Log@Kyoto 1569

> *〇At 3:30(+winter time) a.m. I purified myself with water and went to the office with my staff of 倉部:Kura-be (Bureau of Palace Storehouses). At first, we visited 侍所:Samurai-dokoro (the Office of Police and Judge of the Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunates). ...Next, we visit the Imperial Palace, ... Then each left.*
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(\*)寅一點 is a time. They use the temporal hour system, not the absolute value, but the relative value of the meantime between sunrise and sunset. A day is divided into 12. A hour-unit divided into 6 in daytime is the shotest at the midwinter and the longest at the midsummer. Usually, the bell tells the time. The sunrise means at 5 a.m. The sunset means at 5 p.m. The noon means always at 12 a.m. The midnight means always at 0 a.m.

He purified himself around an one hour-unit before sunrise. They usually work at sunrise when the first birds sing, and after sunset, the birds have gone home.

##### **十二時辰 (temporal hour system)**

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8D%81%E4%BA%8C%E6%99%82%E8%BE%B0

(\*)倉部:Kura-be is a Chinese-style name of 内蔵寮:Kura-ryo (Bureau of Palace Storehouses). They are treasurers to load and store resources in the storehouses of Imperial Palace. 山科:Yamashina family was the top of the Bureau of Palace Storehouses.

##### **内蔵寮 (Bureau of Palace Storehouses)**

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%86%85%E8%94%B5%E5%AF%AE

(\*)侍所:Samurai-dokoro was the Office of Police and Judge of the Muromachi/Ashikaga Shogunate.

##### **侍所 : Samurai-dokoro**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai-dokoro

> 〇申下刻参内、當(当)番始也、先御局々御禮(礼)申候了、今夜天酌、・・・
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> *〇At 4:20 p.m. I started my work at the office. I visited some court ladies to pay my respects. This evening, we were given a party by the Emperor. The members were...*
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> 〇予咳氣雖驗氣、尚咳嗽之間、(\*)香蘇散に加半夏、杏仁、五味子、桑白皮、川芎等、受用了。
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> *〇I have a cough, but it's not the time to say so, and checked it. While gargling, I made a cold medicine 香蘇散:Kousosan to add some extra herbal medicines such as 半夏:Hange (Pinellia tuber), 杏仁:Kyo-nin (apricot kernel), 五味子:Gomishi (schisandra fruit), 桑白皮:Sou-haku-hi (mulberry root bark), 川芎Senkyu (Ligusticum striatum) and took it.*
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(\*)香蘇散:Kousosan is a traditional Chinese medicine for ladies, expectant mothers, elders and persons of delicate health having poor digestion because it doesn't include strong Ephedra. It is usually used for a cold in the early time. It sometimes used for nervousness.

##### **麻黄:Maou (Ephedra)**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephedra\_(plant)

(\*)半夏:Hange (Pinellia tuber) is usually added for a medicine to relax one's throat or anti-nausea.

##### **半夏:Hange (Pinellia ternata)**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinellia\_ternata

(\*)杏仁:Kyo-nin (apricot kernel) is usually used for cough with phlegm, intestinal regulation.

##### **杏仁:Kyo-nin (Apricot kernel)**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apricot\_kernel

(\*)五味子:Gomishi (schisandra fruit) is usually used for bronchitis or diarrheafor.

##### **五味子:Gomishi (Schisandra fruit)**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schisandra\_chinensis

(\*)桑白皮:Sou-haku-hi(mulberry root bark) is usually used for cough, antipyretic, antiphlogistic, hypotensive agent.

##### **桑: Morus (plant)**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morus\_(plant)

(\*)川芎: Senkyu (Ligusticum striatum) is usually used for pain relief, bloodstream improving.

##### **川芎: Senkyu (Ligusticum striatum)**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligusticum\_striatum

Now in 1569. Dr. Tokitsugu is over 60. He looks like sicky very early in the New Year.

But, it is not the time to say such a thing. He will be 大納言: Dainagon (the Chief Counselor in the Imperial Court) in 1569. He have to work hard more and more.

I'll pick up some logs from his diary "言継卿記:Tokitsugu-kyo Ki (Diary of Tokitsugu YAMASHINA) to focus 1569-1571 while Hidetsuna stayed at Kyoto.

His old friend Hidetsuna the Saint Sword is also over 60 in the same generation. He will be rank-up on 従四位下: Junior 4th Rank Lower Grade in the Imperial court and show his exhibition to the court in 1570. It is the same rank Munenori was given by the court with Iemitsu's request for honor when he died.

Both are members of Fujiwara clan.

Dr. Tokitsugu is an old negotiator with young Nobunaga at the age of around 36.

Nobunaga is young, powerful and handsome. He is a new leader of Taira clan, but still potential. He is the Checker at the Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade. He came up to the central office in the court with the leader of Minamoto clan, the 15th Shogun of Ashikaga Shogunate, in 1568.

Now, he will soon come.

### **▼1569/1/5**

> 〇(\*)三好日向守、同(\*)下野入道釣竿、(\*)石成主税助以下、今日悉(\*)本圀寺取詰攻之、午刻合戰(戦)、寺外燒(焼)之、中堂寺、不動堂、竹田等放火、武家御足輕(軽)衆以下廿餘(余)人討死云々、責衆死人手負數(数)多有之云々。
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> *〇I hear that 三好日向守:Miyoshi Hyuga-no-Kami, 下野入道釣竿:Shimotsuke Nyudo Chokan, 石成主税助: Iwanari Chikara-no-suke and other Miyoshi family rushed to attack the temple 本圀寺: Honkoku-ji today. At noon, they started the battle, fired the ground, 中堂寺:Chodo-ji, 不動堂:Fudo-do, Bamboos and so on. More than 20 common soldiers in the Shougun house fought to die. There are many casualties at the battle.*
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(\*)三好日向守:Miyoshi Hyuga-no-Kami is 三好長逸:Miyoshi Nagayasu. He is the major retainer of 三好:Miyoshi Family.

日向:Hyuga is one of the provinces under the code of Ritsuryo System (the Imperial Rule System).

##### **令制国: Provinces of Japan**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces\_of\_Japan

守:Kami is a provincial governor under the 律令制:Ritsuryo System (Imperial Rule System with systematic demanded law in writing) before modern Meiji period. But, at this time, it was nominal.

##### **律令 : Ritsuryo**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritsury%C5%8D

At the beggining in Nara period, the Imperial Rule System worked well. They are powerful to control their land and sent their provincial governors to control the local area. They were called 国司:Koku-shi (official of the province, provincial governor). The highest rank title for a provincial governor was 守:Kami.

##### **国司 : Kokushi (provincial governor)**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokushi\_(official)

The provincial governors with their family usually lived to control their place of appointment. For example, 清少納言: Sei Shonagon of the court lady had been in 肥後:Higo (now, Kumamoto) province where her father stayed as the provincial governor.

In the middle of Heian period, the high rank provincial governors turned to live in the capital and trusted or left their lower rank officials or local agents collect tax from their place of appointment to deliver them in the capital. Their local agents were called "受領:Zuryo (receipt)".

The system worked at most 8th-10th century. After 11th century, it turned to be discord with the real state of local affairs. Then, the first Shogunate, Kamakura Shogunate in the east area of Japan stood up and they made their own rule system to control their land and retainers.

##### **鎌倉幕府 : Kamakura shogunate**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamakura\_shogunate

After the Kamakura Shogunate, there were two rule system in Japan simultaneously, the Imperial Rule based on the capital Kyoto in the west area and the Shogunate Rule based on Kamakura City in the east area.

##### **御成敗式目:Goseibai Shikimoku**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goseibai\_Shikimoku

At the beginning, it was a sort of customary law among the Samurai warriors. But it also developed systematic demanded law in writing.

Kamakura Shogunate made new provincial governors under their system. They were called 守護:Syugo (guard).

##### **守護 : Syugo (guard)**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shugo

In the late Kamakura Shogunate, they turned to lose their control graduately and the administrators of the Imperial Rule System also split in two. The two system conflicted hard.

Then the next Ashikaga Shogunate stood up at the capital Kyoto to inherit the first Shogunate Rule System. They tried to overcome the split Imperial Rule System under their control, and the one Imperial Rule System continued. But it was nominal or formal system for some honor without actual power.

##### **足利幕府 : Ashikaga shogunate**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashikaga\_shogunate

1) Kamakura Shogunate <- @Kamakura City (If using the founder clan name, it should be Minamoto Shogunate, but not used.)

2) Ashikaga shogunate = Muromachi Shogunate <- @Muromachi district in Kyoto City (If using the founded city name, it should be Kyoto Shogunate, but not used)

3) Tokugawa shogunate = Edo Shogunate <-@Edo City, and the founder was Tokugawa clan.

On the other side, the provincial governors under the code of the Shogunate Rule System called 守護:Syugo (guard) turned to be powerful with their actual land. They were called 守護大名:Syugo Daimyo (guard load, known as Samurai load).

That's very simple and rough overview of about 800 years from 8th to 16th century, to omit the most in detail boldly.

The Samurai loads and their family had a tight unity as a local community free from blood line. They often adopted children or took into their close retainers from their local area.

Now, Miyoshi family comes to attack the 15th Shogun at the temporary house.

Miyoshi family was a former ruler of the central area based on Osaka. They kicked out Ashikaga family, and Nobunaga kicked them out.

##### **三好 長慶 : Miyoshi Nagayoshi**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyoshi\_Nagayoshi

> 難波がた 入江にわたる 風冴えて 葦の枯葉の 音ぞ寒けき
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His poem was selected in one of the Imperial Collection, 集外三十六歌仙: The best 36 poets not included before. Many famous major Samurai loads are selected in the collection, such as Dokan, Chokei, Masamune, Yusai, Motonari, Shingen, Ujiyasu, double Ujimasa, though Nobunaga the Checker doesn't appear here.

(\*)下野入道釣竿:Shimotsuke Nyudo Chokan is 三好宗渭:Miyoshi Soi.

(\*)石成主税助: Iwanari Chikara-no-suke is 岩成友通:Iwanari Tomomich.

##### **岩成友通:Iwanari Tomomich**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwanari\_Tomomichi

(\*)本圀寺: Honkoku-ji is a temple of Nichiren School. Originally it was at Rokujo Horikawa (the 6th east-west street from the Palace at the north-south canal) in the south area of Kyoto, and used as a temporary house of the 15th Shogun 足利義昭:Ashikaga Yoshiaki. But it was almost ruined by fire at the battle, and some of them were dismanted by Nobunaga after that. Their parts and materials were used for rebuilding the old castle of the 13th Shogun, 烏丸中御門第:Karasuma-Nakamikado-Dai for the 15th Shogun.

Hongoku-ji was also the former major battle field of Buddhists between Tendai School and Nichiren School in 1530's. Most of the south area of Kyoto was once ruined by the fire at the battle. Hongoku-ji was rebuild in 1547, and fired again in 1569.

##### **足利義昭 : Ashikaga Yoshiaki**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashikaga\_Yoshiaki

He was the last Shogun of Ashikaga Shogunate, supported by Nobunaga, and kicked out by Nobunaga. Maybe, KO means "knocked out", but I happend to use "kicked out" on Nobunaga's matter...like a buck.

Speak of him and he will appear...

### **▼1569/1/10**

> 〇自濃州(\*)織田彈正忠上洛、松永彈正少弼同道云々。
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> *〇I hear that from 濃州: Noh-shu (Noh Province, Gifu), 織田彈正忠:Oda Danjo-Chu came to Kyoto, with 松永彈正少弼:Matsunaga Danjo-Shosuke.*
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(\*)織田:Oda is Nobunaga's family name.

##### **織田 信長 : Oda Nobunaga**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oda\_Nobunaga

At the beginning, they were one of the minor Samurai load families. They were at most the local agents and called themselves as some famous traditional clans.

At first, he called himself as a dummy title of the official of province "上総守:Kazusa-no-Kami" as if he is a phantom intermediate part of the production management system, or just a joke.

A phantom intermediate part is a very useful idea to design system. The system designer can use it both as a logical unit and as some actual parts. It nominally exists in the system, actually dose not exist in real.

The three province of 上総:Kazusa, 上野:Kozuke and 常陸:Hitachi were a direct control area of the Empelor's family, though nominal. So, there was no "守:Kami (head)", but only "介:Suke (helper)". And actually, "介:Suke" is the provincial governors.

彈正忠:Danjo-chu is Nobunaga's official title under the Imperial Rule System at this time. It is not a joke.

Dr. Tokitsugu sometimes calls him Oda simply.

彈正:Danjo was an censor of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office who checked officials in the court except the Grand Minister, and maintained public order or standards of decency. It was few direct control department of the Emperor.

It was usually nominal because other offices such as military, police and judge were more functional. Besides, the Shogunate Rule System took their functions. It didn't work for a long time. But, Nobunaga was loyal to his nominal duties...

##### **松永彈正 (松永 久秀) : Matsunaga Hisahide**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsunaga\_Hisahide

He is a well-cultivated Samurai load known for a new culture, art of tea. The Stone Boat had joined his army when he was young and got his fame for the best swordsman in the central area.

On the diary written by Dr. Tokitsugu, Nobunaga is a featured actor, and Nobunaga visited Kyoto with Matsunaga, though Matsunaga's post is higher than Nobunaga's post on the rank of their office in the court.

On the other logs, such as 多聞院日記:Diary of Tamonin in Nara, Matsunaga is a featured actor and he visited with Nobunaga.

##### **多聞院日記 : Diary of Tamonin (1478-1618)**

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%9A%E8%81%9E%E9%99%A2%E6%97%A5%E8%A8%98

They are written by the monks, such as 英俊:Eishun, in 興福寺:Kofuku-ji.

##### **興福寺:Kofuku-ji**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dfuku-ji

I feel that Dr. Tokitsugu has familiarity or sense of affinity with Nobunaga, while reading his diary. His diary is a daily report on his official working. He usually notes it in manner of Chinese style plainly and simply like a system log of IT. There is few comments of impression, sentiments, feeling and so on.

But, sometimes he is impressed with Nobunaga, and remarks on it.

Besides, he sometimes notes his poems for some official events in advance or during the private party.

His poetry is very impressive, though he is a technician. Japanese Waka poetry is very short and it has variable potentials to interpret. My interpretation is somehow free and wild. Some of his poems sound very like young Nobunaga, I hear.

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> 〇就織田上洛、(\*)尾張三及伊勢近江若狭丹波攝津河内山城大和和泉等衆悉上洛、八萬人計云々。
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> *〇I hear about Oda coming, his people gathered in Kyoto from more than 12 provinces such as (\*), anyway from all of his territory. The number is 80,000.*
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(\*) provinces are his territory. Their provinces are usually called 畿内: Ki-nai (territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct Imperial rule).

畿[Ki] means the capital, direct Imperial rule.

Dr. Tokitsugu's code, such as the title of the duty on the post and rank, in his diary bases on the Imperial Rule Syetem.

In that upset age between the Ashikaga Shogunate and the Tokugawa Shogunate, there were three rules in Japan. Imperial rule, Shogunate rule and new armed Buddhists rule. It means that there were almost three governance in the same closed narrow land simultaneously. Or there were three public codes and languages.

Besides, the three central system centered at the capital Kyoto.

The most poweful rich one was Buddhists Rule System who had massive believers and followers all over the land beyond the border of the local community. Remarkably, the latest power 本願寺:Hongan-ji temple established by 蓮如:Rennyo. They bought the title of 准門跡:Jun-Monzeki from the court by massive donation.

##### **山科本願寺 : Yamashina Hongan-ji**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamashina\_Mido

##### **蓮如 : Rennyo**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rennyo

He is a super star of the Hongan-ji Buddhist community. He wrote a lot of letters in a clear and plane manner using native language. His poetry with Zen Buddhist 一休:Ikkyu is very comical funny. They are also jokers. Besides, he has a modern business sense. After he retired at Yamashina Hongan-ji, he started to build another temple in the business city Osaka, known as Ishiyama Hongan-ji.

##### **石山本願寺 : Ishiyama Hongan-ji**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishiyama\_Hongan-ji

##### **顕如 : Kennyo (Kosa)**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dsa

The 11th head of the Hongan-ji, 顕如:Kennyo got the title of 門跡:Monzeki temple.

門跡:Monzeki is few temples for the princes and princesses of the Emperor family and the few highest rank of the court families. The court has no resource to keep their system. They have no business sense. They have only poetry.

The Emperor decided to sell the poetic title for some money. Otherwise, they were ruined by hunger. There were nothing but the poetic title to exchange for actual resource in the court.

The number of the people young Nobunaga can gather from the vicinity of the capital is at most 80,000. Some of them are combatants but some of them are builders and workers, somehow uncertain... I hear that Mt. Hiei can also gather people in the captial on such a scale... I hear that Hongan-ji can also... Rather more... I feel sick...

How many people can we gather? At most 200 families \* 100 members, elders, ladies, chirdren and babies included... All poets. No use for business...nor fighting...

### **▼1569/1/15**

> 〇此方(\*)三毬打三本ほこらかし了、大澤右兵衛太夫來、(\*)赤粥祝(祝)例年。
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> *〇I ornamented three 三毬打:Sa-Gi-Cho (ritual sticks) at home. 大澤右兵衛太夫:Osawa U-Hyoe Taifu come here. We celebrated January 15 with Azuki-gayu as usual.*
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(\*)三毬打(三毬杖): Sa-Gi-Cho is a ceremony on the middle of Junuary to wish peace of the year. 毬打(毬杖):Gi-Cho was a game of 打:Cho (bandying) 毬:Gi (ball) with 杖:Cho (stick) shaped like spatula or mallet, and was a Shinto ritual. 三毬杖:Sa-Gi-Cho came from tying three Gi-Cho sticks together. At the ceremony of New Year, they stood three sticks on the ground and fired them to exorcise evil spirits.

Festival Sagicho

(\*)赤粥祝: Azuki-gayu-Iwai is a ritual on January 15. They offer rice gruel with azuki beans for deities and ate it with them in the morning on January 15.

Their dishes at the New Year ceremony are gruel... So poor the court... But they are good for their delicate stomach and weak teeth.

> 〇耆婆(\*)宮内大輔來、(\*)平野社預(\*)長松丸申状持來、同(\*)大胡武蔵守(叔母舅也)、添状有之。父卜兼興犯(狂？)氣之儀、社頭如無之間、可有改易之由申之、予披露之事賴入之由申之、領掌了。
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> *〇耆婆宮内大輔:Giba Kudai-taifu came here with an application of 長松丸:Chosho-maru in 平野社:Hirano Shrine and the covering letter of his family 大胡武蔵守: Ogo Musashi-no-Kami (Hidetsna). He said that his father was ill and the top of their shrine was absent. He asked me to show their letters to the Emperor to change their leader. Their territorial control has already transferred.*
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(\*)宮内大輔:Kudai-taifu is an undersecretary of Imperial Household Ministry.

耆婆:Giba is a name comes from Jivaka Komarabhacca in Stura.

##### **耆婆 : Giba (Jivaka Komarabhacca)**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jivaka\_Komarabhacca

(\*)平野社:Hirano Shrine was for some clans derived from Imperial family who renounced their Imperial membership such as succession and were granted the surname, such as Taira (Heike), Minamoto (Genji), Kiyohara, as a member of the court.

##### **平野社(平野神社) : Hirano Shrine**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirano\_Shrine

> *The shrine was established in the year 794 by Emperor Kammu when the capital was transferred to Heian-kyō from Nagaoka-kyō. From the earliest years, the shrine has been often visited by members of the Imperial family. In earlier centuries, the shrine also enjoyed a special relationship with both the Genji and the Heike.*
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(\*)長松丸 is maybe 吉田兼見:Yoshida Kanemi who succeeded to 吉田神道:Yoshida Shinto at 1570.

##### **吉田兼見 : Yoshida Kanemi**

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%90%89%E7%94%B0%E5%85%BC%E8%A6%8B

##### **吉田神道 : Yoshida Shinto**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshida\_Shint%C5%8D

They are 吉田:Yoshida family of 卜部:Urabe clan. Yoshida family is the administrator of 吉田神社: Yoshida Shrine. They had also their journals.

##### **吉田家日次記**

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%90%89%E7%94%B0%E5%AE%B6%E6%97%A5%E6%AC%A1%E8%A8%98

(\*)大胡武蔵守:Ogo Musashi-no-kami is Hidetsuna's another family name with his official nominal title of the provincial governor of 武蔵:Mushashi. The castle where his family lived was 大胡:Ogo Castle in 上野:Kouzuke Provinces, one of the province of the direct contol area.

It is said that 大胡:Ogo clan is a descendant of 藤原秀郷:Fujiwara no Hidesato.

##### **藤原秀郷 : Fujiwara no Hidesato**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujiwara\_no\_Hidesato

He is well-known as 俵藤太:Tawara Tota, the 太:leader of 藤:Fujiwara clan.

Generally, a descendant of someone in the family history is somehow doubutful as the fact. Nevertheless, it often gives them some effects of self-awareness and self-confidence on duty according to their ideal model.

Remarkably, it gives them strong sense of duty if the model is legendary, such as Narihira the Mukashi-Wotoko in Tale of Ise, Tota the Monster Buster in the popular story with illustration.

The court was the broad network coordinated with the former Imperial members (paternal line) and Imperial maternal relatives (maternal line). That's like a toad-skin bamboo sword. Once divide, gather to cover again. Then seamless like a airy cloth.

The toad-skin bamboo swords are hard-ware. Their swordsmanship is soft-ware. That's refine.

The court network system has the similar structure. The paternal line and maternal line are hard-ware platform. The important matter is soft-ware, personality and mentality. That's deep cultivated personality or high mental competence on practical working.

Originally, the court in Heian period was positive to accept a person who was culutivated well. So, a lot of ladies without force worked for the court and led the culture in Kyoto.

The big two monks in Heian, Sicho at Mt. Hiei and Kukai from Shikoku island were also. They were very respected from the Emperors and the court. Honen himself was also. He came from 美作:Mimasaka (Okayama).

It is said that Ogo clan believed the Pure Land Buddhism. But, not only Ogo clan, but also many clans in the court believed the Pure Land Buddhism presented by Honen clearly.

He was adored and worshiped by the ladies in the court widely because his oral Q & A was very clear to understand and ease them well with beautiful imagination. Honen ensured that wemen could also get Buddhahood. He was sure to have a beautiful voice thorough the practice of chanting Stura.

The Emperors and the male members worshiped him gradually with his writing. There are many graves of the old court members in the temple of the Pure Land Buddhism concerned with Honen.

Hedetsuna comes from Fujiwara clan of Imperial maternal relatives to stay at Hirano Shrine and sometimes visits Dr. Tokitsugu. He can commit the court network easily with his line and refine art.

He and his senior partner were few swordsmen who could show their exhibition in the court, as if it was old Narihira's poetry, Saicho's pureness and cleanness, Kukai's dynamic openness, and Honen's stillness.

A lot of ladies were still working around the Emperor in the court. They usually avoided blood as a sort of taboo. Their toad-skin bamboo swords were not bloody. They are enough old and not to frighten anyone.

### **▼1569/1/16**

> 〇・・・次(\*)大典侍殿御局へ参、平野社務之事申状、大胡武蔵守状等御披露事、頼入之由申了、次(\*)内侍所へ立寄、茶二袋遣之。
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> *〇... Next, I visited 大典侍:Dai-tenji (the top of the female officials), and asked her to show their application about Hirano Shrine and Hidetsuna to the Emperor. Next, I stopped at 内侍所:Naishi-dokoro (the office of the palace for Sacred Mirror) to offer them two bags of tea.*
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(\*)大典侍:Dai-tenji(O-tenji, O-suke) is the top of the female officials who maintains the Sacred Sword and the Sacred Stone in the Imperial Palace. They are official secretaries to the Empelor who intermediate between the male officials under a certain rank and the Empelor.

(\*)内侍所:Naishi-dokoro is (the office of) the palace for the Sacred Mirror for 天照大神: Amaterasu Omikami (the Sunshine Deity) in the Imperial Palace. The palace for the Sacred Mirror was maintained by the female secretaries to the Emperor. They are also intermediators.

Dr. Tokitsugu is a man of QDQA(Quick Decision, Quick Action). He finished his work within a day.

He is good at communication with the court ladies. Drinking tea is good for their beauty and health. His issue is only a procedure at the top secretary, but he stops to drink a cup of tea with his new handy gift at the secretary's office. But only a cup of tea. Beautiful ladies hate a long stay of men drinking after sunset.

He tries to maintain the court network widely from narrow-band to broad-band, including the ladies working in the court, with young handsome Nobunaga who can stay still in the Imperial Deep Palace where a lot of ladies are working.

### **▼1569/1/17**

> 〇明日之禁裏御三毬打御延引云々、諸國之衆以外群衆故也。
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> *〇I hear that the ceremony of Sa-Gi-Cho (ritual sticks) in the Imperial Deep Palace planed tomorrow was hold. Because there are massive crowd other than his people from each province.*
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For example, about 80,000 crowd gathered in Kyoto for the memorial services of the 13th Shogun Yoshiteru at Shinnyo-do temple.

### **▼1569/1/18**

> 〇明日御三毬打各可造之由有之、織田弾正忠見物に参、御稽古(警護?)可進由申云々、・・・
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> *〇I hear that the ceremony of Sa-Gi-Cho (ritual sticks) can be performed tomorrow. Oda Danjo-chu visited to look over and offered to guard the ceremony.*
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Nobunaga the Checker comes to check the place for the New Year ceremony in the Palace and make arrangements how to guard in advance. He is like a latest smart anti-virus checker installed into the old network system.

### **▼1569/1/19**

> 〇早旦三毬打に参内、廣(広)橋右辨(弁)兼勝十二歳、可同道之由被申間、誘引参内。織田日出以後参、近衆(習?)五百人計有之、其他御門外御稽古(警護?)也。(\*)聲(声)聞師囃如例年、烏丸右中辨進上之三毬打第一大也。足折乍平臥舁出ほこらかす、見苦敷體(体)也。織田に於小御所御庭御酒可被下之儀也。・・・
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> *〇At 3:00 a.m, I went to the office to perform the ceremony of Sa-Gi-Cho (ritual sticks). I was asked to go with 廣橋右辨兼勝:Hirohashi Uben Kanekatsu at the age of 12, and I led him to the Palace. Oda came after 5:00 a.m. with his close staffs 500 in total. Other staffs guarded outside the gates. 聲聞師:Shomon-ji (performers) played their performance as usual. 烏丸右中辨: Karasuma U-chuben announced that the ceremony of ritual sticks was the greatest. He performed to raise up the ritual sticks while sitting in bad manner. That's unseemly. Oda was called to be given a honorable drink at the garden in the small Palace.*
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Dr. Tokitsugu looks after young Nobunaga and his closest retainers on manners in the court. He seems to be glad to hear a honorable drink for Nobunaga. He looks like feel relieved after the big ceremony of New Year in the Palace without trouble.

Generally, elder men like to tell something traditional and conservative to young men and introduce his favorite young man to elders. Who is the most favorite one? First of all, good manner, good language.

### **▼1569/1/27**

> 〇・・・先(\*)勘解由小路室町(\*)眞如堂(\*)光源院御古城又御再興、織田彈正忠信長令奉行御普請有之、及立寄禮(礼)申之、暫雑談、飛鳥井(\*)黄門、日野等被見舞了。
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> *〇... On the issue of the rebuilding of the old castle of 光源院:Kogen-in at 眞如堂:Shinnyo-do temple on the street 勘解由小路:Kadeno(Kageyu)-koji 室町:Muromachi, Oda Danjo-chu Nobunaga ordered the magistrates to donate to rebuild them. I stoped at him to pay my respects and had a chat for a while. 飛鳥井黄門:Asukai Komon (the vice-councilor), Hino and others came to see us.*
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(\*)勘解由小路室町:Kadeno(Kageyu)-koji Muromachi is the cross of the streets.

There were 勘解由使庁:Kageyusi-cho (the office of the supervisor of business transfer on the central and local offices) at the gate faced the Kadeno(Kageyu)-koji street.

The street was the hard battle field of Onin War because the key man of the West Army, 斯波義廉:Shiba Yoshikado, had his house there and ruined.

##### **斯波義廉: Shiba Yoshikado**

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%AF%E6%B3%A2%E7%BE%A9%E5%BB%89

##### **斯波氏 : Shiba clan**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiba\_clan

Shiba clan from Minamoto clan was originally the officials in the court who worked for 兵衛府:Hyoe-fu (the Headquarter of the Middle Palace Guards). It is also few direct control department of the Emperor.

弾正:Danjo and 衛府:E-fu were guardians for the Emperors and ladies in the Palace. The closest clans of the Imperial family, such as Fujiwara clan, Taira clan and Minamoto clan were usually assigned the posts, and worked for security of the Palace and the capital city day and night.

In the Ashikaga Shogunate, Shiba clan was one of the three big clans of Ashikaga Shogun's deputy and dominated the area around 尾張: Owari Province where Nobunaga was born and grown up. Oda family was a retainer of them.

##### **尾張: Owari Province**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owari\_Province

(\*)眞如堂:Shinnyo-do is a temple of Tendai School and Pure Land Shool for Amitābha. It was burnt out in Onin war and moved from place to place in Kyoto. The memorial services for Kogen-in, the ex-13th Shogun Yoshiteru, was held there.

##### **眞如堂 : Shinnyo-dō (Shinsho Gokuraku-ji) temple**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinsh%C5%8Dgokuraku-ji

(\*)光源院:Kogen-in is the Buddhist title of the 13th Shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate 足利義輝:Ashikaga Yoshiteru. He died at the battle in his catsle. Nobunaga the Checker tries to rebuild it for the 15th Shogun.

##### **足利 義輝 : Ashikaga Yoshiteru**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashikaga\_Yoshiteru

> 五月雨は　露か涙か　不如帰　我が名をあげよ　雲の上まで
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> *It rains in May. Is it dew or tears?*
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> *Tell my name to the clouds.*
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> *Dear my bird of time.*
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(\*)黄門 is the Chinese style title of 権中納言: Gon chunagon (a provisional vice-councilor of state).

##### **飛鳥井黄門(雅春) : Asukai Masaharu**

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A3%9B%E9%B3%A5%E4%BA%95%E9%9B%85%E6%98%A5

## February

### **▼1569/2/2**

> 〇・・・又平野預子長松丸、耆婆宮内大輔、大胡武蔵守等同道来、(\*)錫持來、酒有之。次長松、老婆、大胡等令同道、東山(\*)吉田へ罷向、同錫遣之云々。・・・
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> *〇... Chosho-maru in Hirano Shrine, Giba the Undersecretary of Imperial Household Ministry and Ogo Musashi-no-Kami (Hidetsuna) came here together with a sacred tin cup and Sake for deity . I hear that they visited 吉田神社:Yoshida Shrine in Higashi-yama to offer their sacred tin cup. ...*
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(\*)吉田神社:Yoshida Shrine was a big branch of 春日大社: Kasuga Taisha in Nara, founded in 859 by the Fujiwara clan at Kyoto.

##### **吉田神社 : Yoshida Shrine**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshida\_Shrine

##### **春日大社 : Kasuga Grand Shrine**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasuga-taisha

They enshrines 春日神:Kasuga-shin coordinated with four deities.

##### **武甕槌命 : Takemikazuchi-no-Mikoto**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takemikazuchi

Deity of sword, lightning, keystone, Sumo wrestling and so on.

##### **経津主命 : Futsu-nushi**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futsunushi

Sword itself.

##### **天児屋根命 : Ame-no-Koyane-no-mikoto**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ame-no-Koyane

He offered the mirror to Amaterasu (the Sunshine) when she opened the gate of the cave where she hided.

比売神 : Hime-gami, his wife.

Both Takemikazuchi and Futsu-nushi are usually bound as a deity of sword or martial arts. They are also enshrined at the north-east of the central area on the both side of the second longest river in Japan, 利根川 : Tone River, as if they are Ori-hime and Hiko-boshi at the Milky Way of the myth and meeting at the Star Festival.

##### **利根川 : Tone River**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tone\_River

##### **鹿島神宮 : Kashima Shrine**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashima\_Shrine

The shrine for Takemikazuchi.

##### **香取神宮 : Katori Shrine**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katori\_Shrine

The shrine for Futsu-nushi.

(\*)錫 is a sacred tin cup of drinking for deity. It sometimes means drinking or liquor.

> 〇勘解由小路室町眞如堂、元武家御城に近日普請云々、自今日石藏積之云々、(\*)尾州濃州勢州江州伊賀若州城州丹州攝州河州和州泉州播州少々悉上洛、石持之、先西之方云々。
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> *〇I hear that Shinnyo-do temple at Kageyu-koji Muromachi and the old castle of the Shogun will be rebuild soon. From today, they started to build up the stone base. They came from more than 13 provinces such as (\*), anyway from all of his territory, to Kyoto with their stones. They started from the west side.*
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### **▼1569/2/6**

> 〇自禁裏午時乍父子可参之由有之、刻限令同道参之處、未下刻参集、織田彈正忠(\*)鮒進之、汁各に可被下云々、近日日々美物進上云々、奇特之至也。
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> *〇I allowed to visit the Imperial Deep Palace with my son even at noon. We had to keep time, but we gathered at the afternoon. Oda Danjo-chj offered crucians. A dish of soup was given to each of us. He said that he will soon offer some tasty dishes on every day. That's so awesome amazing.*
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(\*)I'm not sure what kind of 鮒:crucians they ate, but Goh-shu (Shiga) is famous for fishes of crucians in Lake Biwa. It is usually fermented. Fermented crucians were rich dishes to mature delicately, and often offered to the court by the governers at the Lake Biwa from Heian period.

##### **琵琶湖 : Lake Biwa**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake\_Biwa

Young Nobunaga in the court is conservative and traditional...or nostalgic... To be frankly, fermented crucians doesn't smell good. It smells and tastes strong. However/Therefore it is nostalgic. He is like a 公達:Kindachi (old young nobleman in the court) who came from the past.

Dr. Tokitsugu rarely noted his daily dishes, though he sometimes noted his medicines in detail. He usually have a drink with someone, and offers some tea or medicines to someone. These fishes and soup are very impressive.

### **▼1569/2/7**

> 〇午時武家御城之普請、織田彈正忠見舞に罷向、西方石藏大概出來、今少残了、高四間一尺云々。
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> *〇At noon, I visited Oda Danjo-chu at the rebuiding castle for the Shogun. The west side of the stone base had been alomost built. Now little to finish. The height is 4 \* 1.82m + 0.33m (= about 7.8 meters).*
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After that, many officials in the court visit Oda Danjo-chu at the construction site of the castle for the Shogun one after another.

It had an accident while building and several workers died under the falling stones. The injured workers were carried to Tokitsugu's village, Yamashina Oyake.

### **▼1569/2/13**

> 〇武家自本國寺御成、城之普請御一覧云々、軈還御云々。
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> *〇I hear that the Shogun visited from Honkoku-ji. He stayed to see the rebuiding process of the castle a while and returned to Honkoku-ji.*
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Thousands of workers work for rebuilding. Some of them are Samurai warriors. Dr. Tokitsugu often visit Nobunaga the Checker at the castle under construction and offers tea with sweets to have a brake or expresses his thanks again and again.

### **▼1569/2/14**

> 〇朝飡以後、武家御城普請、織田彈正忠爲見舞罷向、竹内三位入道、(\*)朝山日乗上人、又(\*)三好左京太夫、次(\*)正親町、(\*)飛鳥井羽林等被見舞、十ケ國計諸侍共自身普請也、石藏西面悉、又南面半分過出來也。茶子共勧之、午時過迄種々雑談共機嫌也。予不辨之間合力之由申之、次本國寺武家へ爲見舞参、御咳気之由有之、御対面無之、同(\*)大藏卿局他行云々。次(\*)安禪(禅)寺殿へ常年之御禮に参、御盃被下之。
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> *〇After the breakfast, I visited Oda Danjo-chu at the Shogun castle under construction. 竹内三位入道, 朝山日乗上人, 三好左京太夫, 正親町, 飛鳥井羽林 and others came to see us. Samurai warriors from 10 provinces are building it by themselves. The west side of the stone base was finished and half of the south side was built. I offered to drink a tea with sweets and stayed to enjoy talking with them until afternoon. I asked them for united efforts while I'm absent (or I don't have enough resouce). Next, I visit the Shogun at Honkoku-ji. He had a cough and I didn't face him. Then, I went to 大藏卿局: Okura-kyo Kyoku (the office of the Ministry of Finance) and so on. Next, I visited 安禪寺: Anzen-ji to pay my respects of every year and had a drink there.*
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##### **竹内家**

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AB%B9%E5%86%85%E5%AE%B6

(\*)朝山日乗上人:Asayama Nichijo Shonin is a tough monk of the Nichiren School. The monks and followers of Nichiren School usually have strong guts and high-spirits, but sometimes fighting spirits...

##### **朝山日乗 : Asayama Nichijo**

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%9D%E5%B1%B1%E6%97%A5%E4%B9%97

According to the wikipedia in Japanese, he was once crucified by Miyoshi family at their base city, Sakai in Osaka. But he had stood for 100 days while preaching to the people on the Lotus Sutra...

Nichijo Shonin argued about Christian doctrine with Luís Fróis and his friend 了斎:Ryoo-sai, baptized biwa-playing minstrel, at the Nobunaga's castle while he asked some questions. According to the Luís Fróis, he is like Lucifer... That's OK. They often called other schools as they liked.

##### **ロレンソ了斎:Ryoo-sai**

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E4%BA%86%E6%96%8E

(\*)三好:Miyosi is 三好義継:Miyoshi Yoshitsugu.

左京太夫:Sakyo Taifu is a official of 京職:Kyo-shiki (Senior Official administrating the Kyoto area). They were one of the officials of the province in Kyoto. But, Kyoto was the capital city and they were treated as same as the central officials.

(\*)正親町:Ogimachi is 正親町季秀:Ogimachi Toshihide. He is an official of 近衛府.

(\*)飛鳥井: Asukai is 飛鳥井雅敦:Asukai Masanobu. He is also an official of 近衛府. By the way, his son is a successor of 古今伝授:Kokon Denju (technical transfer of old poetry, Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern).

羽林:Urin is Chinese style name of 近衛府(Headquarter of the Inner Palace Guards).

(\*)大藏卿局:Okura-kyo Kyoku was the resorce of 内蔵寮:Kra-ryo. They budgeted for Kra-ryo officially. But actually, both didn't work well because the Imperial court and Kyoto had no power...except poetry. But Dr. Tokitsugu tries to get some extra budget...

The castle is for the new Shogun house and his Samurai retainers. It is not for the Emperor and the court. But, it is better than leaving it ruined. The ruined castle makes the people in the capital unease and restless more and more.

(\*)安禪寺: Anzen-ji is a temple for safety on the road of pilgrimage.

### **▼1569/2/21**

> 〇今朝旬之間令行水、如例神楽、笛、(\*)唯識論縿之看經(経)了。
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> *This morning, I purify myself with water in a while. Sacred music by a pipe as usual. I read the theory of Consciousness-only.*
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### **▼1569/2/22**

> 〇公宴(\*)水無瀬殿(\*)御法樂(楽)御題昨日被出之、如例年、早旦詠進之、勅題春雨、鶴立洲。
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> *〇I joined the official party for ritual poetry at 水無瀬殿:Minase-den. The motifs were told in advance yesterday. As usual, we chanted them at 3:00 a.m. The Imperial motifs were spring rain and cranes standing on the land.*
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(\*)水無瀬殿:Minase-den is an old Palace of 後鳥羽天皇:Emperor Go-Toba in the late Heian and the early Kamakura period. He and other two Emperor are enshriend. He is known as the compiler of 新古今和歌集:Shin Kokin Wakashu (New Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern).

##### **水無瀬神宮 : Minase Shrine**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minase\_Shrine

##### **後鳥羽天皇 : Emperor Go-Toba**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor\_Go-Toba

##### **新古今和歌集 : Shin Kokin Wakashu**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin\_Kokin\_Wakash%C5%AB

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> *Oh, now I see. It rains in spring, outside under the sky.*
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> *you stand.*
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> *Japanese road is here.*
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> *You tell us so?*
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> *Dear honest cranes, dear your clear voice.*
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... sound like very him.

### **▼1569/2/23**

> 〇織田彈正忠普請之處見舞了、機嫌悪とて不出面。
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> *〇I visited Oda Danjo-chu at rebuilding. I heard that he was in bad mood and didin't appear.*
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I'm working hard! Outside! For the city! Every day! Whether it rains or not!

He enjoys reading, singing, dancing and talking with someone in the Palace!

Yesterday! It rained!

Today! It rains!

I have a rest!

Say to him!

- Dear, Danjo. In such a case, you can tell, "I have a cough." One more. He doesn't like dancing I supporse.

DOOOOOO! Say to him!! "I AM IN BAD MOOD!!!" ← clear high voice...

But, Dr. Tokitsugu loves such your moody honesty...

> 〇自飛鳥井御参内参會(会)之廻文有之、
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> 來廿六日室町殿可有御参内、可令参會給之由候也、二月廿三日　雅敦・・・
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> *〇From Asukai, I got a mail on the event the Shogun will visit the Palace.*
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> *On 26 Feb, Muromachi the Shogun would visit the Palace. Can you join the meeting? Feb 23. Masanobu. CC: ...20 officials.*
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### **▼1569/2/24**

> 〇自(\*)陽春院使有之、武家御服之御唐櫃申出之由有之。禁裏清涼殿に置之間、為女官渡之、則向へ罷向、御倉正賓坊、歳阿彌等に渡之。陽春院見参、一盞(盃)有之。
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> *〇The messenger from 陽春院:Yoshun-in offered the formal wear in the box of the Shogun. While we keep in the 清涼殿:Seiryo-den of the Deep Palace, I went to hand it to the court ladies. I handed it 歳阿彌:Saiane and the staffs at the closet for the guest of honor. 陽春院:Yoshun-in came to have a drink.*
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(\*)陽春院:Yoshun-in was maybe a nurse of Yoshiteru and Yoshiaki, who was a widow of 日野晴光:Hino Harumitsu, and turned to be a nun.

> 〇織田彈正忠普請之處見舞に罷向、予不辨之間、廿六日之御参内に難参之由先日申之、然者用意之物千疋與(与)之、令祝着満足罷歸了。
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> *〇I visited Oda Danjo-chu at the rebuilding castle. I said that it is hard for me to join the celebration on Feb 26, while I'm absent (or I don't have enough resource) the other day. Then, someone arranged the formal wear and donated some money. I'm glad and satisfied with them, and came home.*
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### **▼1569/2/25**

> 〇暮暮正賓坊折紙有之、自武家御(\*)冠(\*)放巾子、御袍夏、拝領、畏入者也。
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> 〇At sunset, I got a note from the closet staff. It said, from the Shogun, we received his 冠:Kanmuri of 放巾子:Hanachi-Koji model and his outer wear in summer. We are very surprised.
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(\*)冠:Kanmuri is a men's formal headgear corted with Japanese black lacquer. It is consisted of the base body, the top small barrel-like part 巾子:koji where tied up hear is put in, and some ornaments.

(\*)放巾子:Hnachi-Koji is one of the model of formal headgear. The top part 巾子:koji is separated from the base body with a hole and the top attachment. The user puts it on the attachment to fix them with hairpins and strings when he wear them.

##### **冠 : Kanmuri**

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%81%AE%E5%86%A0

They are almost made with papers and clothes and delicate.

> 〇及黄昏自(\*)竹内左兵衛左使有之、明日於所用小袖可借與(与)之由有之、祝着之由返答。御當(当)座勅題濱邊(浜辺)霞、納涼、䩭中衣。
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> *〇Besides, at evening, the messenger from 竹内左兵衛左:Takeuchi Sa-hyoue-sa (the second rank Middle Palace Guard) told me that he offered to lend a formal wear short sleeves model for the event tomorrow. I answered him that I got some gifts. The Imperial motif for poetry at the event are fog, cool and clothes on the trip.*
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(\*)竹内:Takeuchi 竹内長治:Takeuchi Nagaharu.

左兵衛左:Sa-hyoue-sa is the second rank Middle Palace Guard.

Mr. Takeuchi also received some donation and he can lend his formal wear to Dr. Tokitsugu for the event, I suppose.

Some of the officials in the court tend to be absent on the external formal events because their formal wears are no use by fire, smoke or duty water. They are lending and borrowing them each other at the events.

The Emperor may allow them to work in the court wearing casual wears, or Cool Biz. Then, someone suddenly appears to donate them with some extra money before the event. All knows who is who.

But, someone's name doesn't appear during the event of the Shogun in the Palace on Feb 26, though he arranged a lot. He is like a man in the past famous anonymous in Tale of Ise.

### **▼1569/2/26**

> 〇朝食急之参武家、本國寺、先織田彈正忠へ立寄礼申之、次参殿中、御装束等検知之。・・・
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> *〇I had a breakfast quickly and visit the Shogun at Honkoku-ji. First, I stoped to pay my respects at Oda Danjo-chu. Next, I visited the Shogun to help him get dressed. ...*
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### **▼1569/2/27**

> 〇(\*)葉室、(\*)薄等令同道、織田彈正忠処へ罷向、両人令礼申之、普請暫見物了。
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> *〇葉室: Hamuro, 薄:Susuki visited Oda Danjo-cho with me. Both pay their respects and looked at building for a while.*
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(\*)葉室:Hamur is 葉室頼房:Hamuro Yorifusa. Hamuro family is Fujiwara clan. They were scholar family on Confucianism and 有職故実:Yusoku Kojitsu( studies in usages and practices of the ancient court and military households).

##### **葉室家 : Hamuro family**

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%91%89%E5%AE%A4%E5%AE%B6

(\*)薄:Susuki is 薄諸光:Susuki Moromitsu. He is a real son of Tokistugu, and adopted into Susuki family of Tachibana clan.

##### **橘氏 : Tachibana clan**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachibana\_clan\_(kuge)

### **▼1569/2/28**

> 〇葉室令同道普請之磊見物了。
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> *〇Hamuro visited at building and a lot of great scale stones with me.*
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> 〇禁裏へ織田彈正忠米百俵進上云々。
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> *〇I hear that Oda Danjo-chu offered 100 bales of rice to the Imperial Deep Palace.*
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Goh-shu (Shiga) is the rich rice-producing region. Kyoto people like Goh-shu rice. I like it.

### **▼1569/2/29**

> 〇葉室在所へ被帰了、先之葉室令同道織彈へ罷向、普請見物了。
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> 〇Hamuro retured his office. Before returning, he went to O-dan to look at building with me.
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At last, 織田彈正忠:Oda danjo-chu is shoten to 織彈:O-dan. He appears in the log almost every day...
On Feb. 25, Dr. Tokitsugu composed three poems in advance.

> 春の海や　波はそことも　見えわかて　霞を出る　しかのはま松
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> *Dear spring sea.*
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> *The waves are where?*
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> *I can't see them, but hear the sounds.*
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> *From beyond fog,*
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> *A buck appears on the pine-covered seashore.*
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> 誰もみな　ここにきた野の　かみや川　なを過かての　水の涼しさ
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> *All the people,*
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> *here, to the field, wants to come.*
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> *Dear the Deity of the river.*
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> *We are grateful and pleased with,*
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> *your pure water.*
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> ほこをふる　旅の袖とて　雨露に　ぬれぬ日さへも　なをしほるらん
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> *A halberd waving on the road.*
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> *He swings his sleeves.*
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> *It rains in day. Dew forms at night.*
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> *Even if it is fine,*
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> *they are always wet with sweat.*
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That's Dr. Tokitsugu's dedicated poetry for Deities in the Palace.

Please, please visit him, dear the Three Deities, the Mirror, the Stone and the Sword deep in the Palace.

Toki-tsugu means the teller of the time.

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