戦国時代ものが好きだというのは、いまや日本人に刷り込まれている歴史観だと思います。国民作家と言われた司馬遼太郎が、この時代を国盗り物語とか新史太閤記などで大衆的人気を絶対的なものとしたことが、たぶん大きかったのでしょうが、それに先行して多くの歴史作家が直感的にこの時代相に現代人に強く訴えてくるものがあると考えて多作していたことがあったのでしょう。
　日本は文字記録による歴史時間としても2000年近い時間がある中で、直接的に権力闘争と大衆の民族史とがクロスし始めたのが、この時代だったとも言えるのでしょう。
　そういうなかでこの播州における「三木城合戦」は畿内中央部を勢力下に掌握した信長が、いよいよ「全国制覇」という制服事業に向かった結節点としてあったのだと思います。そしてその司令官として秀吉が選抜されて、西国制覇の「責任者」の位置を占めたことが大きかった。同様の「合戦」はそれこそ全国各地でさかんに行われていたなかで、この「三木合戦」が有名になっていったのには、その後の統一日本の主役、信長・秀吉が活躍したことで大きな「蓋然性」があったのでしょう。いわばパブリシティ拡散の下地が大きく広がったということかと。歴史はいつも勝者の都合の良いように脚色されるものでしょうが、秀吉の戦争戦略がはじめて明確化したと言えるのではないか。
　それは人的な被害を最小限化して勝利を収めるという経済優先の軍事戦略。信長の戦略が極端に言えば「皆殺し」作戦であったのに対して、戦後処理を見据えて局地戦では「時間を掛けて」戦って、敗者を「生かして従わせる」というものだったように思える。
　この三木合戦に２年間を掛けたというのは、交通の要衝地であって物資輸送至便な三木城に対して、その「交通網を遮断する」という作戦だったのでしょう。三木城は先般見たように美嚢川に面していて遠く瀬戸内海交易ルートとも直結し、陸上交通では京大阪から見て「西国の入口・喉仏」に位置している。経済の大動脈地域だったといえる。
　のちに秀吉が関東経営根拠地について家康にほかのどこでもなく迷わず「江戸」にすべきだと教唆したことが伝わっているけれど、秀吉という人間は、それこそ経済こそが政治を左右し、軍事を決定づけるのだと信念を持っていたのだと思う。そういう戦略眼は秀吉によって大戦略として採用された。そうした戦略が織田の「皆殺し」作戦恐怖と相俟って、かれの進撃を支えていたと思う。信長はそうした秀吉の功績を他の将に模範とせよと訓令している。
　こういう兵糧攻め作戦なので城跡でも華々しさは感じられません。

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The two-year “dry siege” of Miki Castle
The full-scale strategy for the conquest of the western part of Japan by Hideyoshi, the Oda family’s regional commander, was suddenly an “economic containment” strategy. The strategy adopted by Hideyoshi was an intelligent one. …

　I think that the love of Sengoku-era stories is a view of history that is now imprinted on the Japanese people. It is probably significant that Ryotaro Shiba, who is considered a national writer, made this period absolutely popular among the masses with his works such as Kunitobori Monogatari and Shinshi Taikoki, but it was probably preceded by the fact that many historical writers had also written many works because they intuitively felt that this period had a strong appeal to people today. Japan is a country where the historical time is recorded in the form of written records.
　Japan has nearly 2,000 years of written history, and it was during this period that the struggle for power and the national history of the masses began to directly intersect.
　In this context, the “Battle of Miki Castle” in Banshu was the nexus point where Nobunaga, who had seized control of the central Kinai region, finally headed for the uniformed project of “nationwide conquest”. It was significant that Hideyoshi was selected as the commander and occupied the position of “responsible person” for the conquest of the western part of the country. Similar “battles” were fought in various parts of the country, but the Miki Battle became famous because Nobunaga and Hideyoshi, who played a leading role in the subsequent unification of Japan, were active in the battle. In other words, the groundwork for the spread of publicity was greatly expanded. History is always made to suit the victor, but I think we can say that Hideyoshi’s war strategy became clear for the first time.
　It was a military strategy that prioritized economics to minimize human casualties and win the war. While Nobunaga’s strategy was, in extreme terms, a “kill-em-all” strategy, Hideyoshi’s strategy seemed to be to fight “over time” in local battles with a view to postwar disposal, and to “keep the defeated alive and make them obey”.
　The reason why it took two years for the Miki Battle was probably a strategy to “cut off the transportation network” to Miki Castle, which was located at a strategic point for transportation of goods. As we saw earlier, Miki Castle faced the Mibugawa River and was directly connected to the Seto Inland Sea trade route, and in terms of land transportation, it was located at “the entrance and throat of the western part of the country” from Kyoto-Osaka. It can be said to have been a major economic artery area.
　It is said that Hideyoshi later suggested to Ieyasu that Edo should be the base of operations in the Kanto region without hesitation, rather than anywhere else. Such a strategic view was adopted by Hideyoshi as a grand strategy. I believe that such a strategy, combined with Oda’s “kill-em-all” strategy, supported his advance. Nobunaga ordered his generals to follow the example of Hideyoshi’s achievements.
　Because of this strategy of attacking with troops, even the ruins of the castle do not look spectacular.

Posted on 11月 10th, 2024 by 三木 奎吾
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　昨日は結局、札幌市西区のわが家周辺、山の手地区では断続的に降雪が続き、本日朝には家の前はグチャグチャな多水性の雪が重なっている状態。本格的に「除雪」する必要があるかどうか、というところであります。たぶんこのグチャグチャ道では早朝散歩はちょっと、なのでその分、ブログ記述後せっせと初雪かきとなることでしょう。雪、重そうであります（泣）。しょがない。北国の宿命。
　さて昨日までで、アメリカの政権選択にトランプ勝利という決定が下された。その力学が今後の日本経済にどのように影響してくるのか、予測を立てて行く必要がある。わたしも創業企業からは退隠したとはいえ、個人企業としては引き続き住宅情報関連の仕事なので、約３ヶ月ほどのアメリカの政権移行期を経て以降の経済動向を考えていく必要があると思っています。経済面で言えば、一般的にアメリカの経済政策が日本経済や金融市場に影響を与えることが多いとされるし、現実に強固な日米関係の基軸は第２次大戦以降の「経済同盟」関係であることはあきらか。
　コロナ明け以降のアメリカのインフレが反映して住宅建材価格が暴騰し、それが住宅価格の世界的高騰を招いたことが日本の住宅取得層に大きな影響を与えて、とくに今期には住宅着工減少があきらかになってきている。政治というのは基本的に経済の状況を反映するものであって、為政者には経済の相場観というものが最重要なのだと思います。仁徳天皇の民のカマド伝承の通り。
　アメリカの人びとはトランプの2017-20年の４年間の経済運営実績を踏まえてその政権を再度選択した。その後のバイデン政権とその後継を狙ったハリスにNOを突き付けたということでしょう。生活コストの急上昇に対して民は経済最優先という選択を行ったと言える。
　まだ選挙の結果が出たばかりで、そうした経済分析情報はそう多くは出てきていないけれど、今後の住宅市場を見通していくときに、大きな方向性指標がトランプ政権によって打ち出されてくることでしょう。上の図は時事通信外報部11/5配信のもの。経済面では一般的にアメリカの経済政策が日本経済や金融市場に影響を与えることが多く、簡略にまとめられていてわかりやすい。
　要注目と思われるトランプの政策としては、化石燃料拡大によるコスト引き下げという経済活性化の「方法論」を明確に示していること。トランプはさらに所得税などの「大型減税」恒久化、さらに残業手当、社会保障給付の非課税化を打ち出している。
　よく知られているけれどバイデン政権は環境・エネルギー政策のグリーン化を掲げ、それまでの「シェールガス革命」を痛撃してきていた。
　こうした方向性は第１次政権時と基本的には志向性が同じだと思える。こういう志向性と日本の為政者であった安倍政権の打ち出した「アベノミクス」が呼応していた。大きな世界経済の方向性はこういった方向に向かっていくのではないか。ただ、いま現在の日本の政権には明確な「経済施策」の考え方が希薄。あるとすれば財務省による「増税路線」。この日本の増税路線とアメリカ・トランプ政権の減税・経済活性化路線とがはたして整合するだろうか？　大きく疑問。さてどうなるか？

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[What about economic policy and the housing market under a Trump 2.0 administration?
Politics is paramount to the economic market outlook. From Biden’s “environmental focus” that nearly stifled the shale gas revolution to the Trump administration of fossil fuel expansion => cost reductions. …

　Yesterday, it ended up snowing intermittently in the Yamanote area around our house in Sapporo’s Nishi Ward, and by this morning, the front of our house was covered with a layer of soggy, multi-level snow. We are wondering if we need to “plow” the snow in earnest. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to go for an early morning walk on this muddy road, so I’ll have to shovel the first snow after writing this blog. The snow looks heavy (I cry). It can’t be helped. The fate of a northern country.
　As of yesterday, the decision to choose the U.S. administration has been made in favor of Trump. We need to make predictions on how the dynamics will affect the Japanese economy in the future. Although I too have retired from the founding company, I continue to work in the housing information business as a private firm, so I believe it is necessary to consider the economic trends after the approximately three-month transition period of the U.S. administration. In terms of the economy, it is generally believed that the U.S. economic policy often affects the Japanese economy and financial markets, and it is clear that the cornerstone of a strong Japan-U.S. relationship in reality is the “economic alliance” relationship that has existed since World War II.
　The price of building materials has skyrocketed, reflecting inflation in the U.S. since the dawn of the Corona, and this has led to a global surge in housing prices, which has had a major impact on Japanese homebuyers, especially in the current quarter, when a decline in housing starts has become apparent. Politics is basically a reflection of the state of the economy, and I believe that the view of the economic market is of utmost importance to politicians. As per the Kamado lore of Emperor Nintoku’s people.
　The American people chose that administration again based on Trump’s four-year track record of managing the economy in 2017-20. After that, they would have said NO to the Biden administration and Harris who tried to succeed him. It can be said that the people have made the choice to put the economy first against a sharp rise in the cost of living.
　Although the election results have only just come in and not much information on such economic analysis is available, the Trump administration will provide a major directional indicator for the future of the housing market. The figure above is from the Jiji Press Foreign Affairs Department, November 5, 2011. In terms of the economy, U.S. economic policies generally affect the Japanese economy and financial markets, and it is easy to understand in a simplified form.
　One of Trump’s policies that we believe is important to note is his clear “methodology” for stimulating the economy by lowering costs through the expansion of fossil fuels. Trump has also proposed making permanent “major tax cuts” such as income taxes, as well as exempting overtime pay and social security benefits from taxes.
　As is well known, the Biden administration has been pushing for a green environment and energy policy, and has been taking a hard hit against the “shale gas revolution” that had been underway up to that point.
　This direction seems to be basically the same as that of the first administration. This orientation corresponded with the “Abenomics” of the Abe administration, which was in power in Japan. The direction of the global economy is likely to move in this direction. However, the current Japanese administration does not have a clear-cut “economic policy” in mind. If there is one, it is the Ministry of Finance’s “tax hike policy. Will Japan’s tax hike policy be consistent with the U.S. Trump administration’s policy of cutting taxes and revitalizing the economy?　It is highly doubtful. What will happen now?

Posted on 11月 8th, 2024 by 三木 奎吾
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　さてアメリカ大統領選は時差の関係もあり、帰趨の情報はまだ発信されてこない。そういうことなので、ブログ記事としては代わりに、いまなにかと話題になっている「兵庫県」で縁の深い「三木城跡」についての探訪記であります。時空をはるかに超えて、合戦・政治闘争についてのつながりか？ムリヤリ感満載であります（笑）。
　現代でも斉藤前知事の失職以降の出直し知事選さなかで、NHK党（いまはどういう名前か知らない）の立花氏が立候補して前知事の「無実」を訴えているとのこと。なにやら「新事実」が浮かび上がってきているとされている。もしそれが真実であるなら、形勢一変であり注目される。
　・・・ということですが、本日はその兵庫県のほぼ中央部の三木市に残る「三木城跡」のこと。わたしの姓が冠されていて、家系伝承でもなにかとクロスする地名・氏名（うじめい）であります。司馬遼太郎さんの記述では、兵庫県では1870年（明治3年）9月19日、すべての国民が苗字を持つことを許された時には、「おれ、三木」「オレも三木」と多数の方々がこの三木城関連の素性であると名乗り出られたという説。全国有数の「三木家」多数派地域であります。郷土への愛のひとつの共有体験として織田・秀吉軍による攻撃と城主・別所氏の決断によって城明け渡し・城主の自害・城兵の助命が大きく残像が残っていたということでしょうか。
　この三木城というのは、経済の伝統的要衝地に立地。京都からの西国への主要な街道筋を押さえる位置にあって、戦国当時もその利権を狙って山陰の戦国大名「尼子氏」に攻撃されたり、京都を押さえた三好氏にも攻撃されている。その都度、堅固に城を守り抜いていた。三木市ではいまも「金物」が名産とされているように、京大阪の需要地から交通至便ということもあって、いわば播州における経済のひとつの中心地域だったのだと思われます。神戸は明治以降、国際貿易港として経済活動がさかんになっていくけれど、それ以前には三木城が播州のひとつの中心地だったと思える。


　地図は「みき歴史資料館」所蔵の播州三木古城図と、その方向感をそろえてみた現代のGoogleマップ。城の南側の後背地には山地が迫り、北側の前面には美嚢川の流れがあって、補給の機能も備えている条件。高齢期になってきて、播州には時折訪れることが増えてきています。そのたびにふとした機縁にめぐり会わされて、血脈のなつかしさ、歴史を感じることが多いのであります。故地を遠く離れた北海道人にとって日本民族としての素性確認機会とでも言えるのでしょうか？

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The Oda and Hideyoshi military units and Miki Castle at the end of the Warring States period
The development of Kobe, an international trading port, has been attracting attention, but the history of Kobe up to the Edo period shows a completely different economic trace in Miki Castle in the central part of Hyogo Prefecture. …

　Due to the time difference in the U.S. presidential election, information on the outcome of the election has not yet been released. Therefore, instead, this blog entry is about a visit to the ruins of Miki Castle, which is closely related to the much talked about “Hyogo Prefecture”. Is there a connection between the two places, or is it about battles and political struggles that transcend time and space? It is full of a sense of unreasonableness (laugh).
　Even today, in the midst of the gubernatorial rerun election after former Governor Saito lost his post, Mr. Tachibana of the NHK Party (I don’t know what it is called now) is running for governor, appealing for the former governor’s “innocence. It is said that some “new facts” have emerged. If it is true, it would be a game changer and attract a lot of attention.
　Today, I would like to talk about the ruins of Miki Castle in Miki City, located in the center of Hyogo Prefecture. It bears my family name, and is a place name and name that crosses over into family lore in some way. According to Ryotaro Shiba’s account, on September 19, 1870 (Meiji 3), when all people in Hyogo Prefecture were allowed to have surnames, many people came forward saying, “I, Miki,” or “I, Miki,” as if they were related to this Miki Castle. This is one of the areas in Japan where the “Miki family” is in the majority. The attack by Oda and Hideyoshi forces and the decision by the castle’s owner, Bessho, to surrender the castle, the owner’s suicide, and the lives of the castle’s soldiers were all left behind as a shared experience of love for one’s hometown.
　Miki Castle was located in a traditional economic center. It was located on a major highway from Kyoto to the western part of the country, and was attacked by the Amago clan, a feudal lord in the San’in region, who wanted to take advantage of its location, and by the Miyoshi clan, which held Kyoto. Each time, the castle was firmly defended. As “hardware” is still a specialty of Miki City, it was one of the economic centers in Banshu, so to speak, because of its convenient transportation from the demand areas of Kyoto and Osaka. Kobe became an international trading port after the Meiji period (1868-1912), but before that, Miki Castle seemed to be the center of Banshu.

　The map is a modern Google map that attempts to align the sense of direction with the old castle map of Banshu Miki in the collection of the Miki Historical Museum. The southern hinterland of the castle is looming in the mountains, and the northern front has the flow of the Mishu River, a condition that also serves the function of supply. In my advanced age, I have been visiting Banshu more and more from time to time. Each time I visit Banshu, I am often struck by a chance encounter and feel the nostalgia and history of my bloodline. For the people of Hokkaido, far away from their homeland, it is an opportunity to confirm their identity as Japanese people.

Posted on 11月 6th, 2024 by 三木 奎吾
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　さて南方熊楠の自邸を６回ほどのブログ記事で見て来たのですが、そういう南方が日本史のスポットライトを浴びたのは、生物学に造詣を深められていた昭和天皇が、南方熊楠の学問追求を知って、紀州を訪れてかれから直接「進講」を受けられたいと希望されたこと。
　昭和４年６月１日と日付のある「大阪毎日新聞」紙面では、天皇の紀州行幸は640年ぶりという見出しを振って１面記事として報道している。生物学者としての調査活動として田辺湾の神島に上陸され実地調査をされたのに対して、南方は神島でお迎えして参観ポイントを整理してご説明した後、天皇の「御座船」であった戦艦長門上で、ご進講を行った。
　前記したけれど、南方熊楠はこれ以前に政府が進めていた全国の神社の統廃合に対して明確に反対をとなえて活動を行っていた。昭和天皇のこの行動は、皇国史観による行きすぎた行政対応を緩和させる方向に働いていったとされている。行政府の対応に対して明確にそれに異を唱えた人物に対して、その意見をリスペクトし進講を受けられた天皇の行動には興味を惹かれる。
　
　平安期、多くの天皇退位後の上皇たちは「熊野詣」を繰り返していた。皇位としての行動制限から自由になった上皇たちは、はるか遠隔の地である熊野三山などを踏破してきていた。実際に「熊野古道」などを歩いてみれば、上皇たち自身も、みずから歩き巡っただろうことが想像される。なにかに突き動かされるかのようなそうした心理が民衆にも伝わって、蟻のようにという枕詞まで冠せられて、熊野詣は日本民族全般に及んでいった。空海や一遍上人など、多くの宗教者たちもこの紀州にリスペクトし、学ぶようになる。空海などは紀州の一帯・高野に根本道場の地を定め、みずからも「入定」している。
　それぞれの行動にはある一貫性があって、南紀の自然風土の特異性に対しての特別な思いがそこに投影されているのだろうと思われる。たしかにわたし自身も、そういった心理は自らも体験することで、いわば体感的に納得させられている。火山列島地形が黒潮によって永い時間、強く影響されてきた自然観に、同じ日本人として共感を強く持つのだ。ネイティブ北海道人としての自分としても、この多くの人びとの行動について、深い納得と共感を持つ。
　昭和天皇の行動には、そういった「民族性」が強く感じられる。そしてこの行動は、南方熊楠の人生とその事跡にとって、決定的なことがらになっていった。

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The Emperor Showa’s Landing on Kamijima and his Lecture on the Battleship Nagato Minakata Kumagusu-7
Nanki-Kumano welcomed the Emperor for the first time in 640 years since the Heian period. In the age when a battleship was considered as a throne ship, the Emperor showed his respect to Minakata Kumagusu as a biologist. …

　We have seen Minakata Kumagusu’s residence in about 6 blog posts, but what brought Minakata into the spotlight of Japanese history was that Emperor Showa, who was deepening his knowledge of biology, was aware of Minakata Kumagusu’s academic pursuits and wished to visit Kishu to receive a “lecture” directly from him.
　The Osaka Mainichi Shimbun, dated June 1, 1929, carried a front-page article with the headline, “The Emperor’s first visit to Kishu in 640 years. While the emperor landed on Kamijima Island in Tanabe Bay to conduct a field survey as a biologist, Minakata welcomed him on Kamijima Island, explained the points of interest, and then gave a lecture on board the battleship Nagato, the emperor’s “throne ship”.
　As mentioned above, Minakata Kumagusu had been clearly opposed to the consolidation of shrines in Japan, which had been promoted by the government. It is said that this action of the Showa Emperor worked in the direction of mitigating the excessive administrative response based on the imperialist view of history. It is interesting to note that the Emperor respected the opinions of those who clearly disagreed with the executive branch’s response and accepted their lectures.
　During the Heian period, many emperors after their abdication repeatedly made pilgrimages to Kumano. Freed from the restrictions of the imperial throne, these emperors had traversed the Kumano Sanzan (three mountains of Kumano) and other far-flung places. In fact, if one actually walks along the “Kumano Kodo,” one can imagine that the emperors themselves must have walked the route themselves. The people of Kumano were also moved by such a spirit, and the pilgrimage to Kumano, which was even referred to as “like ants,” spread throughout the Japanese people. Many religious figures, such as Kukai and Ippen Shonin, came to respect and learn from Kishu. Kukai, for example, established his fundamental dojo in Koya, an area in Kishu, and himself “entered the Buddhist monastery” there.
　There is a certain consistency in the actions of each of them, and it seems to me that their special feelings toward the uniqueness of the natural climate of Nanki are reflected in their actions. Indeed, I myself have experienced this kind of mentality myself, and I am convinced of it from first-hand experience. As a Japanese, I strongly sympathize with the view of nature that has been strongly influenced by the Kuroshio Current for a long time on the volcanic island chain. As a native Hokkaidoian, I also have a deep understanding and sympathy for the actions of many of these people.
　In the actions of Emperor Showa, I strongly feel such “ethnicity. And this action became a decisive factor in the life and legacy of Minakata Kumagusu.

Posted on 11月 4th, 2024 by 三木 奎吾
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　写真は、南方熊楠邸のなかの「書斎」周辺の様子。わたしが南紀に強く惹かれるようになったのは、記紀伝承での神武東征譚にどのような空間的な「蓋然性根拠」があるのだろうか、という探究心からでした。そこから難波から迂回して神武帝の一統がふたたび上陸したとされる楯ヶ崎を実際に足で踏破してみた。
　まさか、そういう神話的なポイントが「観光地化」されていないとは夢にも思わず、ほんの５−６台程度の駐車場から、実際に楯が海にそそり立っているような楯ヶ崎の柱状節理地形を見て驚かされた。
　太古の巨大火山噴火によるカルデラ地形が太平洋の黒潮による浸食を受け続けた南紀の風土地形を見て、北海道の層雲峡と同等以上の「自然崇拝」を呼ぶに違いない荒々しさに心を奪われてしまったのです。そういった荒々しい地形と皇統神話が歴年にわたる天皇家による平安期の「熊野参詣」を生起させていった事情も、ひとつの日本史の「地学的」断面として納得感が湧き上がっていった。北海道ネイティブ人間からすると、北海道の大自然とも通底するような「自然」パワーを感じさせられていた。
　そこにはアマテラス、イザナミなどの神話に蓋然性を与えるようなパワーがあった。独特の熊野信仰の基底にそういった部分を色濃く感じさせられたのですね。そういった「自然崇拝」こそが日本の「国生み」譚とも結びついた側面を見せられた次第。
　今回参観している南方熊楠さんの自邸、その経歴のなかで特筆すべきは、昭和天皇が深くかれの自然探求に共鳴されて、戦艦・長門に乗船されてこの地におもむき、南方熊楠はこの南紀の植生について「ご進講」したということ。昭和帝はながく植物研究されていたことで知られていますが、その基礎には南方熊楠の研究へのリスペクトがあったのだと思います。さらに南方熊楠は、明治期の政府が全国の神社を統廃合しようとしたのに対して、怖れることなく反対の声を上げた人物としても知られる。かれは全国の神社空間が日本の国土の自然保全にとっていかに重要な空間であるかを怖れることなく言挙げした。昭和帝はそういった流れを踏まえてなお、南方熊楠にリスペクトされていた事実。
　このような近現代史のひとつの大きな側面のなかで南紀の風土が、なにがしか大きな背景を構成していることに気付かされたのです。

　日本の中央政権はこのような南紀・熊野の自然からその山並みを越えた大和平野から始原する。そしてアマテラスのような自然崇拝、さらに興味深いスサノオという人物譚を始原神話として持っている。そういった背景からやはり南紀の風土性についてより深く知りたくなった。旅は永く続きそうです（笑）。　

English version⬇

Amaterasu “Nature Worship” and the Climate of Nanki, Kumagusu Minakata Residence-5
The huge caldera topography of Nanki-Kumano has an important geological aspect in the creation tale of this country. The Kuroshio Current has been crashing wildly into this landform. …

　The photo shows the area around the “study” in the residence of Minakata Kumagusu. I became strongly attracted to the Nanki region because of my curiosity about what kind of spatial “probability basis” there was for the tale of the Jimmu expedition in the Chronicles of the Chronicles. From there, I detoured from Namba and actually stepped on foot to Tategasaki, where the line of the Emperor Jinmu is said to have landed once again.
　I had never dreamed that such a mythical point had not been “turned into a tourist spot,” and was surprised to see the columnar-jointed topography of Tategasaki from a parking lot with only five or six cars, where a shield actually seems to tower over the sea.
　Seeing the endemic topography of Nanki, where the caldera topography caused by a huge volcanic eruption in ancient times has been continuously eroded by the Kuroshio Current of the Pacific Ocean, I was fascinated by the ruggedness that must call for “nature worship” equal to or greater than that of Sounkyo in Hokkaido. The fact that such rugged terrain and the myth of the imperial lineage gave rise to the “Kumano Pilgrimage” by the emperors over the years during the Heian period (794-1185) also made sense to me as a “geological” cross section of Japanese history. As a native of Hokkaido, I was made to feel the power of “nature” that is commonly associated with the great nature of Hokkaido.
　There was a power that gave probability to the myths of Amaterasu and Izanami. You were made to feel such aspects strongly at the base of the unique Kumano faith. Such “nature worship” is also connected to the Japanese tale of the “birth of the nation”.
　It should be noted that Emperor Showa deeply sympathized with Minakata Kumagusu’s nature study, and he boarded the battleship Nagato to visit this place, where Minakata Kumagusu gave him a lecture on the vegetation of this Nanki area. The Showa Emperor is known to have been a botanical researcher for a long time, and I believe that his respect for the research of Minakata Kumagusu was the foundation of his research. Furthermore, Minakata Kumagusu is also known as a person who voiced his opposition to the Meiji government’s attempt to consolidate shrines throughout Japan, without fear. He was unafraid to speak out about the importance of shrine spaces throughout Japan for the preservation of the country’s natural environment. The Showa Emperor still respected Minakata Kumagusu in light of this trend.
　I realized that the climate of Nanki constitutes a significant background in one of the major aspects of modern and contemporary history.

　The central government of Japan originated in the Yamato Plain beyond the mountain range of Nanki-Kumano. It also has a nature worshiper like Amaterasu and an interesting tale of Susanoo as its origin myth. Against this background, I wanted to know more about the Nanki region. It seems that my journey will continue for a long time (laugh).　

Posted on 11月 2nd, 2024 by 三木 奎吾
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