we are amaterasu kingdom dimensionsXLVIII。
Holy virtue 11月 03, 2018
Saturday, 3 November 2012
his majesty
”The King of Tokugawa (Shogun 将軍) is not the ruler of Japan.”
Ernest Satow of diplomatic staff of the UK said so in the first.
His name maybe not known in the UK.
Also not well known in Japan too.
However、his existence is very important for the history of Japan.
At first the UK translated "the King of Tokugawa (Tai-Kun 大君)" as His Majesty.
But there is ”Mikado 帝・御門・神門” on top of king in Japan.
”In this case、our Queen (Her Majesty) becomes under Mikado.
This is strange as a relationship of equal nation.”
He noticed that on first.
※"Tai-Kun" is how to read by the Chinese characters of Chinese style in Japan、when read in Japanese style、it becomes O(o)kimi.
"Okimi・O(h)okimi 大君・大王" is also a word that represents the Emperor of Japan by ancient style.
If you are interested、please check it yoursel(lol).
I think that there are many excellent Japanese culture studies written in English and others.
Currently I can only think of Donald Keene・キーン ドナルド・鬼怒鳴門 san (After the Tohoku earthquake、he acquired Japanese nationality.)、Edward George Seidensticker san and Edwin Oldfather Reischauer san.
However I read only sentences written Japanese of them until now.
I can't read English now(lol).※
"Tokugawa is just one lord of Japan.
Therefore treaty with king of Tokugawa has no effect on the other lords.
※Naturally、while Tokugawa's power was strong、he had a certain degree of binding power against each lord.
The UK's treaty is only treaty of between the UK and Japan.
The UK cannot conclude an inter-state treaty with one lord.
The treaty shall be concluded between nation.
Tokugawa should clearly return to the position of one lord and Mikado should clearly become Japan's ruler.
And council of the lords do the political of Japan."
He wrote an article like that to the Japan Times anonymously.
In no time、this article had been translated into Japanese.
After that this became one of the guiding principle in Japanese reformers.
By the way、Japanese knew that he wrote.
So everyone wanted to meet him.
From then on、he got to know many important Japanese people.
That remains as important testimony.
For example.
"Katsura had the courage and determination of the maximum for Military and Political.
However his demeanor was only gentle."
Sunday, 4 November 2012
will
During the war of Tokugawa and Choshu、serious situation had occurred at Osaka.
The King of Tokugawa died of illness.
He was 21 years old.
He had an assistant from the Tokugawa clan because he was originally sickly.
The name of this assistant was "Hitotsubashi Yoshinobu".
He was became next king ”Tokugawa Yoshinobu”.
And this Yoshinobu became the last king of Tokugawa.
Of course、he had no way of knowing it at that point.
Incidentally、he was not in the position to become king originally.
He became king at an unusual career.
※If you are interested.
"If person that don't have that ability become king、the survival of the Tokugawa administration is difficult.”
Inside the Tokugawa administration、there was recognition like that already.
※The name of the Tokugawa king who died at a young age was "Tokugawa Iemochi".
Katsu gave him the greatest tribute.※
"I go to the forefront.
And thenI shall go to Hagi (the home ground of Choshu)."
After inauguration、Yoshinobu declared so and decided the day of departure to the forefront.
※At that time、the political center of Choshu had already moved to Yamaguchi.
Hagi is the Sea of Japan side and Yamaguchi is inland、but on the Seto Inland Sea side.※
However、unexpected news arrived to him.
The day before the departure date、he received the news of Kokura Castle fall.
Furthermore、Tokugawa area commander escaped by ship alone.
As a result、Tokugawa army in the direction of Kokura、which is a coalition of lords、had scattered.
In effect、it became impossible to continue the war.
Yoshinobu had stumbled at his starting point.
・・・・・・・・・
After this battle、also serious situation had occurred at Shimonoseki.
Takasugi was fainted from illness.
His medical condition had deteriorate rapidly.
"We have brought reality to this situation.
I ask you guys for the future."
He said so to the visitors.
After all、that became his will.
"There is no fun things in this world.
That's why I want to spend fun in this world."
Takasugi dead.
He was 29 years old.
I think I mentioned it somewhere、but in the first place、I think that it was the perception that Tairō (大老) and Rōjū (老中) are prime ministers (and minister).
Of course Tokugawa Shogun is the head of state.
I think France was in the political position of "the Emperor is like a Pope for the Japanese." 20200804。
Monday, 11 February 2013 (1月 09, 2019)
fell
"White flag has been raised in castle."
Choshu troop had confirmed it then they entered into Osaka castle.
"Tokugawa has passed control of this castle to Owari.
Please therefore you talk with Owari."
The responsible person of Tokugawa told so to commander of Choshu troop.
Osaka Castle fell.
・・・・・・・・・
A few days after from Yoshinobu's Edo return、Shinsengumi was aboard the ship heading for Edo.
Their comrades when they were first departure from Edo to Kyoto、many of them were dead already.
”Kanto samurai is the best of samurai.”
This was a favorite phrase of Kondo.
Kanto is Tokyo (Edo) area.
I think that I have mentioned it several times、but first samurai government of Japan was made by Kanto samurai.
"I will die as a Kanto Samurai (Bushi 武士)."
During this voyage、Kondo told to Hijikata.
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
notification
Diplomatic corps in each country had to stay in Osaka at that time.
Because Osaka was the center of politics.
※Foreigners may have been banned from entering Kyoto without a special permission at that time.
"This time Japanese government will punish the Satsuma.
Therefore may become skirmish.
At that time、please give me a calm response."
Before war、Tokugawa had notified like that to them.
But Tokugawa was succession of defeats.
As a natural consequence、war was coming to Osaka gradually.
"Shouldn't we evacuate from Osaka?"
Diplomatic corps of each country had started this consultation.
”Yoshinobu fled to Edo.”
This surprising information also came there.
Then Tokugawa soldiers also retreated from Osaka.
Thing that was bothering Osaka from before.
The common people's riot.
Not surprisingly、it happened during this blank period of security.
(It seems that commodity price at that time were certainly too expensive).
Legations in each country also received their assault.
・・・・・・・・・
”We will maintained Osaka's security certainly.
Please remain in Osaka.”
There was its notification in a hurry from the Imperial Court of Kyoto.
"Tokugawa was gone from Osaka.
Osaka today is virtually anarchy.
But we had negotiated with Tokugawa until now.
Because they were Japanese government substantially.
If this situation continues it would be so in the future.
The Imperial Court should issue a resolute statement to foreign countries as Japanese government as soon as possible.”
British Ernest Sato、he said so to a friend of the new government.
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
plan
"The Government of Japan has diplomatic rights with other countries of course.
In other words、regime that owns the diplomacy rights.
It is government of Japan.
And now、it is Imperial Court of Kyoto.
But can not declaration it from us.
So should be declared it as soon as possible from Japanese to other countries."
Ernest Satow said to Mutsu.
Mutsu was a member of Sakamoto's organization.
(This man later to became Minister of Foreign Affairs.)
However、after the death of Sakamoto、he had been struggling.
※He became a lordless samurai with his intention and acted with Sakamoto and his comrades、but he himself comes from Kishu Samurai.
"Imperial court does dispatch responsible person of diplomacy to Osaka.
And Imperial court also does summons Yoshinobu to Osaka.
Then Imperial court will conducted consultation with the diplomatic corps.
Abandonment of right to diplomatic of Tokugawa.
Yoshinobu declare it at that place.
Imperial Court owns the rights of diplomacy as the Government of Japan.
Then Imperial Court declares it."
Mutsu asked Ernest for his opinion on this plan、and Ernest agreed it.
Mutsu was the person close to Tosa.
After this、Ernest went to Satsuma clan residence at Osaka.
He also received a question at there about the diplomatic rights.
The possibility of Tokugawa returning to power has disappeared rapidly.
Incidentally 10月 17, 2018
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
antipathy
Although this may have been an inevitable distortion due to sudden opening of Japan.
Value of silver was higher in Japan at the time compared to the West.
In other words、value of gold was low.
When western people was replacing silver to gold simply in Japan、they got a huge profit.
As a matter of course、speculative peoples did appeared one after another.
So Tokugawa lowered the quality of gold coin in a hurry.
※Naturally the speculators are Westerners、but Japanese should have intervened as intermediaries.
Of course there was no reason which that gold coin was circulated in the same value as before.
All prices went up rapidly.
Naturally - I don't know now if I can say so - but the common people in Japan didn't know the situation well.
"Our life had become painful from when western people came to Japan.
Main cause is stop of closed-door policy by Tokugawa."
They thought so simply and they began to have an antipathy against Tokugawa.
(Tokugawa was clearly insufficient recognition against this issue in the first stage.
But of course when noticed to this issue、they were tried to rectify it.)
Inflation of prices and the people’s sympathy to Choshu were proportional.
※I wonder if that's true(lol)?
・・・・・・・・・
”Build a collaborative relationship with Western countries.”
However、Choshu had already changed his policy in the opposite direction.
This change was possible because they had win the battle against conservative people. (In this case、it means feudal) .
※There is also the implication here of ignoring the domestic laws of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Japan had already opened、but the lords' negotiations with foreign countries would have been quite limited.
In simple terms、Tokugawa may have intended an enlarged version of Dejima in Nagasaki.
More than that、change of main characters of their group would had large affected to this policy change.
Maybe their had thought like that originally.
Above all、they had seen the failure of their fellow and themselves.
※A few years ago、Takasugi and Ito should had tried to arson (attempted) the British Embassy in Shinagawa with their comrades.
Maybe Takasugi was in the early twenties、Ito was around late teens.※
"They have no principle."
They may seem like that.
More than anything、they were seen like that by (part of) their comrades.
"Traitor”
After this、they were very criticized and in danger of ongoing assassination.
In fact、some people were killed or seriously injured.
They nevertheless did not abandon this policy.
※Choshu、including all of them、did not abandon this policy.
By the way、this is different from what I wrote yesterday、but after the success of the coup、Takasugi and his lover fled from Choshu for a while.※
It's a book written in Japanese、I think Sato(u) Masayoshi san's book is easy to understand about the economy at the end of the Edo period. 11月 15, 2018
Friday, 23 November 2012
the same direction
"Only the return of the regime to Kyoto is not enough.
We are necessary take financial resources of Tokugawa in order to cover the Financial resources of the new government.
In short、it is to take the property of others.
If have enough the power、anyone would resist the robbery.
There is no reason to Tokugawa accept it.
After all、this is likely to become a war.
We therefore need preparations for war."
Sakamoto said so.
・・・・・・・・・
"Reform of the political system is absolutely necessary.
We shall be reform to the system like the UK.
Human resources who enable it.
They certainly exist in Japan.
However they isn't exist in lords.
They exist in more lower class like Saigo and Okubo of Satsuma.
Well、I am a representative of the lords of Japan.
I am representative of the old system.
If I push through reforms、serious rebound will occur without fail.
It may become fatal to Japan.
I can not reform with ignore its existence."
This was Yoshinobu's idea.
Its two idea may the same direction.
※This is a topic a bit later.
When the situation became very disadvantageous to Tokugawa、the officials of Tokugawa insisted to Yoshinobu that counterattack against the new government.
"Do we have Saigo and Okubo?"
It was Yoshinobu's answer.※
・・・・・・・・・
”Mr. Goto came to explain Tosa's policy."
When Goto visited a Tokugawa executive in Kyoto、he was introduced to a certain person.
It was Kondo Isami of Shinsengumi leader.
Saturday, 24 November 2012
became friends
Around this time、Shinsengumi wasn't a mere armed police by ronin already.
Executives had become a vassal of Tokugawa.
In other words、they had became Samurai.
Of course it wasn't just good luck.
Kondo and Hijikata Toshizo of Sub-Leader of Shinsengumi.
They were originally farmers but they were very competent.
"Human resources is exist to lower class."
They had proven it by themselves ability.
However、this could have been the dawn of a new era.
Yes、the Samurai era is almost over.
・・・・・・・・・
In particular、Kondo had more opportunities to attend the Tokugawa conference as an executive.
It necessarily expanded his connections.
One day、he was introduced Goto from the executive of Tokugawa.
Tosa's policy of returning the Tokugawa administration to the Imperial Court.
He already knew it.
"Let's threaten Goto a little."
He might thought so.
As a general impression、at that time、Kondo was a person feared by the people as the leader of Shinsengumi.
He put his Japanese sword aside and met Goto with a high-pressure attitude at first.
※The Japanese people of those days basically sit on tatami mats (Seiza 正座) and face each other.
"I don't like it.
Please move it to another place."
Goto said laughing to Kondo.
"Right."
Kondo replied also laughing.
After this、the two became friends.
※I think it was manners to remove the Japanese sword from the body when the samurai visited the house.
And maybe put it on the right side.
If the position is on the left、Samurai can cutting down his opponent in an instant.
"居合 Iai"※
・・・・・・・・・
A little later、Sakamoto and Nakaoka was assassinated.
Since then、Tosa has suspected that Shinsengumi is the criminal of its assassination.
Kondo becomes Tosa's revenge target.
Sunday, 25 November 2012
remorse
"Apology.
It is not found in Choshu's words and attitudes.
I think Tokugawa should never forgive anyone with such an attitude."
Kondo asked Choshu's issue to Goto.
"Choshu is not have word of remorse surely.
But if Tokugawa dissatisfied with it、Tokugawa would have to war again with Choshu.
But I don't think it will succeed.
Now this issue became far worse.
It was mistake of the policy of Tokugawa in the first place.
Everybody knows it.
Therefore public dissatisfaction with Tokugawa is increasing.
Tokugawa shogunate should first admit their own mistakes.
Above all、Japan is now not a situation that can battle inside Japan.
We must think about it first."
Goto replied so.
・・・・・・・・・
Shinsengumi at this time was the heyday.
They became a Samurai.
Kondo's power was like a little feudal lord (his influence was more).
However、it was all superficial.
Signs of collapse was already in Shinsengumi.
・・・・・・・・・
Certain day、Kondo said to Goto.
"I envy you.
If I'm also Tosa Samurai.
I will also can work freely just like you."
Of course he was the leader of Shinsengumi.
And they was became important force of Tokugawa.
He was never stand in the same position with Goto.
"Don't behave rudely to Goto of Tosa."
He said only it to his subordinates.
Maybe the name of village headman was also listed in that list. 11月 10, 2018
Monday, 19 November 2012
unexpected things happened
Policy as Tosa was determined to Taisei Houkan.
Goto and his group was decided to go to Kyoto for policy implementation.
But unexpected things happened there.
An English sailor was killed in Nagasaki.
The suspect was Tosa person who is member of the company of Sakamoto.
Of course、the United Kingdom was strongly protested to the Tosa government.
Then ambassador came to Tosa、he demanded for extradition of criminals.
Goto had to be engaged in this negotiation.
※Of course there may be relations with Sakamoto there、perhaps he was Tosa's Foreign Affairs Officer.
・・・・・・・・・
"The culprit seems not a Tosa person."
That information was sent to Tosa already.
Sakamoto also went to Nagasaki and investigate this incident.
"The culprit isn't a Tosa person."
Its results、he was convinced so.
Based on these information、Tosa's samurai insisted bullish negotiations to the Tosa government.
It seems there was a disturbing movement of Itagaki's group there like the former Choshu.
In the course of things、negotiations had to be carried out in a tension.
However conversely might have been calmed the parties mind by it.
"Tosa also will continue investigate the culprit.
If the culprit is Tosa person、naturally、the criminal will be severely punished."
The negotiations were settled like that.
・・・・・・・・・
Although the true culprit turned out later、it was Fukuoka samurai.
He had been committed suicide (harakiri) already.
However、this incident wasn't necessarily a bad thing for Tosa.
With this incident as a start、the UK and Tosa became intimate.
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
that no longer meaningless
However after all、Tosa might had wasted their time.
When that case was settled、the situation had become more severe for Tosa's policy.
"Our policy had determine to armed uprising.
Even though、why aren't Tosa's troops in Kyoto right now?
It's our promise."
Saigo questioned Goto so.
Goto came to Kyoto without soldiers.
"This 250 years、in Yamauchi clan there is an obligation to Tokugawa.
Thanks to Tokugawa、Yamanouchi became the lord of Tosa country.
I don't want to war against Tokugawa."
There was a strong will of Yamanouchi Yodo as samurai.
・・・・・・・・・
Around the same time、Okubo (Satsuma) visited Choshu.
"The waste any more time is serious damage for Japan.
Even if only Satsuma、we will raising an army."
He affirmed so.
"Even if contrary to the Tosa's policy、Tosa should not abandon choices of armed uprising."
Sakamoto said so under this situation.
He strengthened the armed of Tosa and went ahead with plans to send troops to Kyoto.
And he made continued an effort to achieve ”Taisei Houkan" at the same time.
His personal relationships including Tokugawa persons was helpful for it.
He met secretly to the Tokugawa key persons.
They also hoped meet to Sakamoto.
"Even if I meet a person who only has a title、it is meaningless any longer."
They were well aware.
Feudalism is ”title”.
※Of course they are one of them.
"That isn't hold anymore."
Yes、they were well aware.
※According to my memory、the ship on which the killed sailor was riding is "Ikaros".
past the past. 10月 20, 2018
Friday, 12 October 2012
confession
When Sakamoto moved his activity base to Nagasaki (approximately)、Christian church was built in Nagasaki O(o)ura for the first time in almost three hundred years.
※I will write it based on my memory、it is said that this church is as it was when it was built、but according to the book I read、its appearance first seems to be a little different from the current church.
At that time、Christian faith of Japanese was forbidden by national law yet.
Japanese guards stood around the church for monitor the Japanese.
Construction of this church therefore was intended only for western people who stay in Nagasaki.
※I think this is natural、it seems that this church soon became a tourist destination for people in Nagasaki.
One night、when Father Petitjean of French was praying in this church、suddenly a small number of Japanese came into the church.
They were seems farmers of nearby.
"Are they onlookers of this church?"
He seemed first think so.
They were farmers of Nagasaki Urakami.
A middle-aged woman in them asked in Japanese to Father Petitjean.
”Where is Mary (Maria sama)?”
”We are people who have the same faith with you.”
They revealed the faith of their own for the first time in 250 years.
※"Sama" is a honorific expressing respect more than "san".
However、it becomes slightly more formal by that much.
By the way、current、"sama" can be expressed in Chinese characters but "san" of this mean can not.
For example、pronunciation of number 3 is also "san・三"、which can be expressed in Chinese characters.
And this Chinese characters can also be pronounced as "mi" in Japanese(lol).※
Christians during this 250 years in Japan、it same as the Witch of the Middle Ages in Western for the people of that time.
Although its my feeling only、I do think so.
Confession of Christian faith was directly linked to their death.
In Nagasaki、there were several Christian discoveries in the past、and they were persecuted.
※They were tortured until they abandoned their faith.
In that situation、they had kept the faith in 250 years by only their own.
Of course the situation hadn’t changed yet.
・・・・・・・・・
Discovery methods of the Christian believer by Tokugawa was simple.
"Have people step on a picture of Jesus and Maria."
This called "Efumi". 絵踏
※The literal translation is "step on (踏・fumi) a picture (絵・e)".
This word is usually called "fumi-e"、but it seems that it is officially called "e-fumi".※
This "ceremony" was held on a regular basis.
Urakami area was also that it was the Jesuits territory before the era of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
"Maybe there are Christians in Urakami now."
Perhaps this was a tacit understanding.
”Please stepping on it.
Seeming is important.
Your inner faith is irrelevant.
Because the problem doesn't occur nothing by it.”
Officials of Efumi might had been thinking like that always.
However、after this they no longer hidden their faith.
原作、監督、主題歌の唄もパブリックエナミーさん。
音楽はプリンスさん。
当然、何かとゴミ処刑。
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