The Hina Matsuri is approaching. Hina doll, peach blossoms, hail, Hishimochi, grass mochi, white sake, chirashi sushi, clam. March 3 is established as a festival for seasonal girls.
―The origin of Hinamatsuri is complicated, and it is thought that it has changed to today's form based on the tradition of the three members of the "Hina" play, the "Umi no Feast" held among the noblemen of the Nara and Heian eras, and the play of the noble girls "Hina" play" (Supervised by Shin's calendar and annual event).
According to the book, there is a custom of purifying the body at the waterside and drinking peach liquor to exterminate evil in China on the first day of the Snake in early March, and then Kamimi was set on March 3, when the same day overlaps. --that's right. "Hina play" seems to have been held all year round as a play for girls, and "The Tale of Genji" also appears in various seasons (Sue picking-New Year, Nobun-August).
It was only after the Muromachi period that the three independent customs combined and began to decorate the Hina doll on March 3, and in the Edo period, it was designated as the Gobushiku, the day of climbing to Edo Castle, and the dolls are said to have become more elaborate and established among the general public.
In "Toto Toshikiki" (1837, 1837), "As a servant of Kamimi-bushi ● Mikami celebration ceremony Moroho Castle. Celebrate the good Shizukabushi. Seasonal meals with Homomomochi, Momoka Sake White Sake roasted beans, etc. ● Women's Hina Play From the end of February, set up a stage in the house and decorate it. Celebrate with the first festival of a girl's house at the age of this year ● It says that the inn descent, bushes, and clamming, so you can see that the Hinamatsuri is almost the same as modern times. Morisada Kitagawa's "Morisada Manga" includes "Hinaichi, from February 25 to March 3, 5, Edo Juken Stores, Owaricho, Kojimachi, etc., and Hina merchants are rented on both sides, leaving traffic in the center of Oji and waiting on both sides. It depicts the bustle of Hina City. By the way, it is said that "I have to clean up the doll as soon as Hinamatsuri is over ..." is that it was originally flowing as a doll, and it became a luxurious doll, and it became impossible to flow it. Instead, "clear up quickly" was considered "purified the filth." I don't know about "....." That's right.
There are a lot of Hinamatsuri's sweets such as "shredded cut" and "Kusamochi" in Kyoto, but the special thing only for this festival is "Hina Arare". This time, I would like to introduce "Nihonbashi Nagato" Hinahare.
Nagato is a famous restaurant that goes without saying, but it is located on Sakura-dori St., which leads from Yaesu Exit to Takashimaya. According to the guidance of the shop, it was founded during the Kyoho period (1716-1735) when the Shogun Yoshimune was a confectioner for the Shogunate, worshiped the name of "Matsuoka Nagatojo Fujiwara Nobuyoshi", and was allowed to use the last name sword.
There are two types of "Hina Arare": in a cute brown sugar-flavored bag (800 yen) and in a Hishimochi-shaped box (3300 yen). The picture is in a bag. In addition, "Aoi Naka", "Matsukaze" (this is only reserved), "Warabi Hisashimochi" and "Edo-style Kiri Yokan", which indicate that the Shogun's family was coming in, are also popular. The photo shows "Warabi Hisashimochi" (850 yen). Once you use this bracken powder, it becomes sticky.
More than 30 years ago, Nippon Shokuhin was available anywhere in the world, when I entrusted this Nagato cut yokan to a business traveler to a boss who was transferred to the Kuwait branch more than 30 years ago. At the end of the reply, there was "YOKAN NAMIDA" (yokan tears).
Nihonbashi Nagato
3-1-3 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku TEL3271-8662 Holidays
