高齢化社会の「先進地域」ニッポン。世界に先駆け高齢者人口割合が増加しているなかで、さまざまな「変容」を余儀なくされている。なにげに本日のyahooトップページでは〜成田悠輔「高齢者は集団自決した方がいい」NYタイムズが発言報じて世界的大炎上「この上ないほど過激」〜という見出しの記事が目に飛び込んできていた。確かにちょっと過激ではと思いますが比喩表現だろうし、社会の中にさまざまな意見があるのは了解はできる。氏のご意見を読んでみるとポイントは「高齢者が社会の枢要な位置をほぼ独占している」現状への異議申し立てと思います。それは事実でもあるでしょう。高齢化社会での「活力」維持作戦として、より若い世代の活躍の場をというのは当然の意見。自分も客観的事実として高齢者になってきて冷静にその事実を受け止め、社会の中で自分の果たすべき役割を考えて行きたいと思っています。
少なくとも身体機能や認知機能について疑わしい事故例が見られる以上、交通ルールとして対応を考えて行くこと自体は自然な成り行き。かなり事前（たしか３ヶ月以上前と記憶）に「高齢者講習」の申込みハガキが送られてきて、そういうのはサッサと片付けたい方なので、すぐに申込みして昨日、受講して参りました。
きのう札幌は降雪の影響で道路は各所でほとんどが１車線のノロノロ状態。通常20分程度の道のりが倍以上かかって所定時間ギリギリの到着。

結果としては通常の免許更新手続きと違って、実際の運転実技時間もあってなかなか有意義なのではと思われました。通常の免許更新手続き費用が2,500円で高齢者講習費用が6,450円というのはやや疑問ではある（笑）。「高齢社会のおカネの流れの促進策」という声もありますが、言い得ているのかも知れないと思いました。が、実際に受けてみると「視野角度調査」「認知機能調査」「夜間認知機能調査」など自己認識に役立つチェックポイントの機械開発など、知恵と工夫の成果が見られました。従来の運転免許更新時講習と比較してかなり進化した内容。
また、運転実技の時間は隣に指導の方が同乗されてチェックしていただける。これは50年前の免許取得時以来の経験なので新鮮に感じました。運転技能では常識共有化ってなかなか難しい。ルール厳守は前提だけれど、長年自分だけの判断で知らず知らずに身についているクセの類は客観化する機会がない。一定の緊張感を持って確認できるのは意味があると思いました。
実技では雪に覆われた橋脚下をくぐる場所があってその場所を自分の判断で徐行運転しましたが、指導員からお褒めいただいた（エヘン）。その甲斐あってか「たいへ優良な運転マナーです」という評価でした。すっかりいい気分にさせていただけたので、6,450円もまぁ仕方ないかと思った次第。まことに現金で単純な性格だと自己認識（笑）。

English version⬇

The first driver’s license “training course for the elderly” has been successfully completed.
The fact that people are concerned about the decline of cognitive functions due to the aging of the population is unavoidable. I would like to take a positive view of the situation by solemnly checking myself. I am very happy to have passed the first session of the “elderly driver’s license” training course.

Japan is an “advanced region” with an aging society. As the percentage of the elderly population is increasing ahead of the rest of the world, Japan is being forced to undergo various “transformations. I was casually struck by an article on the top page of yahoo today headlined “Yusuke Narita: ‘The elderly should commit mass suicide,’ NY Times reports. It is true that this is a bit extreme, but it may be a figurative expression, and I understand that there are various opinions in society. I think the point of his opinion is an objection to the current situation in which “the elderly almost monopolize the pivotal position in society”. That may be true. It is a natural opinion that the younger generation should be given more opportunities to play an active role as a strategy to maintain “vitality” in an aging society. I, too, have become an elderly person as an objective fact, and I would like to calmly accept this fact and think about the role I should play in society.
As long as there have been cases of accidents that are at least questionable in terms of physical and cognitive functions, it is only natural that we should consider how to respond to them as traffic rules. I received a postcard long in advance (more than three months ago, as I recall) with an application for a “training course for the elderly,” and since I am the kind of person who likes to get that stuff out of the way quickly, I applied immediately and took the course yesterday.
Due to the snowfall in Sapporo yesterday, the roads were mostly one-lane slow in many places. The usual 20-minute journey took more than twice as long as usual, and I arrived just in time for the scheduled time.
As a result, unlike the usual license renewal procedure, we had time for practical driving skills, which we thought was quite worthwhile. The cost of the regular license renewal procedure was 2,500 yen and the cost of the senior citizen training course was 6,450 yen, which is somewhat questionable (laugh). Some say it is “a measure to promote the flow of money in an aging society,” and I thought they may be right in saying so. However, when I actually took the course, I saw the results of wisdom and ingenuity in the development of machines for checkpoints useful for self-recognition, such as the “visual field angle survey,” “cognitive function survey,” and “nighttime cognitive function survey. The content of the course has evolved considerably compared to the conventional driver’s license renewal course.
In addition, during the practical driving skills time, an instructor rides next to the student and checks him or her. This is an experience I have not had since I obtained my driver’s license 50 years ago, so it was a new experience for me. It is quite difficult to share common sense when it comes to driving skills. Although strict adherence to the rules is a prerequisite, there is no opportunity to objectify the kinds of habits that have been unintentionally acquired over the years through one’s own judgment. I thought it was meaningful to be able to check them with a certain sense of tension.
In the practical training, there was a snow-covered pier-like place where I drove slowly at my own discretion, and the instructor praised me for it (ahem). The instructor gave me a compliment (ahem). Since I was made to feel so good, I thought that the 6,450 yen was just as well. I am a very cash-conscious and simple person (laugh).

Posted on 2月 15th, 2023 by 三木 奎吾
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本日からはふたたび古民家建築探訪であります。日本列島37,000年史シリーズの最終章は日本国家始原期として大和国に神武東征した頃の探究。その象徴的な場所として奈良県宇陀市の桜実神社の八ツ房杉を紹介したけれど、そこから旧都・飛鳥に移動する道を走っていたら、道を見下ろすようにやや高台から石垣に防御された立派な屋敷が見上げられた。宇陀市中心部から通称、伊勢本街道と呼ばれる370号線を南下、典型的日本の景色ともいえる美しい里山の風景の中、一際目を引く豪奢で重厚な萱葺きの屋根の家が左側に見えてくる。周囲一体を見下ろす場所にあるいかにも立派な造りの家。
その印象的なたたずまいに魅せられ、まるで導かれるように近づいて家人の方に由緒などを伺おうと声をおかけしたら、親切にご案内いただいた。そんな出会いがこの「片岡家住宅」との出会いでした。
ことしのNHK大河は「どうする家康」ということで徳川四天王とされる本多忠勝（俳優：山田裕貴）がなかなか武家ヤンキー的に描かれています。窮地に陥って逃げ出そうと図った家康に槍を投げつけて諫めるなどかなり暴力的。かれは武田信玄にも敵将ながらあっぱれなヤツと見込まれていたという逸話もある。「家康に過ぎたるもの二つあり、唐の頭（兜の飾り物）に本多平八（忠勝）」というコトバ。で、その末裔一族がこの大和郡山で畿内地域の徳川支配の重要な一角として、領地を得ていた。その郡山藩の大庄屋家がこの片岡氏。で、この家の入口から一番奥、そしてもっとも「高台」に位置する場所に領主・本多家の殿様のために座敷が配置されていた。作りからすると一種城郭的とも思える配置・間取り。国指定重要文化財。
ご案内いただいたのはこの片岡家当主の「彦左衛門氏」。代々の当主はこの名前を伝承してきているということで、いかにも江戸期の武家とも通ずる家系意識。片岡家は、歴代当主が近世のほぼ全期間を通じ田原村の庄屋を務めたという。
片岡家には周辺の田原村に関する村方文書が豊富に残っており、その数は近世文書を中心に１万３千点を超える。片岡家住宅に関する史料もよく残っていて普請関係では、寛文９年（1669年）『殿様御殿御普請帳』と寛文11年（1671年）『座敷普請帳』があります。前者は主屋の客室部、後者は居室部の普請に関わる文書であり、上棟の際に用いられた木槌にも寛文10年（1670年）の墨書銘が見られるという。こういった経緯を勘案すれば、少なくとも350年以上の歴史が刻印された住宅ということになる。北海道ではまったく開拓されずほぼ太古の景色が広がっていた時代に、大和国ではこのようなたたずまいの家が存在し続けていたことになる。
歴史時間の隔たりの大きさに打たれる思いがして、こういう家の文化が現代まで続いていることが本州以南地域の住宅文化のコアなのだと深く気付かされる。断熱や気密といういごこち要素よりも、社会的な身分意識であったり、階級意識のような社会文化が優先しているのだと思い至る。　続きはまたあした。

English version⬇

Kataoka Family Residence, a house in Yamato Province (Nara Prefecture)
This old house was built more than 350 years ago, and traces of the samurai culture can still be seen in the layout plan. The priority is not comfort but “expression of social status. The house was built more than 350 years ago.

From today, we will once again be exploring the architecture of old private houses. The last chapter in our series on the 37,000-year history of the Japanese archipelago is about the Shinmu expedition to Yamato Province in the early days of the Japanese nation. As I was driving along the road from Uda to Asuka, the former capital of Japan, I saw a magnificent house protected by a stone wall from a slightly elevated position overlooking the road. Heading south on Route 370, commonly known as Isehon Kaido, from the center of Uda City, a house with a luxurious and massive thatched roof stands out on the left in a beautiful satoyama landscape that can be described as a typical Japanese scene. It is a magnificent house overlooking the surrounding area.
I was fascinated by its impressive appearance and approached the house as if I was being guided, and asked the owner to tell me about the history of the house. This was my first encounter with the Kataoka Family Residence.
This year’s NHK historical drama, “What to do, Ieyasu,” portrays Honda Tadakatsu (actor: Yamada Hiroki), who is considered one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Tokugawa, in a rather samurai-like, yankee-like manner. He is quite violent, throwing a spear at Ieyasu when Ieyasu tries to escape in a tight situation. There is an anecdote that even Takeda Shingen, an enemy general, thought he was a brilliant man. Ieyasu had two great qualities: the head of his helmet and Honda Heihachi (Tadakatsu),” is the phrase used by Ieyasu. The descendants of the Tadakatsu family had a fiefdom in Yamatokoriyama, which was an important part of the Tokugawa control of the Kinai region. The Kataoka family was the headman of the Koriyama clan. The lord of the Koriyama clan, the Kataoka family, had a room for the lord of the Honda family at the far end of the house from the entrance and at the most “elevated” position in the house. The layout of the house seems to be a kind of castle-like. It is a nationally designated important cultural property.
We were guided by Mr. Hikozaemon, the head of the Kataoka family. The family name has been handed down from generation to generation, and the family’s lineage is very similar to that of the samurai families of the Edo period. The Kataoka family served as the village headman of Tahara village for almost the entire modern period.
The Kataoka family has an abundance of village documents related to the surrounding Tahara village, numbering more than 13,000 items, mostly early modern documents. Historical documents related to the Kataoka family residence have also survived well, and in the area of fuchin-related documents, there is the “Tono-sama Goten Gosho Fuchincho” (1669) and the “Zashiki Fuchincho” (1671). The former is a document related to the fuchin of the guest room section of the main building, and the latter is a document related to the fuchin of the living room section, and an ink inscription of Kanbun 10 (1670) can be seen on the wooden hammer used at the time of the ridgepole raising. Taking this history into consideration, the house has at least 350 years of history stamped on it. While the landscape of Hokkaido was completely unexploited and almost unchanged from prehistoric times, houses with this appearance continued to exist in Yamato Province.
I was struck by the vast gap in historical time, and was deeply impressed by the fact that this type of house culture has continued to the present day and is at the core of the housing culture of the Honshu region and southward. I realized that social culture, such as a sense of social status and class, takes precedence over the comfort factors of thermal insulation and airtightness. To be continued in the coming days.

Posted on 2月 13th, 2023 by 三木 奎吾
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イラスト類は下町風俗資料館展示パネルから。四季変化が温暖な地域での、それも全国から集合してきた移住民たちの共有生活文化が昇華された様子が伝わってくる。
このような江戸っ子・関東地域の四季認識に対して、北海道はたとえばきょう最終日の「さっぽろ雪まつり」という最新の日本人全体が受け入れる歳時記を加えたのだと思っています。東北や日本海側地域の湿度感とは違って、それこそ比較的に湿度感が低い、乾燥した雪質のような開放感がそこにはあるように思う。たぶん東京の江戸っ子気質の関東的な湿度の少なさと共通する部分があるのではないか。
わたしは北海道で生まれ育った。大学で東京暮らしを経験しそのまま東京で就職して、札幌に転勤してその後自立した。人生時間では東京（神奈川と東京都内で居住）での暮らしが足かけ10年くらいの期間になっている。仕事上では東京との関係はさまざまに継続してきているので、主観的な意識としてはこの時間的継続感を持っている。北海道の「いちばん近い他地域」は青森ではなく東京だという認識がある。青森に行くのには札幌からだと、飛行機でも東京移動よりも時間制約が大きく「遠くなる」。
これは東京が交通体系の中心・首都であり、こちら北海道が鄙であることの必然というのが一般的理解。けれどどうも人間の気質においても、その成立過程で「近しい」共通項目が多いと気付かされる。


コトバでもわたしは北海道弁を東京でごくふつうに使ったりする。まぁ全国どこでもですが（笑）。あんまりそれを恥じるという認識を持っていない。この北海道弁は全国からの移民が混合して形成された言語であって、そういう意味で地域性というよりも「共通性」のようなものが基盤であり、そこに寒冷地的な共感文化が微妙にブレンドされたものと思っている。江戸っ子の話し言葉も、その成立過程を考えればやはり同様に全国からの移住民同士が、地域気候風土実感伝達要素を加味して成立させた。そして明治以降の日本社会ではそういう「共通言語化」が優勢な文化基盤になっていったのが事実。なので特段「恥ずかしがる」根拠がないと思うのです。まぁ恥ずかしがらせたいという志向は、文化的に保守的な層、主流派でいたい人が、優越意識を主張したいという理由から、鄙に対して上から目線したいだけなのだと思える。
断熱・気密化という住宅性能面の全国共通化ということは進展していくでしょうが、そういうことも良き基盤共通化だと思います。住宅というある意味では生活文化が凝縮した領域を考えて行くとき、江戸っ子や道産子が生成されたような生活文化への見方というものに現代人はもっと目を向けるべきではと思います。

English version⬇

The “Commonization” of Culture Since the Edo Period: Exploring the Shitamachi Row Houses-7
A chronicle of downtown culture. The first period was a time of “commonality” and acceptance of strangers. The Edo culture was vigorously developed by the common Nipponization of the people. The Edo culture was full of “common-ness” and acceptance of strangers.

The illustrations are from the exhibition panels at the Shitamachi Folk Museum. The illustrations show how the four seasons were sublimated into a shared lifestyle and culture in a region with a mild climate, where immigrants had gathered from all over the country.
To this perception of the four seasons in the Edo and Kanto regions, Hokkaido, for example, has added the latest seasonal calendar accepted by the Japanese people as a whole, the Sapporo Snow Festival, the last day of which is today. Unlike the sense of humidity in the Tohoku and Sea of Japan regions, I think there is a sense of openness there, like a dry, snowy climate with a comparatively low sense of humidity. Perhaps it has something in common with the Kanto-like low humidity of Tokyo’s Edokko temperament.
I was born and raised in Hokkaido. I experienced life in Tokyo at university, found a job in Tokyo, was transferred to Sapporo, and later became independent. In terms of life time, I have lived in Tokyo (living in Kanagawa and Tokyo) for a total of about 10 years. I have a sense of temporal continuity in my subjective consciousness, as I have had various ongoing relationships with Tokyo in my professional life. There is a perception that the “nearest other region” in Hokkaido is not Aomori but Tokyo. Aomori is “farther away” from Sapporo than Tokyo, even by air, due to the time constraints.
The general understanding is that this is inevitable because Tokyo is the center of the transportation system and the capital, and Hokkaido is remote. However, I have noticed that there are many similarities in the human temperament and in the process of its formation.

I use the Hokkaido dialect in Tokyo quite commonly, even in Kotoba. Well, anywhere in Japan (laughs). I am not ashamed of it. The Hokkaido dialect was formed by a mixture of immigrants from all over Japan, and in that sense, it is based on a kind of “commonality” rather than regionality, which I think is a subtle blend of the cold-weather culture of empathy. The spoken language of the Edo period was also formed by immigrants from all over the country, who added the element of transmission of a sense of local climate and customs to it. And it is a fact that such “common language” became the predominant cultural foundation in Japanese society after the Meiji period. So I don’t think there is any particular reason to be “shy” about it. Well, it seems to me that the orientation of wanting to embarrass is just a culturally conservative group, people who want to be in the mainstream, wanting to look up to the remote people for the reason of wanting to assert their sense of superiority.
I think that the national standardization of housing performance, such as insulation and airtightness, will continue to progress, but I think that this is also good basic standardization. When considering housing, an area where life culture is condensed in a sense, I think that people today should pay more attention to the way of looking at life culture that was created by the Edokko and Dosanko.

Posted on 2月 11th, 2023 by 三木 奎吾
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居住環境と人びとの暮らしぶりの探究を長い仕事人生でわたしは行ってきたと思います。通常業務では編集長職も昨年中に後進スタッフに移譲している。しかしやはり終のテーマとしては、ずっと頭のなかにあり続けていくのでしょう。現代の暮らし、家のいごこちの科学的探究と、暮らし方の進化の探索はこれからもメインテーマであることは間違いない。
一方で加齢と共に徐々に、来し方のことの想像力に志向が向かってきています。現代と未来の人間の暮らし方の根幹には、昔人が積み重ねてきた「生活文化」がそこにあり、その強い影響が家づくりのベースを構成していることに気付き深く興味が湧いてくる。古民家探訪にはそういった原意識があると思います。
先般から見て来た江戸由来の東京の「下町長屋」の暮らしぶり。台東区立下町風俗資料館の展示に添って江戸期の様子も確認してみたい。わたし自身がタイムスリップして江戸期に生まれ、そして現代と同じように居住環境についてのメディアを家業とするとしたら、やはりこの「下町長屋」という都市住居の基本について旺盛な興味を持ったに違いないと思っているのです。
そういった興味から、江戸期の様子の絵画パネル表現に強く惹かれていた。以下に展示パネル説明文引用。
「江戸の町人の大半が住んでいたのは裏長屋で、通りに面した木戸をくぐると路地があり、そこに軒を連ねて裏長屋が並んでいた。〜路地は長屋住民の共有通路。狭い住環境のため、路地は多目的に利用され、物売りの市、子どもの遊び場、夏には演題を出して夕涼み、そして井戸端会議の広場にもなった。」

「長屋は平屋建てで９尺２間と言われるように３坪から５坪程度の居住面積の長屋であった。勝手の入口を入ると４畳半か６畳間があり、勝手のへっついの上には煙出しの引き窓、座り流しには水瓶が置かれていた。」
いや、現代の暮らしぶりのマザーがリアルに存在している。当たり前だけれど人間の暮らしに不可欠な要素がコンパクトにまとめられて、機能としては過不足なく成立されている様子がよくわかる。そして狭さについては独特の「下町人情」がそれを補完して、いわば集合知としての人間環境を作っていたといえる。
いま現代の住環境創造のなかで達成すべきものは住宅性能に関することが大きいけれど、地域としてはほぼ高断熱化が進んだ北海道では、むしろこうした「社会環境」の知恵での総合的な未来型人間環境の価値感が高まっているように思っている。北海道では少なくとも意識に於いてはそういった段階にあるのだろう。もっといごこちのいい社会環境を考えたら、下町人情という領域は巨大な宝庫。
こういった江戸期由来の庶民の暮らし方のエッセンスから学ぶべきことは多いと思う。

English version⬇

The Reality of Edo Folk Life: Exploring the Shitamachi Row Houses-5
The way to futuristically enrich the local environment may be a soft sense of value like “downtown humanity. A downtown community with an expanded area. …

I believe that I have been exploring residential environments and people’s lifestyles for a long time in my work. In the past year, I have transferred the position of editor-in-chief to a junior staff member in the normal course of business. However, it will continue to be in my mind as a theme for the rest of my life. The scientific exploration of modern living, the comfort of home, and the search for the evolution of living styles will undoubtedly remain the main theme.
On the other hand, as we age, we are gradually becoming more oriented toward the imagination of what is to come. I am deeply intrigued to realize that the “lifestyle culture” accumulated by people in the past is there at the core of the modern and future human way of living, and its strong influence constitutes the base of house building. I believe that such an original consciousness exists in exploring old private houses.
The way of life of “downtown row houses” in Tokyo of Edo origin that we have been seeing for some time now. I would like to confirm the Edo period conditions along with the exhibition at the Taito City Museum of Shitamachi Customs and Folklore. If I were to travel back in time and be born in the Edo period, and if I were to make my family business of media about living environments, as I do today, I am sure that I would have a keen interest in this basic urban dwelling called the “Shitamachi Nagaya”.
Because of this interest, I was strongly attracted to the painted panel representation of the Edo period. The following is a quote from the exhibition panel description.
Most of the townspeople in Edo lived in back row houses. When you passed through the wooden door facing the street, there was an alley, and the back row houses were lined up in rows of eaves. 〜˜The alley is a shared passageway for the tenement residents. Because of the narrow living environment, the alleys were used for many purposes, including peddler’s markets, children’s playgrounds, cool evenings in the summer with a performance, and squares for well-meetings.”

The row houses were one-story structures with a living area of about 3 tsubo to 5 tsubo, or 9 shaku 2 ken, as they were called. Entering the entrance to the winch, there was a four-and-a-half or six-mat room, with a sliding smoke outlet window above the winch and a water bottle in the sink.”
No, the mother of the modern way of life exists in real life. It is obvious that the elements essential for human life have been compactly put together, and the functions have been established without excesses or deficiencies. The smallness of the house was complemented by the unique “downtown humanity,” so to speak, creating a human environment of collective knowledge.
Although the main focus of today’s housing environment creation is on housing performance, I believe that in Hokkaido, where the region has become almost completely insulated, there is a growing sense of the value of a comprehensive future human environment based on the wisdom of such a “social environment. In Hokkaido, at least in terms of awareness, this is probably the case. If we think of a more comfortable social environment, the area of downtown humanity is a huge treasure house.
There is much to be learned from the essence of the common people’s way of life that originated in the Edo period.

Posted on 2月 9th, 2023 by 三木 奎吾
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先週末・日曜日は家族が集って祝い事の「にぎり寿司」パーティ。家族の希望で久しぶりに父のにぎりを食べたいというわたし・喜色満面のリクエストだったのです。あらまぁウレシイ。
ということで札幌市中央市場の場内市場まで各種の魚介類を土曜日の早朝に仕入れ。それを捌いてのにぎり三昧の休日を楽しみました。四方を海に囲まれしかも冷涼な海域の北海道の海産物が集荷されてくる札幌中央市場の場内市場。そこはまさに新鮮魚貝の満艦飾。わたしは食品製造業の家庭環境で育ったので、中央市場はその空気感に没入できる大好きな場所。ときどき本州からの来訪者の方々をご案内することもありますが、みなさんその新鮮で鮮烈な魚介類に目を丸くして驚かれる。やはり実物の迫力は圧倒的なのです。おいしくて姿カタチがかわいらしい。なにか内的な自分の動物本能を強く揺さぶられ、気分がワクワクするのですね。
先週土曜日にはカミさんの大好物の筋子、それも紅鮭のものというパックを購入できた。その1-2割を使って一番上の写真のように12カン握ってみました。っていうか、握る先からカミさんが頬張っていくので、トータルでは20カンくらいは握ったでしょうか（笑）。残りは冷凍保存させてゆっくり楽しみたい。
さらに久しぶりに「イカ」を購入させていただいた。最近は北海道周辺の海では漁獲が激減しているという情報ですが、大ぶりで肉厚そうなヤツを購入。たくさん「裏包丁」を入れて食べやすく配慮して握った。口中になつかしいイカの風味が広がる。それを十分に味わえてなおボリューム感たっぷり。しかも喉につかえないなめらかさでやがて腹の中に収まっていく本来の北国の食感を楽しめた。
エビも捌き方を工夫してカラの彩りも若干残して楽しく調理してみた。包丁の捌き方で「おお、こんなに美しいのか」と喜べるのは醍醐味であります。下のにぎり写真中央には生ホッキの捌いたヤツも。ホッキは冷凍のヤツも解凍して握りましたが（この下の写真に）、やはり生ホッキはやわらかくてまるで口の中で融けていくような極上の食感を楽しめる。


マグロも大間という津軽海峡の漁場が有名ですが、最近は北海道各地でたくさん水揚げされるようです。中央市場では築地ほどではないけれどたくさんの冷凍されたマグロたちがゴロゴロと転がって、やがて盛大に捌かれている光景に出会う。
感染症以前には、会社スタッフに１回に総数300カン以上握って「社長食堂」を提供していましたが、今回はこの写真の他に100カンくらい握ったのでトータル200カンほど。家族それぞれ、お持ち帰りもたっぷり。久しぶりに握ったので自分ではシャリは少なめにしたつもりでしたが、「おお、でかい」という印象（笑）。体の感覚や調子を再度確認もできたので、徐々に握り寿司の機会を探っていきたいと思っています。

English version⬇

Nigiri-zushi” after a long absence Enjoy shopping and making by hand
A reunion with delightful fish and shellfish such as sockeye salmon roe, inshore squid, and fresh hokki. The best part of being a Hokkaido native is being able to buy, process, and enjoy them. …

Last Sunday, my family gathered for a celebratory “Nigiri-zushi” party. My family wanted to eat my father’s Nigiri for the first time in a long time, and I was so happy to hear their request. Oh, my gosh, I am so happy.
So we went to the Sapporo Central Market early Saturday morning to stock up on various kinds of seafood. We processed them and enjoyed a holiday full of nigiri. The Sapporo Central Market is surrounded by the sea on all sides and is a place where seafood from the cooler waters of Hokkaido is gathered. The market is a veritable cornucopia of fresh fish and shellfish. I grew up in a food manufacturing family, so the central market is my favorite place to immerse myself in the atmosphere. Sometimes I take visitors from Honshu to the market and they are amazed at the freshness and freshness of the seafood. The power of the real thing is overwhelming. It is delicious and has a cute shape. It is a very exciting experience for me, as it stirs up my inner animal instincts.
Last Saturday, I was able to buy a pack of salmon roe, which is one of my wife’s favorite foods. I used 10-20% of the salmon roe to make a 12-can bag, as you can see in the picture at the top. I think I made about 20 pieces of salmon roe in total, since my wife started chewing on the salmon roe from the end of the pack. I want to freeze the rest and enjoy it slowly.
We also bought squid for the first time in a while. I heard that the catch has been drastically decreasing in the seas around Hokkaido recently, but I bought a large, thick-looking one. I made a lot of “back knives” to make it easier to eat. The squid flavor spread in my mouth. The squid is so rich and hearty that you can fully enjoy it. Moreover, the squid was so smooth that it did not stick in the throat, and the texture of the original northern style was enjoyed as it eventually settled in the stomach.
The shrimp was prepared in a creative way, leaving some of the coloring on the shrimp. It is a real pleasure to be able to say, “Oh, it’s so beautiful,” when you see how the shrimp is handled with a knife. In the center of the nigiri photo below is a raw hokki. I also defrosted frozen hokki (see photo below), but the fresh hokki is so soft that it seems to melt in your mouth, giving it an exquisite texture.

Tuna is also famous in the Tsugaru Straits fishing area called Oma, but these days it seems that a lot of tuna is landed in various parts of Hokkaido. At the central market, you will see a lot of frozen tuna, though not as many as at Tsukiji, lying around and eventually being processed in a big heap.
Before the infection, I used to serve the “President’s Dining Room” to the company staff with a total of over 300 pieces of tuna at one time, but this time, in addition to the tuna in this picture, I also grabbed about 100 pieces, for a total of about 200 pieces. Each family member had plenty to take home. Since it had been a while since I had nigiri, I thought I had made less rice myself, but my impression was “Oh, it’s huge” (laugh). I was able to reconfirm how my body felt and how well I was doing, so I would like to gradually explore opportunities to make nigirizushi.

Posted on 2月 7th, 2023 by 三木 奎吾
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