Nagasaki Yawagusa

Japanese: 長崎夜話草 - ながさきやわぐさ

Written by Nishikawa Nyoken. Five volumes. Completed in 1720 (Kyoho 5). Nishikawa had his son Seiyasu dictate what he saw and heard in Nagasaki. It begins with the origins of Nagasaki and overseas trade with Nagasaki, and touches on the customs, human feelings, filial piety, heroic women and other personalities of Nagasaki, as well as local products and souvenirs. It is a valuable piece of Nagasaki history and geography. It is included in the Nagasaki Collection, Nishikawa Nyoken Isho, and Iwanami Bunko.

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Japanese:

西川如見著。5巻。享保5 (1720) 年成立。みずからの長崎の見聞を，子の正休に口述筆記させたもの。長崎の由来，海外長崎貿易などに始り，長崎の風俗，人情，孝子，烈婦などの人物記事，さらに特産物，みやげ物などにまで言及している。長崎史，地誌として貴重なものである。『長崎叢書』『西川如見遺書』『岩波文庫』に所収。

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