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Tear the darkness of Edo
A shadow that tears the darkness of Edo and jumps from the roof to the roof.
The black costume that emerged illuminated by the niche lamps of the blinds is ...
"Areha, Ninja, Deska?"
Customers from overseas who wear kimonos in Asakusa and enjoy walking around.
"I'm not a ninja. It's a thief who stole a thousand boxes. The name is Jirokichi, the Rat,!"
In front of Asakusa Public Hall on Dempo-in Temple Street, a statue of a Rat Kozo stands on the roof.
The neat and tight face is made similar to Kansaburo Nakamura.
Kabuki actors with great action that launched Cocoon Kabuki and Heisei Nakamuraza, sharp movements, and warm charm that attracts people.
He also played the leading role in "Noda's version of Rat Kozo".
Ninjas and thieves
※ A model of Kodemmacho prison from the front
Indeed, if you put yourself in a black costume and drive lightly on the roof, it's no wonder that overseas people will see it as a "ninja."
But we can distinguish "ninja" and "thieves" at a glance.
It is linked to the background of the times, the object of stealing, and the standard cheek-covering style.
Some of the techniques of sneaking include information gathering, theft, and escape.
The "thief" also fulfills its purpose by making full use of techniques similar to sneaking techniques.
The special skills of both parties must have a very large overlap.
There is also a theory that Goemon Ishikawa, who was famous as a great thief, was a disciple of Santa Momochi, one of the heads of Iga Ninjas.
Still, the reason why the black costume that moves on the stage and video can be intuitively distinguished between "ninja" and "thieves" because the audience fully understands and shares the atmosphere created by the work in advance.
lucky items, a rat kid
The tomb of the Rat kid who made a noise in the city of Edo is located in Kaikoin in Ryogoku.
It seems to be a legend that the money taken from the daimyo residence was distributed to the poor, but the image of a pirate was created by moving alone and cutting the relatives before being caught and preventing the accumulation. It seems to have been.
In front of the tombstone, there is a stone of Gozen standing.
There is a custom of holding a thousand boxes and hitting a rat kid who was hard to catch it, and cutting it as a talisman for game luck, betting, and money luck.
It seems that many people apply for an exam because they can enter the daimyo residence.
A mouse, it appears.
In Chuo-ku, there is also a rat kid.
"Kodemmacho prison exhibition hall" is located in the annex of Jushi Square.
The facility of the prison, which was the largest in Edo, is reproduced with a model.
On the roof there.
※ Information board for "Sakaimachi / Fukiya-cho Theater Ruins" standing at Ningyocho 3-chome
Surprisingly, the rat kid has an edge in the ward.
Births have been almost specified, and in 1795, he was born as the eldest son of Sadajiro, Kidoban of the playhouse Nakamuraza in Sakaimachi.
His name is Jiro Yoshi.
I lived in Sakaimachi and was a Tobi craftsman, but I broke down with Hakuuchi.
※ The streets full of playhouses from the Edo period
Aims only at the depth of the Daimyo mansion where human eyes are thin, and continues to steal.
In 1832, he was caught by sneaking in the residence of Shosuke Matsudaira Miyauchi, Obata feudal lord in Nihonbashihamacho.
They were scrubbed at magistrate's office Kitamachi and sent to Kodemmacho's mansion without any relatives.
A female rat
Due to the connection, I participated in the HOKUTOPIA Theater Festival 2024 in Kita Ward.
This is a play in which the female mouse kid family, the grandson of Jirokichi, plays an active part.
Rather than a mouse, they are gorgeous older sisters like Cat's Eye.
I mean, the role of a weak magistrate who is entangled with a beautiful Oiran, who escapes trying to catch it.
My wife says. "I don't like people who are always vigorous, but in front of a beautiful woman."
"Yeah. That's just played that role. Don't go too far into the story."
Yes, my home is always peaceful.