Straw Sandals
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江戸時代の旅人のはき物はぞうりではなくわらじです。どちらも稲わらで作られますが、ぞうりの鼻緒は足の甲の中ほどまでしかありませんから、ぞうりがぬげないように歩くには、少し足の指に力を入れながら歩かなくてはなりません。長旅でこういう歩き方をすれば、たちまち歩き疲れてしまうでしょう。わらじであれば鼻緒がぞうりよりも長く、乳という輪を通って足全体を包むように結ぶことができ、足の指に力を入れることなく歩くことができます。わらじばきの旅人にとって、街道でぞうりばきの人が増えるとそろそろ宿場が近いとわかったそうです。
Travel through Space and Time
Kurube Village in Yayoi Period
Yokkaichi Port
Communities and society
Society in the Yayoi Period and Social Changes in Kurube VillageNatural Environments in Yokkaichi at the TimeRemains of Kurube VillageRice Cultivation in the Yayoi Period Social ChangesFestivals and Rituals Associated with Rice CultivationSocial Ranks in the Yayoi PeriodInteraction with Nature in the Yayoi Period
MarketplaceMarkets around the Yokkaichi marketplace
Tokaido Main Road Tenma Transportation SystemTenma Transportation System FaresFares for Transportation by PeopleBookkeeperTenma HorsesTypes of InnsTokaido Main RoadMilestonesResting Places for TransportersHinaga IntersectionYokkaichi-juku
Mirages
Daily life and families
Physical Characteristics of Yayoi ManPrimitive Pit Houses of the Yayoi Period Life in a Pit HouseSanitation Facilities in the Yayoi PeriodKilns in the Yayoi PeriodFamilies in the Yayoi Period (1)Families in the Yayoi Period (2)Pets and Livestock in the Yayoi PeriodJobs in the Yayoi Period
Marine Products as Tax (1)Marine Products as Tax (2)SellerBuyersUses of FabricErizeni (discrimination of fake currency)Product PricesMarket Mechanism (1)Market Mechanism (2)Wells and Paddy Fields
Adventures of Yaji and Kita in YokkaichiTokaidochu HizakurigeWeight of CurrencyValue of GoodsTravelers
Okage mairi (visits to shrines)
Tools
Tools in the Yayoi Period (1) (tools used for cooking and eating)
Distinctively Local FeaturesMetal Pots and Kettles from the North and Central Areas (hagama and chagama)Hajikizara (earthenware plates) and Suribachi (Japanese mortar and pestle)Pots and JarsRound Chip BoxesLadles and tubsFood TraysRound Chip Boxes to Store Cooked RiceStamps used as CurrencyWell Sweep
Goods Transported by Tenma HorsesStraw Horse ShoeWooden Container for Serving RiceRinsing TubPaper LampsLampsFurnaceSteamerTobacco TrayShogi (traditional bench)NoticesSuspended Sign BoardsClothes HangerShop Entrance Curtain
Travel through Space and Time
Kurube Village in Yayoi Period
Pit House
Yokkaichi market
Shop Selling Crockery and Other Earthenware Products
Yokkaichi post town
Post Station
Yokkaichi Port
Overview of the era
Travel Through Space and Time Epilogue
Food
Food in the Yayoi Period
Marine Products Eaten by People in Yokkaichi
Oiwake-manju
Clothing
Clothes in the Yayoi Period
Raw Material for Fabric
Buildings