Travelogue of Tokan

A travelogue from the mid-Kamakura period. One volume. Author unknown. He left Kyoto around August 10, 1242 (Ninji 3), and arrived in Kamakura about 10 days later. He stayed there for about two months, and wrote about his journey until he returned home around October 23. Most of the book is about his journey from Kyoto to Kamakura, and the part about his stay in Kamakura is very short considering his stay of only 60 days. The writing is a mixture of Japanese and Chinese, with many Chinese words used, but it is well-crafted and fluent in both Japanese and Chinese. There are also parts of the writing that are similar to the writings in "Genpei Seisuiki" and "Nagatobon Heike Monogatari". Compared to "Kaidoki," which describes the Tokaido and Kamakura in the same Kamakura period, it is less self-illuminating, and has less literary value as a travelogue.

[Ryuzo Yuno]

"Complete Collection of Japanese Classics: Kaido-ki, Toseki-kikou, Irokuya-nikki" (1951, Asahi Shimbun) edited by Kosuke Tamai and Yoshisada Ishida

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鎌倉中期の紀行文学。一巻。作者未詳。1242年（仁治3）8月10日ごろ京都を出発し、十余日後鎌倉に到着。そこで約2か月間滞在し、10月23日ごろ帰途に着くまでのことを書いているが、京都から鎌倉までの道中記が大部分で、鎌倉滞在記は逗留(とうりゅう)期間60日にしてはきわめて短い。文章は漢語を多く用いた和漢混交文であるが、和文、漢文のよくこなれた流暢(りゅうちょう)な文章である。また文中に『源平盛衰記』や『長門本(ながとぼん)平家物語』の文章と類似した部分がある。同じ鎌倉時代の東海道や鎌倉を描いた『海道記』に比べると自照性に乏しく、紀行文学としての文学的価値は低い。

［祐野隆三］

『玉井幸助・石田吉貞校註『日本古典全書　海道記・東関紀行・十六夜日記』（1951・朝日新聞社）』

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