Ito Chiyuu

A lecturer. His real name was Nitaro. He was born in Yokohama. He joined the Liberal Party and studied under Hoshi Toru. After serving as a member of the Tokyo Prefectural Assembly and other positions, he was elected to the House of Representatives in the first general election in 1928 (Showa 3). Meanwhile, in 1890 (Meiji 23), he called himself Sobokusha Chiyu and gave political talks based on his own observations and knowledge, later changing his name to Ito. His "Ito Chiyu Complete Works" (30 volumes, 1929-31) was unprecedented as a lecturer, and he also founded the Storytelling Club to improve his speaking skills, and his "Chyu Magazine", first published in 1935, is useful as a research resource for eloquent literature. The second (1910-83) was Seno Kenji, whose real name was Seno Kenji. He was the son-in-law of the first, and took the name in 1958 (Showa 33) after passing through Tanabe Nanyu. Like his predecessor, he excelled in political and current affairs talk.

[Nobuhiro Shinji]

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講釈師。本名仁太郎(にたろう)。横浜生まれ。自由党に入り、星亨(とおる)に師事。東京府会議員などを経て、1928年（昭和3）普通選挙第1回の衆議院議員に当選。一方、1890年（明治23）双木舎(そうぼくしゃ)痴遊と名のり、自らの見聞に裏打ちされた自作の政治講談を行い、のち伊藤と改める。『伊藤痴遊全集』全30巻（1929～31）は講釈師として空前で、ほかに話術の向上を図って話術倶楽部(クラブ)を創設、1935年創刊の『痴遊雑誌』は舌耕(ぜっこう)文芸の研究資料として有益である。なお、2代（1910―83）は本名妹尾(せのお)謙治。初代の娘婿で、田辺南遊を経て1958年（昭和33）に襲名。初代と同じく、政治講談、時事講談を得意とした。

［延広真治］

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