☆ 大阪・土佐堀川と能楽 The Tosabori-gawa River in Osaka and Play of Noh Drama

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大阪市役所と土佐堀川 Osaka City Hall and the Tosabori-gawa River


１２月に入ると朝晩が、めっきり寒くなる。 水の都「大阪」、中之島の南を流れる土佐堀川に来た。現在の大阪市内の橋の数は、８３８．これが 「なにわ八百八橋」と言われる所以である。

When in December, it will be getting much colder in the morning and night. I came up to the Tosabori-gawa River which flows in the south in NAkanoshima through the city of Osaka [the capital of Water ]. There are 808 bridges in Osaka and this is the reason why it is called as “Happyaku-yabashi” namely 808 bridges.

北側の堂島川が「裏川」に対し、南側の土佐堀川は「表川」とも呼ばれ、江戸時代には岸沿いに各藩の蔵屋敷が建ち並び、諸国の物産を積んだ船の出入りで賑わい、大坂商人の活躍の場だったそうだ。

It is said that the Tosaborigawa River on the south is [Front River] and the Dojimagawa River on the north is [Back River] and they say there were daimyo's city storehouse by feudal clans along the shore, and was crowded with the boats loading with loading with the product of countries, and was a place of the Osaka merchant's activity during the Edo period in Japan.

大阪図書館（大阪府立中之島図書館） Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library

能楽と狂言 Enjoying Noh and Kyogen played in front of the Library

Play of Noh Drama