"Oku no Hosomichi" Famous for Matsuo Basho And Japan's proud "Ninja!" Famous for Hattori Hanzo Is he actually the same person?
There is a theory.
Does that mean the ninja is writing haiku?
What a mysterious picture ...
So, this time, I will focus on two people and introduce them in a simple and easy-to-understand manner.
Matsuo Basho, Easy Profile
Birth and death 1644-1694 (The Edo Shogunate was opened in 1603.)
Iga Province Born in (Iga City, Mie Prefecture).
Speaking of Iga, it's a ninja. Does that mean?
Around 13 years old , His father died. He was a farmer and had a hard time living.
I served the Samurai General of Iga Province, but my job at this time was cook . was.
After that, he and his brother enter the haiku path.
Around 28 years old Many phrases have been left in the selection by now. A selection is a book created by selecting from the works of many people.
Around 29 years old , Make his virgin haiku collection.
Around 31 years old , To Edo.
Around 37 , His disciple gave me a stock of Basho, which grows a lot.
By saying that it was auspicious, I changed the name to "Basho". His real name is " Sobo " I'm Mr.
Around 39 years old , There was a big fire in Edo and my house was burned down.
From around this time, the phrase "Kasa" became conspicuous, and I myself made Kasa.
It is said that Kasa began to have the idea of being the smallest house to protect himself from the rain and wind, and he became more motivated to put himself in the journey.
Around 40 , It takes less than a year to go around from Edo to Yoshino (Nara prefecture) and Owari (Aichi prefecture) "Nozarashi Kikou" Embark on a journey.
Basho, who returned to Edo, held a frog festival and everyone knows.
"Frog Poem and the sound of water jumping in" I wrote.
Around 43 years old This time, I went on a trip to Kyoto and Osaka.
Around 46 years old , "Oku no Hosomichi" that goes around the Tohoku region Embark on a journey.
Another famous phrase,
"Summer grass and soldiers are the traces of dreams" Iwate Prefecture.
"Quiet Saya, the voice of a 蝉 that penetrates into the rock" Yamagata Prefecture. And so on.
Around 51 years old , illness in Osaka ..
Hanzo Hattori, Easy Profile
Hanzo Hattori San does not refer to one individual, but is a name inherited by successive heads of the Hattori Hanzo family.
By the beginning of the Meiji era, even the 12th generation Hattori Hanzo existed.
Hanzo Hattori is only the first ninja So, famous Hattori Hanzo is the second generation This is the person.
Moreover, the second generation Hanzo is wearing armor and a helmet, and is not a ninja, but Ieyasu Tokugawa . He was a complete samurai who served Mr.
Honnoji Incident Oda Nobunaga After his death, Ieyasu escaped from Osaka to his castle (Aichi Prefecture) over a steep mountain road " God-kun Igakoshi Eh " , It was Mr. Hanzo, the second generation, who guided this safely.
By the way, what is a ninja?
Covert activities such as intelligence and assassination as you imagined People in black who do, the ones who hide in the darkness that is commonly called. Well, it's a spy.
Ninja and ninjutsu originated around the Heian period. It's about 1100.
The history of the spy, the predecessor of the ninja, is Prince Shotoku It is said that it has existed since the Asuka period when he lived. It's the 600s.
There are Japanese theory, Indian theory, and Chinese theory as the birthplace.
There are about 50 ninjutsu schools all over Japan, among them Koka ・ Iga The ninja group in (Mie Prefecture) is famous.
Hanzo Hattori is an Iga ninja.
In the Warring States period, it is believed that no military commander would have been without the help of a ninja.
Some ninjas were hired exclusively by the warlords, while others were recruiting ninjas before the battle.
It's a ninja dispatch.
The main subject! Is Matsuo Basho Hattori Hanzo?
"Oku no Hosomichi" that went around the Tohoku region
I walked a distance of about 2400km in about 150 days.
It is 48km a day. I'm 46 years old. Moreover, he was 46 years old at that time. He used to live long if he lived to be 50 years old.
Why did you easily pass through the barriers with strict traffic regulations?
In Japan at that time, it was as difficult to cross the clan (now the prefecture) as it was to cross the country.
There is no problem with Mr. Hanzo Hattori, the leader of the Tokugawa family's ninja.
Iga Province, where the birthplace is the same.
It's solid, but isn't it too solid to be true?
Is the trip to "Oku no Hosomichi" for an internal investigation of the Sendai Domain?
Before leaving for the back alley, I praised the land of Matsushima.
However, when I arrived at Matsushima, I passed by without writing a single phrase.
Instead, Zuiganji , which was said to be the military fortress of the Sendai domain. , Ishinomaki Port I am relentlessly watching. You're definitely investigating this, aren't you?
By the way, "Matsushima and he is Matsushima and Matsushima" Is not Basho-san's phrase.
A trip to spread the nursery rhyme "Kagome Kagome" nationwide.
The famous nursery rhyme "Kagome Kagome" is Tokugawa reserves There is a theory that it is the code of the hiding place.
However, if you think about it, why is it meaningful to spread the location of the buried treasure all over the country?
Summary
In fact, Hanzo Hattori's most famous second generation died in 1596.
It's been 50 years since Basho was alive.
It is unlikely that they are the same person, as both are certain to live and die.
However, there is a possibility that Mr. Hattori Hanzo is the second generation or later, and there were many ninjas even if he was not Mr. Hanzo.
Japan's world-class "culture" for both ninja and haiku , And "treasure" is.
After all "Matsuo Basho =Ninja theory" There is romance, isn't it?