Awataguchi - Awataguchi

Japanese: 粟田口 - あわたぐち

[1][One] The name of a place in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City. The area between the east of Shirakawa Bridge and Keage . The entrance to Kyoto from Yamashina on the Tokaido. There are Shoren- in Temple, Awata Shrine, and Shogunzuka, and the Japanese swords forged by a school of swordsmiths who lived here during the Kamakura period were named Awataguchi after the place. Shirakawa. Higashi-Sanjo-guchi. [Two] Kyogen. Various schools. The plot is about a con man who deceives a feudal lord and his master Tarokaja , who are unaware that Awataguchi is a famous sword. One of the three great famous plays. [Three] ("Awadaguchi") Kabuki. The nickname for "Awataguchi Shimesu Fuetake." Sewamono. Seven acts. Written by Kawatake Shinshichi III. First performed at the Harukiza Theater in Tokyo in 1889 . Another title is "Awataguchi Appraisal Origami (Kiwameno Origami) ". It is a dramatization of a human interest story performed by San'yutei Encho. The story involves a family dispute involving the loss of a famous sword from Awataguchi. [2] [Noun] A swordsmith and a school of Japanese painting. Both were so named because they lived in Awataguchi, Kyoto.

Awataguchi Awataguchi

One of the surnames.

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:

[1][一] 京都市東山区の地名。白川橋の東から蹴上(けあげ)までの間。東海道山科から京への入り口。青蓮院(しょうれんいん)、粟田神社、将軍塚があり、鎌倉時代ここに住んだ刀工一派の鍛えた日本刀は、この地名をとって粟田口と呼ばれる。白川。東三条口。[二] 狂言。各流。粟田口が名刀であることを知らない大名と太郎冠者(かじゃ)を、詐欺師がだます筋立て。三大名物の一つ。[三] (「あわだぐち」) 歌舞伎。「粟田口霑一節截(しめすふえたけ)」の通称。世話物。七幕。三世河竹新七作。明治二二年（一八八九）東京春木座初演。別名題「粟田口鑑定折紙(きわめのおりがみ)」。三遊亭円朝口演の人情噺の劇化。粟田口の銘刀紛失にからむお家騒動を仕組む。[2] 〘名〙刀工と日本画の一派をいう。いずれも京都粟田口に住んだことから称した。