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What is this? The entrance to the basement?
This was made by raising the soil in a trapezoid shape.
In the center, there is a space enough for people to enter.
It is built near the trees, in a very conspicuous place.
Is it a treasure yard that excels in fire prevention of earthwork?
Or a secret entrance to the underground.
This mysterious object is located in the Hamarikyu Gardens.
The daimyo garden of the Tokugawa Shogunate, known for its "Shioiri Pond" that draws in seawater.
It is a sober existence that is far from that gorgeous atmosphere.
When you approach it quickly, there is a space where you can hide your body with board on three sides.
I have a peephole.
The wooden board and the mallet are down. 。
There is also a bamboo cylinder that protrudes outside.
In fact, this is one of the big tricks of duck hunting.
It is a facility called "Small Peking".
Did you catch duck in the garden?
・・I did it.
The site area of Hamarikyu is approximately 25 hectares.
It is about 5.5 times the size of Tokyo Dome.
Among them, there are two ducklings.
It is Koshindo Kamoba and Shinsenza Kamoba.
Let's follow the hunting situation on the map of Kamoba posted.
Kamoba consists of a large pond with an island called "Motodamari" and a few waterways "Hikibori".
From autumn to winter, wild water birds fly to Kamoba Pond.
northern pintail, green-winged teal, mallard, Hoshihajiro, etc.
Release a well trained chicken duck in the original pool.
What is a building like this Japanese-style Mumin mansion?
It is a monitoring station called "Onozoki" where you can see the original pool.
At this place, check the gathering of ducks and the wind direction, etc., and decide which moat to hunt.
In a small peep where the lookout is hidden, hit the wooden tree and feed it, and the duck of the bird enters the moat.
The duck has a habit of following ducks, and is caught and enters the moat.
As for the number of ducks to be drawn into the moat, the number of ducks that could be reliably captured was determined in advance, and when the number reached a certain number, there was a mechanism to use bellows to foam the entrance of the moat and block the subsequent invasion.
The catcher is hiding in the small bank of the pulling moat, and at the signal it emits a hawk and catches a duck.
After the Meiji era, we used a fork net.
Imagine a large lacrosse stick with a forkle net.
There was a sample in the park.
It seems that the hawk jumps out and captures what escaped the net.
If you miss it, the duck will tell your fellows that the place is dangerous.
The duck hunting took place from the middle of the Edo period to 1944.
Now, the water birds floating in the pond can spend their time with peace of mind without being caught by humans.
At this time, the flower garden at Hamarikyu is filled with yellow in canola flower.
Attracted by its soft color, it also visits families with cherry blossom viewing.
Certainly there was a story in the folk tale called "Kamoto Rigonbe".
Gonbei, who tried to catch a lot of duck at once, ties the duck's feet frozen in the cold with a rope.
In the morning, the ducks whose ice melted flew off all at once, and Gonbei flew into the sky.
By the way, how far did Gonbei fly?
Depending on the region, there are many places to land.
If possible, Mr. Gonbei wished I could land softly on the flower garden canola flower.