Enter the gun and come out the woman - Iridepponinideonna

Japanese: 入鉄砲に出女 - いりでっぽうにでおんな

In the Edo period, this refers to the guns that were brought into Edo through the checkpoints, and the women and children living in Edo who left Edo for the provinces. The guns were strictly controlled at the checkpoints of the Kanto region, especially Hakone, which leads to the Kansai region, to prevent them from being used in rebellions, and the women and children were strictly controlled at the checkpoints of the Kanto region, especially Hakone, which leads to the Kansai region, to prevent the wives of feudal lords who were living in Edo as hostages from disguising themselves and escaping Edo.

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Japanese:

江戸時代、関所を越えて、江戸に持ち込まれる鉄砲と、江戸から地方に出る江戸在住の婦女子のこと。鉄砲は謀反などに利用されるのを防ぐため、婦女子は人質として江戸居住させられている大名の妻が変装して江戸を脱出するのを防ぐために、関八州の関所、ことに上方に通じる箱根できびしく詮議した。

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