Sogoro Kawai - Poor Goro

...His family name was Iwanami, his given name was Masataka, and his common name was Shoemon. In "Oku no Hosomichi," his name is recorded as Kawai Sogoro. He was from Kami-Suwa in Shinano Province. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kawai Sogoro" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…姓は岩波，名は正字（まさたか），通称は庄右衛門。《おくのほそ道》には河合惣五郎という名を記す。信濃国上諏訪の人。…

※「河合惣五郎」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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