Mother's Rule - Mother's Rule

...The main silkworm-raising areas are the area from the foot of Akagi and Haruna to the low terraces and hills in the north. Incidentally, the term "Kakaa Tenka" (mother's domain), which is known as a specialty of Joshu along with Karakaze, is said to have come from the fact that the prefecture's central traditional industries of silkworm-raising and silk-reeling depended mainly on women's labor, and that women had a strong economic influence within the household and a lively way of speaking. On the other hand, konnyaku, mainly native species, was concentrated around Shimonita, but after the war, new varieties became widespread and continuous cultivation became possible, leading to a rapid increase in production and an expansion of the cultivation area. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "kakaa tenka" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…おもな養蚕地帯は赤城，榛名の山麓から北部の低い段丘や丘陵地にかけた地域である。ちなみに上州名物として空っ風とともに知られる〈かかあ天下〉の語は，県の中心的な伝統産業の養蚕と製糸が，おもに婦人の労働に依存し，家庭内での経済的実力も大きく言葉使いも活発なところから使われるようになったといわれる。一方，コンニャクは在来種を中心に下仁田付近に集中していたが，戦後新品種が広まり，連作が可能になるなどによって生産が急増し，栽培地域も拡大した。…

※「かかあ天下」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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