人）の装束は風折烏帽子、漁服、胸あて、腰蓑という古式ゆかしいものである。
English: 18:00 '17:30' (11:30) Get aboard on the yakata-bune boat from the Inuyama-bashi Bridge at the right bank of the river.
Japanese: 1800「1730」（1130）　犬山橋右岸の乗船場より屋形船に乗船。
English: The oldest description concerning the Kiso-gawa ukai is found on a family register in 702 of 'Ukai-be Mezurame' at Minokuni Kagami-gori county Nakazato.
Japanese: 木曽川での鵜飼の最古の記録は、702年（大宝(日本)2年）、美濃国各務郡中里の戸籍「鵜養部目都良売（うかいべめづらめ）」の記述である。
English: The ukai in Inuyama started around 1660 – 1670, as the lord of Inuyama-jo Castle Masachika NARUSE invited two ujo from Asuke, Mikawano-kuni (present-day Asuke, Toyota City) and had them perform the Imperial cormorant fishing.
Japanese: 犬山で鵜飼が始められたのは、1660年～70年頃、犬山城城主成瀬正親が三河国足助（現豊田市足助）から2人の鵜匠を呼び寄せ、御料鵜飼を行なったことからである。
English: In 1809, when Masanori NARUSE got retired, he issued a prohibition of killing animals.
Japanese: 1809年（文化(元号)6年）、成瀬正典が隠居の際、殺傷禁令を出す。
English: In the Meiji period, there was a movement to revive Inuyama ukai, and in 1899, it started again with ujo invited from Nagara Village, Inaba District, Gifu Prefecture (present-day Gifu City; ujo of Nagara-gawa ukai).
Japanese: 明治時代になると、犬山の鵜飼を復興する運動が始まり、1899年（明治32年）に岐阜県稲葉郡長良村（現岐阜市、長良川鵜飼）より鵜匠を招き入れ、鵜飼は復活する。
English: Since 1909, the ukai has been performed as a tourist attraction, and is also carried out in full moon days and the days when the water is muddy, although ukai as a fishing method is not carried out in both of those periods.
Japanese: 1909年（明治42年）には観光鵜飼となり、漁としての鵜飼では中止される満月や水の濁ったときも行なうようになる。
English: It was written by Nanboku TSURUYA IV (at the time called Genzo KATSU) and first staged in July 1808 at the Edo Ichimura-za theater.
Japanese: 鶴屋南北(4代目)（当時は勝諺蔵）作、1808年（文化(元号)5年）7月江戸市村座初演。
English: The title of the play when it was first staged was "Toki Kikyo Shusse no Ukejo" but it is also known as "Badarai no Mitsuhide."
Japanese: 初演時の本名題は『時桔梗出世請状』（ときききょうしゅっせのうけじょう）通称『馬盥の光秀』（ばだらいのみつひで）。
English: Toki' in the title is related to the belief that Mitsuhide AKECHI is a descendant of the Toki clan, and it is also related to a part of the linked verse ("renga" in Japanese) called 'Tensho Junen Atago Hyakuin' (A Hundred Stanzas Composed in Atago in 1582).
Japanese: 名題の「時」は明智光秀が土岐氏の末裔であった説と、謀反の直前愛宕山の宿坊で詠んだ連歌「天正十年愛宕百韻」に由来する。
English: "Toki wa Ima Kikyo no Hataage" is based on previous plays such as "Gion Sairei Shinkoki" (The Gion Festival Chronicle of Faith), "Mikka Taiheiki" (Three-day Chronicle of Grand Pacification), and "Ehon Taikoki" (The Illustrated Chronicles of the Regent), all covering "the Honnoji Incident" (in 1582, when Nobunaga ODA was killed.)
Japanese: 本能寺の変に取材した『祇園祭礼信仰記』・『三日太平記』・『絵本太功記』などの先行諸作品をもとにしている。
English: Today only the first act, "Kyoo no ba" (The Banquet scene) and "Badarai no ba" (The Horsetub scene) and "Atagoyama renga no ba"(The scene of the Linked Verse Session at Mt. Atago) in the third act are performed.
Japanese: 現在では序幕の『饗応の場』三幕目の『馬盥の場』『愛宕山連歌の場』のみが演じられる。
English: His lord Harunaga ODA ordered Mitsuhide TAKECHI to entertain Sesonji Chunagon, who had been appointed as Imperial envoy to Gion-sha shrine.
Japanese: 主君小田春永より、祇園社に任官の勅使世尊寺中納言饗応の役を仰せつかった武智光秀。
English: With all his heart Mitsuhide redecorated the inside area and asked Harunaga, who had just returned from falconry, to check it.
Japanese: 光秀は心をこめて内装飾り付けを行い、鷹狩りから帰った春永に検分してもらう。
English: However it made Harunaga angry so he got Ranmaru MORI to hit Mitsuhide with an iron fan, injuring him on the forehead, and ordered him to confine himself at his lodgings.
Japanese: しかし、かえって不興を買い森蘭丸によって鉄扇で討たれ、眉間を傷付けられた末に蟄居を命ぜられてしまう。
English: In the reception room in Honno-ji temple there are Nishiki-gi twigs arranged in a horse's bit inside a tub used to wash horses' legs ("badarai" in Japanese) which were sent by Hisayoshi MASHIBA, who is striving to conquer China, and there is also a flower basket filled with hydrangeas and convolvuluses presented by Kikyo, Mitsuhide's younger sister.
Japanese: 本能寺の客間には、中国攻めに奮戦中の真柴久吉から馬盥に轡に活けられた錦木、光秀の妹桔梗から供せられた紫陽花と昼顔の花駕籠がある。
English: Harunaga extravagantly praises Hisayoshi's flower arrangement, but after seeing Mitsuhide's, his mood suddenly worsens.
Japanese: 春永は、久吉の活花を激賞するが光秀のを見たとたん機嫌を損ね、けなしている。
English: Kikyo and Ranmaru are there at the time, and after their mediation Harunaga resigns himself allowing Mitsuhide to meet him.
Japanese: だが、居合わせた桔梗や蘭丸のとりなしで春永は仕方なく光秀に対面を許す。
English: However Harunaga says, 'a horse or a cow understands its obligation, and even a dog snuggles up to you and wags its tail if you feed it for three days.'
Japanese: しかし主君の態度は「牛馬はもちろん犬も三日扶持なせばその恩を知り、尾を振ってしなだるる。」
English: Harunaga brings up a Chinese legend about the retainer Hansui, whose master did the same things as Harunaga, and who finally got his revenge on his master.
Japanese: 光秀は酒を飲むと、昔中国に主君におなじ目にあわされた班水が、のち主君に複讐した故事を持ち出す。
English: Harunaga's offence to Mitsuhide escalates until he suggests confiscating his feudal land in Omi and Tanba provinces and giving away the treasure and an excellent sword, Hiyoshimaru to somebody else, both of which Mitsuhide has wanted.
Japanese: 近江国丹波国の領地没収をほのめかしたり、光秀がほしがっていた宝物と名刀日吉丸を他人に下げ渡すなどエスカレートする。
English: Then, in front of other people, Harunaga tells an old story about how Mitsuhide's wife Satsuki, when they were poor, cut and sold her hair so they could entertain their guests properly.
Japanese: 春永は、かつて客をもてなすため光秀の妻皐月が貧苦のため髪を切った過去を満座の中で暴露する。
English: To his shame and embarrassment, Mitsuhide manages to say, 'Oh, this hair was in exchange for a bit of money for us to live our modest life when I was a masterless samurai in Koshiji.'
Japanese: 恥かしさと情けなさに光秀は「スリャこの髪は越路にて、光秀流浪のその砌り、煙も細き朝夕の、その世渡りにわずかなる値に変えて。」
English: Mitsuhide dejectedly comes back home where his wife Satsuki, his retainer Kunitsugu YASUDA (sometimes substituted with Tajima SHIHOTEN), and the renga poet Joha, are all worrying about him.
Japanese: 妻の皐月と家臣の安田国継（四方天但馬の場合もあり）が連歌師紹巴とともに光秀の身を案じているところへ、光秀がしおしおと帰ってくる。
English: After that Mitsuhide makes Joha leave also, then he privately shows an unvarnished wooden box to Satsuki telling her about the agonizing indignity he suffered.
Japanese: 紹巴も去らせ、人払いをした後、光秀は白木の箱を皐月に見せ、恥辱を受けた苦渋を告白、
English: Then Harunaga's retainers Tazo ASAYAMA and Yataro NAKAO appear carrying orders from Harunaga.
Japanese: そこへ、春永の家臣浅山多三、中尾弥太郎が主君の命を持ってやってくる。
English: Meanwhile Mitsuhide changes into a kimono worn for death and makes his sister Kikyo bring a disembowelment knife on a stand.
Japanese: その間に光秀は死装束に着替え、妹の桔梗に三宝に載せた切腹用の短刀を運ばせる。
English: Mitsuhide requests ASAYAMA to, "Please use the knife 'Hiyoshimaru,' which you received from my lord, if you behead me."
Japanese: 浅山にどうせ首をはねるなら、そなたがわが君より拝領なしたる日吉丸にてお願いしたいと申し出る。
English: Just as ASAYAMA draws a sword and is about to kill him, Mitsuhide hits him with a hidden throwing star, steals his sword and stabs NAKAO with it.
Japanese: 浅山が刀を抜き、まさに光秀の切腹が行われようとした瞬間、光秀は隠し持った手裏剣で浅山を倒し、刀を奪い中尾も切る。
English: Then Sakube YASUDA quickly returns to inform him that the operation has succeeded, and that Mitsuhide's army has surrounded Honno-ji temple.
Japanese: そこで安田作兵衛が注進にかけつけ、武智の軍が本能寺を包囲し作戦は成功。
English: It's none of your business if I want to rule the whole world and revel in the height of glory.'
Japanese: 「一点四海を掌握なし栄華を極めんわが所存、その方たちの知ることならず。」
English: Turning a blind eye as they kill themselves out of a sense of despair, Mitsuhide heads for Honno-ji temple howling with laughter.
Japanese: もはやこれまでと自害する二人にも眼もくれず、光秀は高笑いとともに本能寺へ向かう。
English: However this piece skillfully portrays the thoughts and feelings of someone who bullies and another who is bullied, and depicts the process of how an ordinary man, Mitsuhide, finding himself cornered, is driven to rebellion as a result of his master's unreasonable bullying.
Japanese: しかし、いじめる側といじめられ追い詰められていく側の心理描写や、普通人光秀が主君の理不尽ないじめによって謀反を起こす過程が見事に描かれている。
English: Two different interpretations to be seen today are the dry and masculine Mitsuhide, performed by Danjuro ICHIKAWA IX, and the somber traitor, performed by Danzo ICHIKAWA VII.
Japanese: 今残されていれるのは、市川團十郎(9代目)のからりとした男性的な演出と市川團蔵(7代目)の陰に籠った反逆児という二演出である。
English: Danzo especially had complete confidence in his performance of Mitsuhide, and deliberately challenged Danjuro by performing Mitsuhide at the same time as he.
Japanese: とくに團蔵は光秀の演技には絶対の自信を持っており、團十郎が光秀を演じるときはわざと同じ光秀を演じて勝負した。
English: Following Danzo and Danjuro, actors such as Chusha ICHIKAWA VII, Danjuro ICHIKAWA XI and Nizaemon KATAOKA XIII played this role well.
Japanese: 後に、市川中車(7代目)、市川團十郎(11代目)、片岡仁左衛門(13代目)などが得意とした。
English: Kichiemon NAKAMURA I particularly gave a modern interpretation to the Danzo style.
Japanese: 中でも中村吉右衛門(初代)は團蔵系のやり方に近代的なアレンジをほどこした。
English: The way he performs pathos with a grudge in 'The Banquet' as in the line 'Oh this hair was...' with unhappy feelings is legendary even today.
Japanese: 「饗応」での恨めしそうな悲壮感、「スリャ、この黒髪は・・・」の感傷たっぷりのセリフは今も語り草である。
English: The tragedy resulting from the incompatibility of two people was referred to by Kichiemon as 'Males' Kagamiyama' (a play which depicts a feud between ladies-in-waiting).
Japanese: 気の合わぬ者同士の葛藤から生じる悲劇は、吉右衛門によって「男の鏡山」と評されていた。
English: Currently Nizaemon KATAOKA XV and Kichiemon NAKAMURA II perform this role in their repertoire.
Japanese: 現在では片岡仁左衛門(15代目)、中村吉右衛門(2代目)が持ち役としている。
English: Originally there was an episode before 'The Banquet' about a plot over a flag, and a scene in which Mitsuhide predicted from the movement of a spider that there would be a great disturbance in the world, but they are seldom performed today.
Japanese: 「饗応」の前に、旗をめぐる陰謀や光秀が蜘蛛の振る舞いを見て天下の大乱を予測する場面があるが今日ほとんど上演されない。
English: In 'The Banquet,' there is an excellent depiction of Harunaga's unreasonable accusation and Mitsuhide's logical refutations.
Japanese: 「饗応」は春永の理不尽ないちゃもんに光秀の理路整然とした言いわけがうまく表現されている。
English: In Danzo's version Mitsuhide is startled to meet the gaze of Sakube YASUDA, who has come to see how Mitsuhide is doing at the banquet.
Japanese: 光秀が様子を見に来た安田作兵衛と顔が合いハッとする（團蔵）の二通りがある。
English: In the scene of 'Badarai' Harunaga, the lord, sits on a higher platform called "nijodai" constantly looking down on Mitsuhide, while Mitsuhide stands underneath enduring the humiliation.
Japanese: 「馬盥」では主君春永は一段と高い二畳台に坐り常に光秀を見下ろし、光秀は下にい耐える。
English: The structure is also interpreted as the contrast between 'Harunaga as a sadist and Mitsuhide as a masochist.'
Japanese: 「サデイストとしての春永、マゾヒストとしての光秀」と解釈されることもある。
English: The ending, called 'hako tataki' (hitting the box), expresses Mitsuhide's decision to rebel, so much for being a loyal retainer, by taking the box afresh (or hitting the box).
Japanese: 幕切れの「箱叩き」では、光秀がもうこれまでと謀反の心を、箱を持ち直す（または箱を叩く）ことで表す。
English: Ranmaru watches Mitsuhide from a paper sliding door stage left and they see each other when Mitsuhide turns around.'
Japanese: なお「上手の襖から蘭丸が様子をうかがっている様をみせ、振り返った光秀が蘭丸と顔を合わせる。」
English: Mitsuhide finally hits the box, meaning that he has decided to rebel, out of the despair of knowing that he is totally doubted.'
Japanese: 「ここまで疑われているのかという絶望から『箱叩き』、つまり謀反の決意をする。」
English: After that Mitsuhide exits quickly through the hanamichi (passage through the audience) to the rhythm of an up-tempo drum roll.
Japanese: そのあと、早舞の太鼓にのり早足でさっさと花道を退場することになっている。
English: On the other hand, in Danzo style (Kichiemon) instrumental music accompanies it on the cue of Mitsuhide touching the horsetub with paper in his right hand.
Japanese: 團蔵系（吉右衛門）は懐紙を持った右手を馬盥に当てるのをきかっけに合方を入れていた。
English: Danjuro's interpretation of Mitsuhide in this scene was as a feudal warlord and therefore he easily oriented himself to rebellion.
Japanese: この場での團十郎は戦国武将としての光秀を演じると解釈し、あっさりと謀反の野望を抱く。
English: Additionally Danjuro used silver for the family crest of the Chinese bell flower on the costume, which succeeded in creating a somber effect.
Japanese: 團十郎は桔梗紋をくすんだ銀色にすることで陰鬱な感じを出すことに成功した。
English: In the scene of 'Mt. Atago,' the dialog between Mitsuhide and Satsuki about cutting her hair is often omitted because of the shortage of time.
Japanese: 「愛宕山」では前半部の切髪をめぐる光秀と皐月のやりとりは時間の都合で割愛されることが多い。
English: It depicts the affection between the couple and Nizaemon comments that it is 'a pretty good scene.'
Japanese: 夫婦の情愛を表現しており、仁左衛門は「なかなかいい場面」と評している。
English: From the episode lamenting his humiliation, the death of Joha, the arrival of the envoys, and to the preparation of harakiri rites, the atmosphere on stage is oppressive and tense.
Japanese: 愁嘆場のしんみりした件から紹巴の死、さらに上使、そして切腹の用意へと舞台が重苦しく緊張する。
English: Then, following Mitsuhide's murder of the envoys and Sakube's report, the play quickly twists around and the gloomy mood disappears in a flash.
Japanese: そして光秀による上使の殺害、作兵衛の注進と一気に展開が早まり、鬱々とした雰囲気が一気に爆発する。
English: The pose struck by Mitsuhide here has a great cathartic effect on the audience.
Japanese: ここでの光秀の大見得は観客に一種のカタルシスをもたらす効果抜群である。
English: The pose ("mie" in Japanese) here has two variations - stepping on and breaking the stand holding the sword by Danjuro, and looking into the curtain with his foot on a parapet on a mezzanine by Danzo.
Japanese: 三方を踏み砕き刀を担ぐ（團十郎）と中二階で欄干に足を掛け揚幕を見込む（團蔵）との二通りの見得がある。
English: On the cue of the sound of wooden clappers he laughs wildly and the clappers roll to an end when Mitsuhide thrusts a sword and Sakube wipes it with an uwaobi cloth untied from a stirrup.
Japanese: のが柝の頭で、『ウハハハハ』と大きく笑い、差し出す刀で作兵衛が鐙の上帯をほどいてぬぐうとキザミで幕となります。
English: It is typical of Nanboku to have a story that is entertaining and eccentric, including such things as a brothel built at the battlefield, Hisayoshi cooking, Masakiyo KATO working in a sushi restaurant, and Shinzaemon SORORI becoming a rakugo comedian.
Japanese: 陣中に遊郭ができ、久吉が料理をしたり佐藤正清が鮨屋、會呂利新左衛門が落語家になるなど、南北らしい楽しく奇抜な構想の場面である。
English: Oze ukai is ukai (cormorant fishing) that is conducted in Nagara-gawa river at Oze, Seki City, Gifu Prefecture during the period from May 11 to October 15 every year.
Japanese: 小瀬鵜飼（おぜうかい）とは、岐阜県関市小瀬の長良川で毎年5月11日から10月15日まで行われる鵜飼いである。
English: The reason why it is not conducted on the day of harvest moon is that ayu (sweetfish, Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis) are not lured by kagaribi (fishing fire) due to the light of full moon.
Japanese: 中秋の名月に行われないのは、満月の月明かりにより篝火に鮎が集まりにくいためである。
English: Although Nagaragawa ukai that is conducted in Gifu City is famous, Oze ukai is also patronized by the Imperial Court as with Nagaragawa ukai and the official job title of ujo (a fisherman of cormorant fishing) is Kunaicho (Imperial Household Agency) shikibushoku ujo.
Japanese: 長良川の鵜飼いとしては、岐阜市の長良川鵜飼が有名であるが、小瀬鵜飼も長良川鵜飼と同じ皇室御用の鵜飼であり、鵜匠は職名を宮内庁式部職鵜匠という。
English: A set of tools for ukai in Nagara-gawa river, a total of 122 pieces, are designated as national important tangible assets of folk culture, and the fishing method of Oze ukai is designated as intangible folk cultural asset by Seki City.
Japanese: 長良川の鵜飼用具一式122点は国の重要有形民俗文化財、小瀬鵜飼技法は関市指定無形民俗文化財である。
English: Its scale is no doubt smaller than that of Nagara-gawa ukai, but it is still popular since it has a trace of traditional fishing method of ukai compared with Nagara-gawa ukai that has become the event of tourist attraction.
Japanese: 同じ長良川で行なわれる長良川鵜飼と比べて小規模であることは否めないが、観光化が著しい長良川鵜飼と比べて昔からの漁法としての鵜飼いが色濃く残っており、人気があるという。
English: Ujo wears traditional shozoku (formal clothes) including kazaori eboshi (a traditional black fold-back cap), ryofuku (clothes for fishing), muneate (bib) and koshimino (grass skirt).
Japanese: 鵜匠の装束は、風折烏帽子、漁服、胸あて、腰蓑という古式ゆかしいものである
English: Ujo gets on ubune (a boat used for ukai) with kagaribi at its bow and controls around 10 cormorants by handling tenawa (a hand rope), and cormorants catch ayu that gather under kagaribi.
Japanese: 舟首に篝火を付けた鵜舟に鵜匠が乗り10羽前後の鵜を手縄をさばき、操り、篝火に集まってきた鮎を鵜が次々に捕る。
English: As ujo always lives together with cormorants, ujo and cormorants get along perfectly and cormorants catch ayu neatly.
Japanese: 鵜匠は常日頃から鵜と一緒に生活しているため、鵜匠と鵜は呼吸の合った動きを見せ、見事に鮎を捕らえてくる。
English: There are three ujo at Oze as of 2007, and all of them have inherited the job based on the hereditary system.
Japanese: 2007年現在の小瀬の鵜匠は3人おり、これらは全て代々世襲制である。
English: Ukai that is conducted by these ujo eight times during the season at Kunaicho's goryoba (fishing ground for the Imperial Court) is called "goryo ukai."
Japanese: この鵜匠たちにより期間中に宮内庁の御料場で行われる8回の鵜飼を「御料鵜飼」という。
English: Ayu that are caught in goryo ukai are offered not only to the Imperial Palace but also to Meiji-jingu Shrine and Ise-jingu Shrine.
Japanese: 御料鵜飼で獲れた鮎は皇居へ献上されるのみならず、明治神宮や伊勢神宮へも奉納される。
English: The highlight is called "karikudari", which means the time when ubune carrying ujo and yakata-bune (roofed pleasure boat) carrying tourist go down the river side by side,
Japanese: 見所なのは「狩り下り」といい、鵜匠が乗る鵜船と観光客が乗る屋形船が一緒になって下る。
English: Therefore, tourists can get a close look at the scene where ujo is handling tenawa and cormorants are catching ayu.
Japanese: このため、間近で鵜匠の鵜を操る手縄さばきや鵜が鮎を捕る姿が見られる。
English: Unlike Nagaragawa ukai and Kisogawa ukai, food is not served on yakata-bune (box lunches are available on a ship transporting tourists to fishing ground).
Japanese: 尚、長良川鵜飼や木曽川うかいと異なり、屋形船での食事は無い（漁場へ向かう途中の船内で弁当はある）。
English: As the river is surrounded by mountains and there are no roads or lightings, ukai is conducted in the dark using only the light of kagaribi and candles.
Japanese: 回りは一面山で道路や照明が無く、明かりは篝火、ろうそくのみの漆黒の舞台で行われる。
English: It is possible to see the scene of ujo's preparation, the place called "mawashiba" where ujo has a meeting and the scene of cleanup after ukai ended.
Japanese: 鵜飼開始前の鵜匠の準備風景や、廻し場という鵜匠の打ち合わせ場所、終了後の片付け風景を見学が可能である。
English: During karikudari, it is possible to get a close look since ubune and yakata-bune go down the river side by side.
Japanese: 狩り下りでは、鵜飼船と屋形船が一緒になって下るので間近で様子が見える。
English: It is said that Shichigo, Katagata County coincides with the place called Shichigo Village and Kurono Village of Motosu County in later times (current Gifu City).
Japanese: 方県郡七郷は、後の本巣郡七郷村、黒野村（現岐阜市）付近といわれている。
English: During the Muromachi period, people who were engaged in ukai fishing at Shichigo, Katagata County moved to Nagara, Katagata County (Nagara Village of Inaba County, current Gifu City) and Iwata, Kagami County (Iwata Village of Inaba County, current Gifu City).
Japanese: 室町時代の頃、方県郡七郷の鵜飼漁を行なっていた者が、方県郡長良（後の稲葉郡長良村、現岐阜市）と各務郡岩田（後の稲葉郡岩田村、現岐阜市）に移住する。
English: Oze ukai began in 1504 when people who had been engaged in ukai fishing at Iwata, Kagami County moved to Oze, Mugi County (current Seki City) (another theory is 1534).
Japanese: 1504年（永正元年）、各務郡岩田の鵜飼漁を行なっていた者が、武儀郡小瀬（現関市）に移住し、小瀬鵜飼が始まる（1534年の説もある）。
English: Some people assert that Oze ukai was inaugurated around in 1500 by Shinbei ADACHI, a person who held the right of ayu fishing at Oze.
Japanese: 別の説では、1500年頃、小瀬付近の鮎漁権を握っていた足立新兵衛が始めたともいう。
English: In 1564, Nobunaga ODA saw the ukai conducted in Nagara-gawa river and gave a title of "ujo" to the persons engaged in ukai fishing.
Japanese: 1564年（永禄7年）、織田信長が長良川の鵜飼を見物し、鵜飼漁を行なう者に「鵜匠」の名称をあたえたという。
English: Thereafter, it was affiliated to the Shuryoryo (division of hunting) of the Imperial Household Ministry (current Imperial Household Agency) in 1890.
Japanese: その後、1890年（明治23年）に宮内省主猟寮属となり、宮内省（現宮内庁）の直轄となる。
English: People who need bed and board in addition to seeing ukai should contact with the house of ujo or hotels.
Japanese: 鵜飼観賞と、食事や宿泊をしたい場合は、各鵜匠の家、旅館、ホテルなどに申し込み。
English: From "Ozekita" intersection of National Highway 418, drive on the Gifu Prefectural Road 290 Ueno-Seki Route toward Ayunose bridge.
Japanese: 国道418号「小瀬北」交差点より岐阜県道290号上野関線で鮎ノ瀬橋方面。
English: "Oze Yusen mae" stop of junkai bus (town area) "Sejiri-Senbiki Route".
Japanese: 市内巡回バス（市街）「瀬尻・千疋コース」で「小瀬遊船前」バス停下車。
English: The name hanabishi originates from the arrangement of four hishi-like (water chestnut-like) leaves as petals into a flower.
Japanese: ヒシの葉に似た文様の弁を4つ並べて花びらに見立てた形から花菱と付けられたという。
English: During the Heian period, it was used as a yusoku monyo (traditional design motifs of court nobles) for furnishing goods and costumes of court nobles
Japanese: 平安時代には、有識文様として公家の調度品や衣装の文様として用いられた。
English: It is said that hanabishi was first used as a family crest by the Kai-Takeda clan, and Takeda hanabishi, which has a standard design, was used as the official family crest of the Takeda family, just like Takedabishi.
Japanese: 家紋としては、甲斐武田氏が始めに使用したといわれ、標準的な図案の武田花菱は武田家の定紋（じょうもん）として武田菱と同じように使用された。
English: Various patterns are derived from hanabishi, such as "ken hanabishi," which is a hanabishi pattern combined with swords, "maru ni hanabishi," which is a hanabishi pattern placed in a circular frame, "kikko hanabishi," which is a hanabishi pattern placed in a hexagonal frame, and "hanakaku,' which is a square-shaped hanabishi pattern.
Japanese: 「剣（けん）」と組み合わせた「剣花菱」、丸や亀甲の枠と組み合わせた「丸に花菱」や「亀甲花菱」、正方形に変形させた「花角」など、さまざまな派生形がある。
English: Kokindenju no Tachi refers to Japanese sword made by Hirasaku YUKI, sword craftsman in Bungo Province.
Japanese: 古今伝授の太刀（こきんでんじゅのたち）は豊後国の刀工・行平作の作の日本刀である。
English: During Azuchi-Momoyama period, in the time of Kokin denju (the secret transmissions of the "Kokinshu," Anthology of Old and New Japanese Poems) from Yusai HOSOKAWA to Mitsuhiro KARASUMARU, Fujitaka gave it to Mitsuhiro, which is why this name was given.
Japanese: 安土桃山時代、細川幽斎（幽斎）より烏丸光広への古今伝授の際、藤孝より光広に贈られたため、この名で呼ばれた。
English: The waist part has a scripture and on the front Bonji (Siddham script) and Kurikara design were carved and on the back Bonji and Buddha statue were.
Japanese: 腰の部分に彫刻が施されており、表は梵字と倶利迦羅、裏は梵字と仏像が彫られている。
English: Before Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, Battle of Tanabe-jo Castle happened, where Western Camp besieged Tanabe-jo Castle (Tango Province) in which Fujitaka HOSOKAWA, who was on the side of Eastern Camp, held up.
Japanese: 慶長5年（1600年）の関ヶ原の戦いの前に、東軍に与した細川藤孝が籠城する田辺城(丹後国)を西軍が攻めた田辺城の戦いが起きた。
English: Fujitaka HOSOKAWA, who was a successor of Kokindenju, died and Emperor Goyosei was afraid that Kokindenju would discontinue and he sent three persons, Saneeda SANJONISHI, Michikatsu NAKANOIN and Mitsuhiro KARASUMARU, as Imperial envoy and ordered them to have the peace treaty.
Japanese: 古今伝授の継承者である細川藤孝が死ぬことによって古今伝授が断絶することを恐れた後陽成天皇は三条西実条、中院通勝、烏丸光広の3名を勅使として派遣し講和を命じた。
English: Fujitaka gave Kokindenju to Mitsuhiro KARASUMARU and then he allegedly gave Mitsuhiro this sword.
Japanese: 藤孝は烏丸光広に古今伝授を行い、その際にこの太刀を贈ったと伝えられる。
English: During the early Showa period, Moritatsu HOSOKAWA purchased it and again it was in the ownership of HOSOKAWA family.
Japanese: 昭和初期、細川護立が買い取ったことにより、再び細川氏の所有となった。
English: The Traditional Craftsman is the accreditation examination conducted by the Traditional Crafts Industry Promotion Association Foundation in accordance with Paragraph 8 of Section 24 of the Act concerning the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries.
Japanese: 伝統工芸士（でんとうこうげいし）とは、伝統的工芸品産業の振興に関する法律第24条第8号に基づいて伝統的工芸品産業振興協会が行う認定試験である。
English: This system was established to increase demand towards traditional craft industries which have been slumping due to the shortage of successors.
Japanese: 後継者不足等により低迷している伝統的工芸品産業の需要拡大を狙ってに誕生した制度。
English: The duty of traditional craftsmen is to make efforts for the preservation of endemic traditional crafts, the improvement of their skills and techniques, and the transmission of traditions to posterity.
Japanese: 伝統工芸士は、その産地固有の伝統工芸の保存、技術・技法の研鑽に努力し、その技を後世の代に伝えるという責務を負っている。
English: Therefore, they are to become members of the Association of Traditional Craftsmen of Production Areas and strive for the promotion of traditional crafts in their production areas.
Japanese: そのため、産地伝統工芸士会に加入し、産地における伝統工芸の振興に努めることとなる。