さて稚内探訪シリーズでわたしとして初めて意識することになった北方樺太のことですが、明治以降・近代国家時代になって日本社会に大きな「影響」があったのは北方のロシア・ソ連国家との強い緊張関係。
　敗戦から数日後、ソ連国家は日本領の南樺太に侵略してきた。その後、日本も彼の地の領有権を公式に放棄し現在に至っている。国境に関わることなので、慎重にならざるを得ないけれど、戦後の日本社会はこうしたことがらからなるべく目を背けてきていることも事実。わたしのような典型的な戦後世代人間はそうした「常識」の世界で生きてきた。さて、今回の参院選の結果はそのことに変化を生じさせるのだろうか。
　・・・ということですが、身の回りでは同時並行で札幌市清田区のわが家2.0敷地についての環境変化が進行してきております。一所懸命、という土地を巡ることがらは古代日本社会の成立以降、その境界について強い関心を持ち続けてきたのが日本人の「本然」。
　わが家の場合、隣地境界が非常に「変形」だったので隣地の利用変化のタイミングに合わせ所有者の全国企業と対話をこころみて、無事交渉が成立。写真はそのあらたな「領域」のいまの様子。これまでの隣地域（土面露出箇所）には樹木が数本あったのけれど、先方で伐採してくれてその場所は野草が繁茂状況。
　で、当面は5-6台程度の駐車場として活用するため若干DIY的に整地しようかと考えていたら、工事に入っていた隣地側の工事担当者から、工事用砂利を「おすそ分け」いただいた（笑）。まぁきわめて平和友好的な関係を維持していることもあって、カミさんの交渉力で実現。
　本格的には掘り込んで整地して砂利入れとなるところでしょうが、当面利用計画は定まってもいないので、シロウトDIYで砂利を敷き詰める予定。折からの高温ですが、さらなる健康増進を兼ねて、本日、整地作業に取り組みたいと思っています。
　樺太での日露「国境交渉」取材記事執筆・掲載中ですが、本日はわが家の国境状況の話題でした（笑）。あしたは樺太・稚内に復帰予定。よろしく。

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[Gravel sharing from the neighboring land where construction has started to our house 2.0 (laugh)]
It is in the middle of the Wakkanai – Karafuto article where the history of the Japan-Russia border is stacked, but a peaceful situation also occurred at the “border” of the land next to our house (laugh). Thankfully, we received it. Thankfully received.

Now, as for Northern Sakhalin, which I became aware of for the first time in the Wakkanai exploration series, a major “influence” on Japanese society after the Meiji period and in the era of the modern state was the strong tension with the Russian and Soviet states in the north.
　A few days after the defeat in the war, the Soviet state invaded the Japanese territory of southern Sakhalin. Subsequently, Japan also officially renounced its territorial rights to his land, and this has continued to the present day. Although we must be cautious when dealing with border issues, it is also true that postwar Japanese society has avoided these issues as much as possible. Typical postwar generation people like myself have lived in such a world of “common sense. I wonder if the results of this year’s Upper House election will change that.
　However, at the same time, the environment of our house 2.0 site in Kiyota-ku, Sapporo, is changing. Since the establishment of ancient Japanese society, Japanese people have been “naturally” interested in the boundary of the land.
　In the case of our house, the boundary of the neighboring land was very “deformed,” so we tried to have a dialogue with the owner’s nationwide company in accordance with the timing of the change of use of the neighboring land, and we successfully concluded negotiations. The photo shows the new “area” as it is now. There were a few trees on the adjacent land (exposed soil), but they cut them down and the area is now overgrown with wildflowers.
　I was thinking of doing some DIY land preparation in order to use it as a parking lot for about 5-6 cars for the time being, when I received some gravel from a construction worker on the neighbor’s side who was working on the site (laugh). (Laughs) Since we have maintained a very peaceful and friendly relationship, Kami’s bargaining power made it possible.
　In earnest, we will probably dig in, clear the site, and put in gravel, but since we have no definite plan for its use for the time being, we plan to spread the gravel as a DIY project by a novice. It is high temperature from time to time, but I would like to tackle the land clearing work today with the aim of further improving my health.
　I am currently writing and publishing an article covering the Japan-Russia “border negotiations” in Karafuto, but today I was talking about the border situation at our home (laughs). Tomorrow I will be back in Wakkanai, Sakhalin. Best regards.

I am currently writing an article on the Japan-Russia “border negotiations” in Karafuto, and today I am talking about our home border.

Posted on 7月 23rd, 2025 by 三木 奎吾
Filed under: 「都市の快適」研究