In 1787, the stylish book “Tsugen Somagaki” (written by Kyoden Santo), look at a golden fish tiger (Shiyachihoko), bathe the tap water in a hot water, and live on the knee. Then, eat the rice of the milling (Ogamizuki), hit the town with a long parasol. It is said that the root bone of the Edo kid is from the middle of the Japanese chopsticks that goes over everything.
However, "Look at the Gold Fish Tiger," the central keep of Edo Castle was destroyed by the great fire of the Meiryaku era in 1657 and has not been rebuilt since then.
In addition, as the city planning of Edo and the large urbanization of the downtown area progressed, water supply was practical by large-scale civil engineering work in terms of drinking water measures, so it is certainly Edo's pride, but the water quality was not always good and the amount of water was not rich.
In 1716 (1716), Otaminami Une (Shusanjin) wrote in a letter sent to Sakanaka, saying, "In Edo, drinking water like a dob of water supply (Kanda Josui, Tamagawajosui, etc.) Some people in Osaka say that they do not work well, but in fact, the water of the Osaka River is extremely clear. " (Ryoichi Okamoto, History of Osaka, 71)
Akinari Ueda, published in 1766 (1766), described the situation of Edo at this time to those who are going to go out of Osaka to Edo, saying, "I can be swallowed by the muddy water of the water supply ... I don't lose the taste of the water of the Yodo River, but I'm sorry to hear the muddy water of Edo ... " (Matsunosuke Nishiyama, "Edo Tsuko," 168)
The above is that Edo was scarce in drinking water, but in Edo at that time there was a shortage of supplies, not just water, and in the end, only boring things could be boasted. In Edo, the one that descends from the top is the best, and the one around the ground is "the one that does not fall." This is "Edo is a place where people can't be invincible, a place that can't be separated at a later date" (Saikaku), and "Edo's things are children's narration, stupids, and severe beginnings" ( Masukodan). ). (Mataji Miyamoto, Kansai and Kanto, 416)
However, the term "child's house, stupid man's house, and the most intrinsic Edo" here refers to people who have been included in Edokko later, and who work for merchants. Not people (mainly people from Kansai). And the real power of commerce in Edo was held by these merchants. (Mataji Miyamoto, Kansai and Kanto, 416)
