Joraisi - Joraisi

A writer of Kanazoushi (Japanese traditional writings) from the early Edo period. Also known as Nyoraishi. His real name was Saito Chikamori, and his pen name was Setchoan Jiho. He served the Mogami family of Yamagata together with his father, Saito Chikugo no Kami Morihiro, but in 1622 (Genwa 8), he became a ronin when the Mogami family was abolished. He lost his father while he was wandering, and went to Edo. With the help of townspeople such as Toyodaya Kiemon, he worked as a yūhitsu (a writer) and a doctor, and wrote books during that time. In 1659 (Manji 2), his eldest son, Akimori, was summoned by Niwa Mitsushige of the Nihonmatsu domain, and together they moved to Nihonmatsu, where they spent their later years indulging in haiku poetry. He passed away on March 8, 1670. His grave is at Matsuoka-dera Temple in Matsuoka-cho, Nihonmatsu City. His works include the kana zoshi Kasho-ki (published in 1642) and Hyakuhachicho-ki (published in 1664), as well as copies of Hyakunin Isshu-sho and Kannin-ki.

[Shin Tanaka]

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江戸前期の仮名草子(かなぞうし)作者。「にょらいし」ともいう。本名斎藤親盛(ちかもり)、号意伝、雪朝庵士峯(せっちょうあんじほう)。父斎藤筑後守盛弘(ちくごのかみもりひろ)とともに山形最上(もがみ)家に仕え、1622年（元和8）最上家改易のため浪人。放浪中に父を亡くし、江戸に出て、豊田屋喜右衛門(とみたやきうえもん)などの町人に助けられ、右筆(ゆうひつ)や医者を業とし、その間著作の筆をとった。1659年（万治2）嫡男秋盛が二本松藩の丹羽光重(にわみつしげ)に召され、これとともに二本松に移住し、俳諧(はいかい)に遊ぶなどの晩年を送った。延宝(えんぽう)2年3月8日没。墓は二本松市松岡町、松岡寺。著作には仮名草子『可笑記(かしょうき)』（1642刊）、『百八町記』（1664刊）があり、そのほか『百人一首鈔(しょう)』『堪忍記』が写本で残されている。

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