Swordplay performance

Japanese: 撃剣興行 - げきけんこうぎょう

In the early Meiji period, sword fighting matches were held as a kind of spectacle, for which admission fees were charged. After the Meiji Restoration, in 1871 (Meiji 4), the feudal domains were abolished and prefectures were established, leading to the abolition of domain schools. In the same year, the sword removal order was enacted, which allowed samurai to remove their swords freely, and in 1873, the stipends were abolished. In 1876, the sword ban order was enacted, which prohibited samurai from carrying swords. In particular, samurai who specialized in teaching martial arts found themselves in poverty, and were forced to seek other unfamiliar occupations to make a living. This, combined with the modernization of society, which disregarded Japan's traditional traditions, led to a significant decline in martial arts.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

明治初頭，剣術の試合を木戸銭(入場料)をとって一種の見世物として行った興行。明治維新後，1871年(明治4)の廃藩置県に伴う藩校の廃止，同年，脱刀の自由を認めた脱刀令，73年ころから始まった秩禄処分，76年帯刀を禁止した廃刀令などにより，武士は禄と刀を奪われた。なかでも，武術指導を専門としていた武士たちの生活は窮乏し，慣れない他の職業に生活の道を求めなければならず，日本古来のものを顧みない文明開化の世相とあいまって，武術は著しく衰退した。

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