著者

田端 真弓 山田 理恵

出版者

九州地区国立大学間の連携に係る企画委員会リポジトリ部会

雑誌

研究論文集-教育系・文系の九州地区国立大学間連携論文集- (ISSN:18828728)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.5, no.1, 2011-11

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The purpose of this study is to clarify Saito Shintaro’s (1828–1888) ascetic practices focusing on the Ohmura domain. Shintaro was the eldest son of Saito Yakuro (1798–1871), a well-known swordsmanship instructor at the end of the Tokugawa period. Yakuro had established the Rempeikan (dojo), and Shintaro inherited it. He traveled to various feudal domains from 1847 to 1849. Two historical sources, Shoshu Shugyo Eimeiro-ku and Shugyo-chu Shohan Houmei-roku, contain records of his travels. The significance of these sources has not yet been examined. This paper examines the reliability of these sources and presents the following conclusions. (1) These sources indicate the places (feudal domains) and the dates of the visitmade by Shintaro. In particular, most of the records of Kyushu appear in Houmei-roku. (2) The first area visited by him was the Koga domain. The northernmost domain was Matsumae and the southernmost was Hyuga. The Hirado domain and Tsushima domain were the westernmost places. (3)He participated in matches more actively in the north of Kyushu than he did in other districts. (4)His ascetic practices became the turning point in the transformation of the school (ryuha) of swordsmanship in Ohmura.