Iai-nuki - Iai-nuki

It is a form of martial arts called iaido that has been turned into a spectacle. During times of peace, when martial arts in general were turned into spectacle, iaido, in which a long sword is unsheathed with a strong will, became particularly popular, and was started by ronin around the Kanbun era (1661-1673). This was noticed by the Matsui family, who were incense sellers of anti-soul repellent from Ecchu (Toyama), and it was during the Genroku and Hoei eras (1688-1711) that they began to perform iaido to gather medicine sellers. The successive generations of Matsui Genzaemon and Matsui Gensui from the Kyoho era (1716-1736) were famous, and Gensui later performed the curved top. With the source of the water in Okuyama, Asakusa, Edo, Nagai Hyosuke, who was based in Kuramae, also demonstrated his sword skills to crowds selling toothpaste, and his name was passed down for five generations until the Meiji period.

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武術の居合術が見せ物化したもの。太平の時代に武術一般が見せ物化したなかで、長い刀を気合いとともに抜き放つ居合抜きがことに人気を集め、寛文(かんぶん)（1661～1673）ごろから浪人者によって始められた。これに目をつけた越中(えっちゅう)（富山）出身の反魂丹(はんごんたん)売りの香具師(やし)松井一家が、薬売りの人集めに居合抜きを見せるようになったのは元禄(げんろく)・宝永(ほうえい)（1688～1711）のころであった。享保(きょうほう)（1716～1736）の松井源左衛門や松井源水の代々が有名で、源水はのちには曲独楽(きょくごま)を演じた。江戸・浅草奥山の源水に対し、蔵前を本拠にした長井兵助も歯みがき粉を売る人寄せに居合抜きを見せ、明治まで5代の名を伝えた。

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