ベイカー寮221B／Baker House 221B

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USAMI Sadamitsu

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NAOE Sanetsuna

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KAKIZAKI Kageie

He was the vassal considerably trusted by Kagetora and was skilful in war. He always was in the van of the attack. But it is said that he made a great achievement in domestic administration also recently. He has some legendary episodes and some say that he never married though he had a wife and sons. And others say that he betrayed Masatora (Kagetora) and was executed but he is said to have died of illness in reality.
In this series, he supports Kagetora and doesn't get on well with the former vassals of the Uesugi clan as ŌKUMA Tomohide. He puts an end to the life of TAKEDA Nobushige in the Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima.


HONJŌ Saneyori

He served NAGAO Harukage, elder brother of Kagetora at first but then served Kagetora who was more talented than his brother. He taught him stratagem and became one of his important vassals and participated in some battles.
In this series, he is described as a man who is loyal to Kagetora but opposes Ōkuma Tomohide, like Kakizaki Kageie.


ŌKUMA Tomohide

Like his father Masahide, he served the Uesugi clan and was charge in tax payment but he served the Nagao clan later. But there was an internal struggle in the clan and he betrayed Kagetora and served the Takeda clan and obeyed TAKEDA Katsuyori until his death in 1582 and they shared the same fate.
In this series, he betrays Kagetora with the help of YAMAMOTO Kansuke and SANADA Yukitaka. He participates in the Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima and offers two vassals of Shingen (*) sake before departure for the front.


(*) Akira Senju who was in charge of music and Kōji Kaminuma who wrote the title played the roles of the vassals.

The images are from the DVD series of "Fūrin Kazan".

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延び延びになっていましたが、第六巻最終話です。源融が庭に植えたがっていた桜ですが、何やら、怪しげないわれがあるようです。

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• 在原業平

平尾氏関連投稿は、一応今回を以て終わりとします。本当は一周忌までで終わる予定だったのですが、あれやこれやで長引いてしまい、亡くなられてから一年半が経過してしまいました。選手としての名声は、日本人ラグビー選手としては今なお華々しいものがある一方で、コーチとしてはそうでもなかった、それには本人の一種の理想主義、日本ラグビーフットボール協会の対応など、様々な理由があると思います。協会の「お願いしてやってもらう」姿勢は、もっと早く修正されてしかるべきでしたし、代表監督に十分と思われる報酬（それでもサッカーよりは少ないでしょう）を準備したうえで、神戸製鋼でも、日本代表ユースでもいいから経験を積んだ平尾氏に、監督に就任してもらうというやり方を取れていませんでした。

もう一つ思うのは、平尾氏が過渡期の人物だったことです。ラグビーがプロを認めた、所謂オープン化の時期には、選手としては既に30を超えており、コーチとしてはまだ未経験の段階でした。無論この時点で引退を決意し、将来的にコーチとしての勉強をすることも、あるいは可能だったのかもしれないのです。その年のワールドカップで、日本はニュージーランドに145失点していたわけですから、それをきっかけにコーチとして出直すこともできたのではないでしょうか。その意味で1997年の代表監督就任には、テコ入れの意味もあったとはいえ、どこか中途半端にも感じましたし、今後の可能性もまだあったわけですから、いささかもったいない使い方でもあったわけです。この時点で外国人コーチを迎え、そのアシスタントでもよかったでしょう。尤も協会が外国人コーチを認めたのは、その8年後のことですが。

無論平尾氏本人の理想通りに、日本にラグビーをもっと広めたい、子供の頃から楕円球に触れさせたいというのであれば、ジュニア養成の方で正解だったと思います。文科省の中央教育審議会にも関与していたわけですから、教育とラグビー、あるいはリーダーシップの関係構築に意欲を燃やしていたのは事実でしょう。教育やビジネスに関連させて、ラグビーを語るのが好きな人物でもありました。しかしその成果がまだ見られず、しかも2019年ワールドカップで何らかのプレゼンスを示してくれるだろうと思っていただけに、果たせなかったのはやはり残念ではあります。私も監督としての平尾氏のやり方は疑問がありましたが、選手としてはそこそこいいとは思いました。そのためか、今でも平尾誠二といえば、やはり選手時代のジャージー姿、しかも神戸製鋼もさることながら、日本代表のジャージー姿が印象に残っています。

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• 平尾誠二

NORIZUKI Gennojō is a komusō, a meidicant Zen priest of the Fuke sect though he is a son of hatamoto, direct vassal of shogun in reality. In Edo, he meets a man called Araki, vassal of MATSYDATIRA Sakyōnosuke、Kyoto Shoshidai who governs Kyoto under Tokugawa shogunate. He orders him to search Yoami in Awa (current Tokushima) and receives money. But Mikaeri O-Tsuna, a cut-purse sees it and plans to steal it. That night she waits for him near a bridge but Gennojo fights SEKIYA Magobei, a street-murder with swords. Then O-Tsuna throws a stone into a river and the noise makes him away. She steals Gennojo's money but he is aware of it  and says, "I pretend I didn't see it".


Gennojō is a fiance of Chie, daughter of Kōga Yoami, a Kōga-ryu ninja who is the head of the Koga family. Years ago, he decided to travel to perfect his skill in swordsmanship with his instructor TOGASAKI Sekiun and was given an amulet by Chie. And in Kyoto, an aristocrat attempted to overthrow shogunate and it was found out and he was arrested by Kyoto Shoshidai (Hōreki no hen). The aristocrat hid himself in Awa and Sakyonosuke ordered Yoami to search a petition with blood sealed of overthrowing shogunate called "Naruto Hichō". Yoami departed for Awa but visited a O-Tsuna and her mother O-Sai on his way. He gave O-Tsuna some money but Toragorō, father of O-tsuna who was a rude man took away it.


Gennojō learned Sekiun's swordsmanship perfectly. Then Sekiun told him to surpass himself, to kill him in short. He then cut down him and Sekiun fell down on the ground. He says,
 "the swordsmanship is a means of killing people and if you investigate the swordsmanship thoroughly, he will be a brute."
And then he died. After that Gennojō becomes got disheartened but was told by a prostitute with him that a brute could have human mind by chanting the name of Buddha.


O-Tsuna is chased by Mankichi, hired thief-cather who knows about Gennojō well and his follower Gingorō but makes her getaway. Then she sees Magobei and gets falsely accused by him. She tells him to visit a house in Hongō Tsumagoi, an area of Edo. Gennojō is persuaded to meet his father who takes ill and Chie by Mankichi and Gingorō at an eating house managed by Mankichi's wife. They grieve that Gennnojo degraded himself. And in the residence of Yoami, Chie is sick of waiting for her father and Gennnojō but is admonished by TABIKAWA Shūma, leading disciple of Yoami. He has a secret design in reality.


O-Tsuna's family is very poor and her younger sister and brother do street performance to earn their keep. She knows that Toragorō will sell her to Yoshiwara, a red light district for money and that's why she keeps a distance from her family. She gives them the money she stole from Gennojō and tells them that she is a maid of a big residence. And she remembers that in her childhood, she stole a merchant's purse at an exhibition of medicines by HIRAGA Gennai. Then a boy of a samurai family appeared and said to her "I pretend I didn't see it" to protect her. She thinks that the boy was possibly Gennojō himself. Then she goes to Hongō and is squeezed by Magobei who waits for her. But she holds a pistol and sends him away.
    

Gennnojō visits Chie with Gingoro but is refused to see her by Shuma who says she has depression. Then Gennojō asks him to hand her the amulet. Chie feels that somebody visits the residence but Shūma tells such a lie that it was Gennpjō but he said that he didn't want to see her anymore. Shūma attempts to marry her and manage the Kōga family. He orders his follower Taichi to keep a lookout for him. Gennojō and Gingorō who leave the residence are attacked by the ninjas of Kōga-ryū. Though they cut their way, the life of Gennojo is threatened by the samurais of Awa also and O-Tsuna suports him with her pistol.


In Awa, Yoami is put in a jail. The Koga family goes into decline.

The images are from the video of "Naruto Hichō".

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今回は幕末編初級です。（ただし『花の生涯』は入れていません）

次の中で、吉田松陰が登場しない幕末大河を挙げてください。

1. 八重の桜
2. 花神
3. 翔ぶが如く
4. 龍馬伝

幕末大河には、主人公が架空の人物の作品が2つあります。『獅子の時代』ともう一つ何でしょうか。

1. 篤姫
2. 勝海舟
3. 三姉妹
4. 八重の桜

次の中で、薩長が舞台でない幕末大河を挙げてください。

1. 花燃ゆ
2. 花神
3. 西郷どん
4. 勝海舟

次の中で、高杉晋作が登場しない幕末大河を挙げてください。

1. 翔ぶが如く
2. 花神
3. 花燃ゆ
4. 龍馬伝

次の中で、最終回が慶応3年の幕末大河を挙げてください。

1. 篤姫
2. 新選組！
3. 竜馬がゆく
4. 徳川慶喜

次の中で、大原麗子さんが出演していない幕末大河を挙げてください。

1. 勝海舟
2. 獅子の時代
3. 新選組！
4. 徳川慶喜

次の幕末大河の中で、井伊直弼が登場しないのはどれでしょう。

1. 八重の桜
2. 徳川慶喜
3. 新選組！
4. 翔ぶが如く

次の中で、佐久間象山が登場しない幕末大河はどれでしょう。

1. 新選組！
2. 花神
3. 花燃ゆ
4. 勝海舟

今回も正解は約1週間後に発表です。

UESUGI Masatora is angry with NARITA Nagayasu who sees his parade after succeeding the position of Kanto Kanrei from his horsebeck. Then Masatora forces him get off from the horse and hits him. As a result, Nagayasu withdraws troops from the headquarter of Masatora with other rulers though his wife Ise still remains there as hostage.


Masatora says that he was rude to him and Ise but she says that she will suffer for her husband's betray but won't pay for his impoliteness. She declares that his ancestor exchange salutes with Minamoto-no Yoshiie (*) from his horseback and other rulers didn't betray Masatora but abandoned him. Besides she blames him why Kagetora who venerates Vaisravana doesn't understand other people's feelings and "Heaven's judgement" he says is nothing but his self-conceit.


Masatora stops Kakizaki Kageie who tries to slash her and receives her words as a valuable lesson to him. Then he learns that TAKEDA Harunobu takes up arms and retreats to Echigo. He sends Ise to Oshi Castle to stop Nagayasu from supporting the Hojo clan by gaining his gratitude. In May 1561, Warigatake Castle falls but Hara Toratane who is wounded becomes unknown. and Denbée is given three handfuls of gold nuggets as a reward for having incited betrayers during the attack.


At Odawara castle, Hojo Ujiyasu treats his vassals to sake and grilled seafood to celebrate the retreat of Masatora. SHIMIZU Yoshimasa appreciates the attack of Harunobu but Ujiyasu tells him that he will be his enemy someday. Then he sees a grilled clam and says.
"The kai is hard to surrrender us, he is foxy man." (**)
At the same time. SANADA Yukitaka talks about the battle at Kawanakajima is coming again. he says that Harunobu cannnot beat Masatora by stratagem. Then KAWAHARA Takamasa appears and tells him about the death of NAGANO Narimasa.


Kansuke introduces Ritsu to KASUGA Toratsuna and he is pleased with Ritsu. But he is not keen to succeed Kansuke. Then he advises Toratsuna if they have some sons, one of them can revive the family.  In Echigo, Masatora teaches his nephew Unomatsu (later Kagekatsu) calligraphy. Momo hime who sees it thinks that he has changed. Masatora says that he knows how to express affection.


Heizō comes home and make his family prepare for the battle. Hisa persuades him that he should return again. On the 14th of August, Masatora and his army departs for Kawanakajima but only Heizō looks depressed. It is signaled to Harunobu by beacon and he gathers his vassals to hold a council of war. He asks Kansuke whether Toratsuna can hold Kaizu Castle or not.
"The castle never falls, sir,"says he.  

(*) A samurai from Minamoto clan who suppressed eastern Japan in the 11th century.
(**) It's a play in words. The word kai means the province ruled Harunobu and a Japanese word that means shell or shellfish. And the word "foxy" is expressed "kuenai" in Japanese and the word also means "unsavory". Ujiyasu attempts to say that Harunobu of Kai is foxy and he is like a shellfish that is unsavory.

The images are from the DVD series of "Fūrin Kazan".

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徳川家定と蘭方医でも書いていますが、家定の病気は脚気、正確には脚気衝心でした。この脚気衝心というのは心臓機能の低下のことで、このため当時は脚気が死病化することもありました。元々脚気が広まったのは、江戸時代に、白米を常食する習慣が広まったのと関係するともいわれています。特に江戸を中心とした地域で広まり、江戸わずらいとも呼ばれたことがあります。

地方ではまだ玄米を食べる所もあり、そのため江戸のような流行は見られませんでした。要は玄米に含まれるビタミンB1が精製の段階で除去されるため起こる、いわばビタミン不足の1種です。このため『JIN－仁－』では「安藤奈津」が作られていました。特にその当時は副食物が少なく、白米の摂取量が多かったせいもありました。無論今でも食事内容によっては脚気を患う可能性もあります。

実際大河で戦国時代が舞台だと、食事は薄茶色の玄米飯が主流ですが、江戸時代半ばになると白いご飯となります。吉之助の家では芋を食べていましたが、あるいは白米よりも体によかったのかもしれません。そしてこの脚気は、日露戦争中にも起こっていました。その前に海軍では、軍医高木兼寛がパンや麦飯を導入し、脚気の発症率を抑えることに成功しました。

ただし当時の医学では伝染病説、あるいは中毒説が主流で、しかも陸軍は日本食中心であったため対策が遅れ、脚気の患者が多く出たといわれています。その後は陸軍でも麦飯が採用されるようになりました。しかし大正時代に入っても脚気による死亡者は多く、数万人に達したこともあり、第二次大戦後にビタミンB1剤が出回るようになって沈静化します。

一方島津斉彬の方ですが、この人は病死説と毒殺説があります。病死というのは、軍事教練がひどく暑い日で多量の水を飲んだ後発熱し、腹痛と下痢に見舞われて亡くなったということで、病状からしてコレラではなかったかともいわれています。

ただしこの当時、薩摩ではコレラは流行していなかったことを考えると、別の病気であるか、あるいはやはり毒を盛られたという可能性も否定できません。かなり影響力のある人物だっただけに、そういう説がまことしやかに囁かれるのも尤もです。尚コレラは安政5（1858）年に長崎で大流行し、それが上方でも流行して、一大騒ぎとなっています。

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• JINｰ仁ｰ

I think that you know, the Taiga Drama Series "Idaten ~ Tokyo Olympic Hanashi" will be broadcast next year. It describes the lives of Shisō Kanaguri, a marathon runner who participated in the Stockholm Olympics and Masaji Tabata, a swimming coach who realised hosting the Olympic in Tokyo. It is written by Kankurō Kudō. The role of Kanaguri is played by NAKAMURA Kankurō VI and Sadao Abe acts as Tabata.

And the series in 2020 was announced last week. It is titled "Kirin ga Kuru" that describes the life of AKECHI Mitsuhide, vassal of ODA Nobunaga (*). "Kirin" is used as a Japanese translation of giraffe. But in this case, it is an imaginary animal that appears when a good ruler governs the country (**). It is written by Shunsaku Ikehata who wrote "Taiheiki" in 1991 and Hiroki Hasegawa plays the leading part.

(*) His letter that says the reestablishment of Muromachi Bakufu was found last year.
(**) The animal is a trademark of KIRIN BEER, one of major beer companies in Japan.

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それから、先日の大河クイズの正解をアップしておきます。

まず濃姫が登場しないのは、『風林火山』です。

関ヶ原が登場しない大河は、もちろん『天と地と』です。

武田信玄が登場しない大河は『利家とまつ』です。

登場人物がOPに出てくる大河は『天と地と』です。

最上義光が出てくるのはもちろん『独眼竜政宗』です。

大坂の陣が描かれるのは『軍師官兵衛』です。

明智光秀が登場しない大河は『武蔵 MUSASHI』です。

豊臣秀吉が登場しないのは『風林火山』です。ちなみに信長と家康（松平元康）は登場します。

この次には幕末初級編をやってみようかと考えています。