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Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige

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89: 24: 168:, are called Yajirobē (彌次郎兵衛) and Kitahachi (喜多八). The book, while written in a comical style, was written as a traveler's guide to the Tōkaidō Road. It details famous landmarks at each of the 53 post towns along the road, where the characters, often called Yaji and Kita, frequently find themselves in hilarious situations. They travel from station to station, predominantly interested in food, 175:
Hizakurige is comic novel that also provides information and anecdotes regarding various regions along the Tōkaidō. Tourism was booming during the Edo Period, when this was written. This work is one of many guidebooks that proliferated, to whet the public's appetite for sight-seeing.
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In Ueno, one of them pretends to be Ikku himself, before he is found to be an impostor. On that occasion, they burn themselves and debate how to eat the hot stones that they have been served by the innkeeper. They are soon revealed as fools: The stones are for drying out the
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Jippensha Ikku, Travels on the Eastern Seaboard (Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige), in Haruo Shirane, ed., Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600–1900 (Columbia University Press, 2002), pp. 732–747.
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Jippensha Ikku, Hizakurige or Shanks' Mare, trans. Thomas Satchell (Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc., 1960). ASIN: B0007J7ITK.
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Comic events often ensue when Yaji or Kita try to sneak into bed with women, which happens at various inns along the road.
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drying in the wind. (This print illustrates a scene from "Footing It along the Tokaido Road" (or "Shank's Mare")
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As they make their way, they leave behind a trail of crude jokes and plentiful puns. They make fun of a
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Dōchū hizakurige, selections, with print illustrations by Tamenobu Fujikawa
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Some of the episodes from this novel have been illustrated by famous
161: 134: 96: 141:(十返舎一九, 1765–1831) about the misadventures of two travelers on the 201: 157:. The book was published in twelve parts between 1802 and 1822. 232: 100: 146: 169: 150: 349: 45:but its sources remain unclear because it lacks 114: 235:to improve the flavor, not for eating. 215: 257:Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi 164:from Edo to Kyoto on their pilgrimage to 76:Learn how and when to remove this message 87: 284:("Three for the Road") (2007) starring 179:A second book was also written, called 350: 273:Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims 17: 13: 343:, 1907 edition published by Yohodo 265:Travel Chronicles of Yaji and Kita 14: 399: 328: 185:, which includes material on the 241: 22: 249:Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue 93:Tokaido gojusan tsui, Futakawa 1: 125:and known in translation as 7: 10: 404: 304: 160:The two main characters, 115: 294:Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII 281:Yaji Kita dōchū Teresuko 210:One Hundred Views of Edo 145:, the main road between 31:This article includes a 216:Yaji and Kita's travels 60:more precise citations. 368:Japanese serial novels 104: 341:Tokaidochu hizakurige 109:Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige 91: 298:Japanese raccoon dog 388:Novels set in Japan 268:, 1956 film version 260:, 1928 film version 252:, 1927 film version 105: 33:list of references 378:Picaresque novels 204:artists, such as 121:, abbreviated as 86: 85: 78: 395: 373:Edo-period works 166:Ise Grand Shrine 131:picaresque novel 120: 118: 117: 81: 74: 70: 67: 61: 56:this article by 47:inline citations 26: 25: 18: 403: 402: 398: 397: 396: 394: 393: 392: 348: 347: 331: 326: 307: 244: 218: 182:Zoku Hizakurige 112: 82: 71: 65: 62: 51: 37:related reading 27: 23: 12: 11: 5: 401: 391: 390: 385: 380: 375: 370: 365: 360: 346: 345: 337: 330: 329:External links 327: 325: 324: 312: 308: 306: 303: 302: 301: 277: 269: 261: 253: 243: 240: 217: 214: 139:Jippensha Ikku 84: 83: 41:external links 30: 28: 21: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 400: 389: 386: 384: 381: 379: 376: 374: 371: 369: 366: 364: 361: 359: 356: 355: 353: 344: 342: 338: 336: 333: 332: 322: 321:0-231-14415-6 318: 313: 310: 309: 299: 295: 291: 290:Kyōko Koizumi 287: 283: 282: 278: 275: 274: 270: 267: 266: 262: 259: 258: 254: 251: 250: 246: 245: 242:Film versions 239: 236: 234: 228: 226: 224: 213: 211: 207: 203: 198: 196: 192: 188: 184: 183: 177: 173: 171: 167: 163: 158: 156: 152: 148: 144: 140: 137:) written by 136: 132: 129:, is a comic 128: 124: 111: 110: 102: 98: 94: 90: 80: 77: 69: 59: 55: 49: 48: 42: 38: 34: 29: 20: 19: 16: 383:Travel books 340: 279: 271: 263: 255: 247: 237: 229: 222: 219: 209: 199: 180: 178: 174: 159: 127:Shank's Mare 126: 122: 108: 107: 106: 92: 72: 66:January 2024 63: 52:Please help 44: 15: 358:1802 novels 286:Akira Emoto 187:Kiso Valley 153:during the 58:introducing 352:Categories 225:procession 155:Edo period 123:Hizakurige 363:Kokkeibon 206:Hiroshige 162:traveling 135:kokkeibon 97:Hiroshige 195:Miyajima 305:Sources 208:in his 202:ukiyo-e 191:Konpira 143:Tōkaidō 116:東海道中膝栗毛 54:improve 319:  296:and a 276:(2005) 233:konjac 223:daimyō 193:, and 101:kimono 147:Kyoto 39:, or 317:ISBN 197:. 170:sake 149:and 151:Edo 95:by 354:: 292:, 288:, 212:. 189:, 43:, 35:, 323:. 300:. 133:( 119:) 113:( 79:) 73:( 68:) 64:( 50:.

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Hiroshige
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picaresque novel
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Jippensha Ikku
Tōkaidō
Kyoto
Edo
Edo period
traveling
Ise Grand Shrine
sake
Zoku Hizakurige
Kiso Valley
Konpira
Miyajima
ukiyo-e
Hiroshige
daimyō procession
konjac
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi

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