Rotten City - Rotten City

Japanese: 腐市 - くされいち

〘 noun 〙① A market where waste and junk are bought and sold. ② A market held every year in the Odenmacho area of Nihonbashi, Tokyo, from October 19th to 20th, the day before the Ebisuko festival. It is said to have originated as a market for selling Motokake Tai (shrimp-shaped sea bream) . Vegetables, lightly pickled radishes, etc. are also sold. Bettara Market. ※Miscellany, Yanagi Taru-97 (1828) "The rotten horse market is the one that cuts off even the living."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 廃物やがらくたを売買する市。② 東京日本橋大伝馬町一帯で毎年夷講(えびすこう)の前日にあたる一〇月一九日から二〇日にかけて開かれる市。もと掛鯛を売るのが起こりだという。野菜、浅漬大根などが売られる。べったら市。※雑俳・柳多留‐九七（1828）「生きた目も抜のは馬のくされ市」

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