Red Swimming in the Margins of History. "Transmissions" and "Records" Loved by Heroes.
People who ran through turbulent history.What they stared at in quiet times after putting down their swords.There was the figure of a goldfish continuing to fascinate people across eras.Hello, I'm Juane*.
Today, about the relationship between heroes in history and goldfish, I would like to unravel the remaining records and the romance that has been carefully passed down.
A "Dream" the Ruler Might Have Seen
Nobunaga Oda is often named as the earliest hero who loved goldfish in Japan.The story that goldfish were presented to Nobunaga from a merchant in Sakai at the end of the Muromachi period... has been handed down from long ago.Actually, there are no clear primary historical materials(such as diaries of that time) remaining about "when, who, and what happened" regarding this.
However, if it was Nobunaga who adopted new things and foreign cultures faster than anyone else, it would not be strange if he had goldfish, which were still "living jewels" at that time.Such historical romance might have carried this story to the present day.If Nobunaga was staring at goldfish.What kind of brilliance of a new era did he feel there ?
Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa and the "Fruit" Continuing to the Present
On the other hand, this is a certain historical footprint.Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa, known as the chamberlain of the fifth shogun Tsunayoshi Tokugawa in the Edo period, is known as a person who deeply loved goldfish.He appreciated goldfish in his own mansion(currently Rikugien), and his passion was passed on to his descendants.When the Yanagisawa family was later transferred to Yamato Koriyama(currently Nara Prefecture), the breeding technology of goldfish also passed to that land together.
Goldfish, which were carefully raised as side jobs for samurai, eventually became a local industry and formed the "City of Goldfish" that continues to the present day.It is a story of certain life that the passion of one master created a landscape hundreds of years later.
"Peace" Resonating Across Eras
Nobunaga, who was in the ambition to aim for the whole country, and Yoshiyasu, who supported the peaceful world.The time to stare at goldfish swimming quietly but hard without exchanging words might have been a moment when they could return to "themselves", which was rare for them.
People who try to move the world with strong will put their hearts on the "fluctuation of life" that they cannot control themselves.I feel that there was a universal mercy for life beyond eras and positions.
Spinning Stories and Facts
Those with certain records, and legends that have been handed down with people's wishes. Both of them tell the depth of culture, how Japanese people thought of goldfish specially and carefully handed them down.
We, Jun * Juane, want to cherish the thoughts of people who have connected the unchanging beauty of goldfish in the great flow of history.I hope that the quiet time to stare at one goldfish will carry the "seed of peace" that the former masters obtained to our hearts living in the present age.
Record of Goldfish Arrival : It is recognized as a historical fact that goldfish were brought from China to Sakai, Osaka in the 2nd year of Bunki(1502).It can be said that the possibility that goldfish were already appreciated among the privileged class in the Nobunaga era(late 16th century) is extremely high.
Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa and Yamato Koriyama : It is a recognized fact in regional history and industrial history that when Yoshisato, the child of Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa, was transferred from Kofu to Yamato Koriyama in the 9th year of Kyoho(1724), he brought goldfish, which was the beginning of the current production area.
