武家屋敷が並ぶ重厚な雰囲気を楽しめる秋田県角館の魅力【音声解説】
Hello everyone who is watching the video. Good evening. This time we will introduce Kakunodate, a tourist attraction in Akita Prefecture. Kakunodate is a tourist destination in Semboku City, located in the eastern part of Akita Prefecture, famous for its samurai residences and cherry blossoms. The streets of samurai town in the Edo period.
The town has a dignified atmosphere lined with samurai residences and weeping cherry blossoms in the spring, and is called the Little Kyoto of Tohoku and the Little Kyoto of Michinoku.This time, we will tell you about the highlights of Kakunodate and what we felt during our trip.
I hope this video will be helpful for your travels and walks.I traveled in mid-April 2022.I headed to the samurai residence from JR Kakunodate Station.The origin of the name of Kakunodate is that it flows through Akita .
It is said that the name derives from the fact that the mansion was built on the corner where the Hinokinai River and the Innai River intersect . Kakunodate is known as a famous spot for cherry blossoms, weeping cherry blossoms and Somei Yoshino cherry trees, but
Unfortunately, when I visited, it was early in the season and the cherry blossoms had not yet bloomed. There are two samurai residence streets in Kakunodate. The one closest to the station is Tamachi Bukeyashiki Street, which is a 10-minute walk from Kakunodate Station. From there, walk another 10 minutes to reach Kakunodate Bukeyashiki Street.
In the center of town. There is a fire protection area, and it is divided into the samurai town (inner town) and the merchant town (outer town).According to the pamphlet, the northern part of the samurai town is surrounded by deep trees , while the southern part of the town is
Covered by deep trees. It is said that the townscape is densely filled and contrasts. It is said that in the past, earthworks were built in the fire protection area. A fire protection area was set up in the center of this north-south town,
And it was divided into the inner town of the samurai residential area. The highlight of Kakunodate as a castle town is that it is divided into the townspeople’s residential area and the outer town , but there are also samurai residences in the outer town.The
Nishinomiya family is the home of a direct retainer of the Akita Satake family and can be visited for free. The Masu Nishinomiya family prospered as a landowner from the late Meiji period to the Taisho period, and the five storehouses and main building built during that time remain . A number of
Cultural heritage items handed down by the Nishinomiya family, including Kakunodate Shunkei lacquerware, are on display.There are sweets restaurants and souvenir shops on the premises.Let’s go to the samurai residence in the inner town.The place where Lawson is located is a former fire. There are souvenirs and restaurants in the area.At the
Restaurant , you can enjoy Akita prefecture food such as Kiritanpo and Hinai chicken Inaniwa udon noodles.Kakunodate is a castle town built by the Ashina clan in 1620, 1620, in the 6th year of Genwa in the early Edo period.Keicho After the Battle of Sekigahara in 1602, the Satake clan moved to Akita and
Built a castle town at the north foot of Mt. Koshiro, but it suffered from floods and fires, so in 1620 it moved to its current location at the south foot of Mt. Koshiro. However, the Ashina clan became extinct in 1656, 2nd year of the Meireki era.After that, the Satakekita
Family moved in and a castle town was formed as a territory of the Akita domain.Since then, the castle town has been spared from war and natural disasters for 400 years. Therefore, the shape of the town has not changed much, and this is a characteristic of Kakunodate.From
The width of the roads to the corners, it is said to be the same as it was back then.Not only was it not attacked by air raids during the war, but it also survived the Boshin War .
Kakunodate was part of the Kubota domain (which is actually the Akita domain), and because it sided with the new government, it was attacked by the surrounding domains of the Ou-etsu clan alliance during the Boshin War
In August 1868, the first year of the Meiji era. The allied forces of allied clans approached Kakunodate, and the Kakunodate side defended itself using the Tamagawa River, which flows south of the town, as a shield.After that,
Allied bases in the surrounding area were taken down one after another, leaving Kakunodate isolated and running out of weapons and ammunition , so it was time to retreat. However, in September, the Tohoku clans surrendered one after another to the new government, so they were able to defend
Kakunodate. Kakunodate was spared the ravages of the Boshin War, and the town layout from that time still remains today . If I had known about this history, I would have enjoyed walking around the town more, but unfortunately I didn’t know about it at the time.
Kazue-machi Chaya District in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Nishigumi in Obama City, Fukui Prefecture are also places that escaped war and natural disasters. There are still beautiful landscapes left, and I feel that these places are valuable and worth going out of your way to
Walk through them.The samurai residence street that runs from the foot of Mt. Kojo to the front of the fire shelter is an important traditional site It has been designated as a Preservation District for Groups of Buildings.Let ‘s take a look at the three samurai residences that remain in Kakunodate.The
Kawarada House is a paid facility, and when you enter, the staff will explain the characteristics of the mansion.Edo Period The architectural style of the samurai residence has been inherited from the previous era, and the front parlor retains the shoin-zukuri style of this region.The
Explanation board says that he amassed assets as a landowner and was widely known as a scholar, politician, and businessman.Private property They invested a lot of money into hydroelectric power generation on the Hinokiuchi River to provide electricity to the residents.The
Hydroelectric generator used at that time was housed in the Kabazaiku Folklore Museum, which I will introduce later.The current house was built in 1896, and
The garden is The lily tree, which was sent as a wedding present by Kenji Miyazawa, the 17th head of the family, who was a classmate of Morioka’s agricultural and forestry school, is planted here.The
Iwahashi family was a residence of a middle-class samurai in Kakunodate, and it has a layout similar to that of a middle-class samurai, and the tree is estimated to be around 300 years old. You can see the oak tree. You can tour for free.
The Aoyagi family is a mansion with a site of 3,000 tsubo. Once you pass through the prestigious Yakuin gate, you will find the main building, armory, Kaitai Shinsho Memorial Museum, Akita Folk Museum, and Samurai Tools Museum. There are about 30,000 valuable items on display, such as Hikara-kan, Bakumatsu Photo Gallery, Jidai Experience-an, etc.
This is a statue of Naotake Odano. Naotake Onoda was related by marriage to the Aoyagi family, studied under Gennai Hiraga, and illustrated the Kaitai Shinsho. He was a person who spread his name by drawing and applying Western painting techniques, and had a great influence on the later Western painting world.In
The Akita domain, Kakunodate was the only production area for pottery in the domain, and the use of thick paper called oshie with cotton to create a three-dimensional effect. I learned that dolls that
Produced “Kabuki” were displayed on Doll’s stage during the Doll’s Festival, and that they were used as lucky charms, fairy tales, and Kabuki-themed dolls were made.I was also able to see photographic machines, gramophones, and modern ones from the Meiji period onwards. There was also Akita prefecture’s first pump car.This
Is an exhibition and explanation of the festival floats, and you can feel the Akita-ness.Akita prefecture has 17 nationally designated important intangible folk cultural properties, and these are the most in the country. It is known that the folk culture that is rooted in the area is cherished and has been passed down from generation
To generation.Next to the Aoyagi family is the Ishiguro family, which also charges a fee.Although I did not go inside, I could see the formality of the samurai family. The building is said to have a simple yet simple appearance.At
The Kabazaiku Traditional Museum, which is located near the Kawarada family and the Aoyagi family, you can see easy-to-understand explanations and demonstrations of Kabazaiku.I have heard of Kabazaiku. Although it is reminiscent of white birch, Kaba Zaiku is a craft made by polishing the bark of the wild cherry tree.It was once called
Sakura Birch.It is characterized by its dark and deep colors that make use of the luster of the bark unique to wild cherry trees. When many people think of Kabazaiku, they think of a tea caddy, and the tea caddy is known as a typical
Example.It was handed down by Shugendo, and began as a side job for samurai during the Edo period, and was used to make inro, arrows, gunpowder containers, netsuke, etc. After the Meiji period, the industry improved through the training of craftsmen, improved tools, and mass production of products, and
Continued to develop after the Taisho period.There are also exhibitions on the second floor, and in addition to Kabazaiku, there are also samurai materials and other items. There is also a rich display of folklore materials.Personally, I find the votive tablets interesting and have various pictures drawn on them, but
The reason for this is also explained and I learned a lot.In Akita, sorghum is one of the local foods. Morokoshi is a confectionery made from caster sugar, red bean flour, white bean paste, and
Kidney beans.It may have been around the Edo period.It is said that confectionery made from azuki bean flour grown in Akita became popular and became popular.Enjoy the Samurai Residence Street I headed back to the station, but on the way back I saw the Hinokiuchi River, where Yoshino cherry trees lined up for 2km.
It is known as a famous spot for cherry blossoms in spring.This cherry tree was planted in 1934 in 1934 to commemorate the birth of His Majesty the Emperor, and has been designated as a national scenic spot and cultural property.I forget the source, but this cherry tree is
From the Tohoku region. It was apparently planted in response to an unprecedented poor harvest in the Tohoku region from 1930 to 1932, and even in the southwest part of Akita, where rice was grown, there were many areas where at best there was only half a crop, and at worst there was
No harvest at all. At that time, public works were carried out to support the lives of the residents, and in Kakunodate, an embankment was built on the left bank of the river, which did not have an embankment at the time, and cherry blossoms were planted. Cherry blossoms were planted
In various parts of Japan to honor the achievements of our predecessors. There are places where cherry blossoms were planted and places where cherry blossoms were planted to commemorate the souls of the many victims, but in Kakunodate, the cherry blossoms were planted
As a public project to protect the residents who had lost their income.How the cherry blossoms were planted Even when the flowers aren’t in bloom, it’s still fun to just walk along the cherry blossom trees.Incidentally , these cherry trees were in danger of disappearing after the war.When the
Cherry blossoms put their roots on the embankment, holes form and the embankment becomes weak. In order to protect this cherry tree , which was considered to be in danger of being cut down, the local residents lobbied for it to be designated as a national scenic spot, and
It has now been protected as a cultural property.Now , this time, we will talk about Kakunodate in Akita Prefecture. I introduced it to you, but what do you think? When I visited, it was lonely and raining as we were waiting for the arrival of spring, but
It was actually a nice atmosphere.It was an old samurai house that had been preserved from war and earthquake disasters. It was fun to walk while looking at the town’s layout and the stately black samurai residences, and the exhibits at the museum were more impressive than I expected, so it
Was an interesting place to take your time walking around.It ‘s great when the weeping cherry blossoms and Somei Yoshino cherry trees are in full bloom. I realized through my travels that you can enjoy the seasons even when ginger is not so
Popular.I would be happy if this video is useful for your travels and walks.Thank you for watching.
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今回は秋田県の東部に位置する観光名所の角館をご紹介します。
武家屋敷が並び昔の雰囲気を楽しめる角館には、戦災や震災を免れた歴史があります。
また住民を救うための公共事業として桜が植えられた歴史があります。
今回は、そんな角館の歴史とともに、武家屋敷の並ぶ角館の町並を紹介します。
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目次
0:00 イントロ
0:46 二つの武家屋敷エリア
1:50 外町の西宮家
3:06 角館の歴史と魅力
5:39 内町の河原田家・岩橋家・青柳家
8:53 樺細工伝承館 樺細工の歴史と角館の文化
10:31 公共事業として植えられたソメイヨシノ