Ichiro Box - Ichiro Box

…When a boy is born, he wears a black hat and becomes a young man, and then becomes an elder. The rank of the elder is determined by the years of his age. The Ichiro, who is the highest authority in the village and Miyaza, hosts annual events and meetings, keeps a box containing the village's utensils and documents, commonly called the Ichiro box, and manages the common land and meetings. The Niro and below assist him. The higher-ranking members of the elder group are called satani and toshiyori in administrative matters, and in the Edo period, they were appointed to the three village officials. …

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…出生した男子は烏帽子着（えぼしぎ），若衆入をへて老人成を果たすが，老人の﨟次は老人成の年次によって上位，下位が定まる。村と宮座の最高責任者である一老は，年中行事，集会を主催し，通称一老箱という村に伝来する什器･書類の入った箱を保管し，共有地，集会を管理し，二老以下はこれを補佐した。老人衆の上位の者は行政面では沙汰人，年寄などと称され，江戸時代には村方三役に就任している。…

※「一老箱」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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