"The origins of the Issen office" - About the Issen office

... Hairdressers also had the nickname of "Itsusenshiyoku" (one sen craftsman). According to the "Itsusenshiyoku History" submitted to the government by a group of hairdressers during the Kyoho era (1716-36), this name is said to have originated from the fact that a hairdresser named Kitakoji Toushichiro was rewarded for saving Tokugawa Ieyasu from a critical condition during the Battle of Mikatagahara. However, in reality, it originated from the fact that in the early days of hairdressing, they would set up a bed by the roadside and shave passersby's hair at their request, paying just one mon for styling their hair, which led to the name "Itsusenshiyoku," and it is believed that this is how the name "Itsusenshiyoku" and "Itsusenshiyoku" came about. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "The Origins of the Ichisen Office" are listed below.

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…　髪結にはまた一銭職（いつせんしよく）という異称があった。これは享保年間(1716‐36)に髪結仲間が公儀に差し出した《壱銭職由緒之事》によると，三方原（みかたがはら）の戦のさい髪結職の北小路藤七郎なる者が徳川家康の危急を救って賞されたことに由来するとしている。しかし実際は，髪結発祥期に路傍に床を置き，通行人の求めにより月代をそり，髪を結ったときの賃銭が1文で，一文ぞりと呼ばれたことに起因し，それから一銭ぞり，一銭職となったものと考えられる。…

※「《壱銭職由緒之事》」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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