Naoaki Momoi - Naoaki Momoi

Date of birth and death unknown. The person who is said to have founded Kōwakamai. The name Kōwakamai is said to have originated from Naoaki's childhood name, Kōwakamaru. According to the genealogy, his grandfather was Momoi Naotsune, a military commander in the Hokuriku region during the Nanboku-chō period (1336-92). After his father's death, at the age of 10, he left Echizen (eastern Fukui prefecture) to study under Korinbo Senshin at Mount Hiei, and it is said that Kōwakamai began when he sang a melody based on a traditional Japanese story. However, this genealogy was written later in life, and there are many doubts about whether Momoi Naotsune was the founder of Kōwakamai.

[Shigeru Takayama]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

生没年不詳。幸若舞(こうわかまい)を創始したと伝えられる人物。幸若舞という名称は、直詮の幼名幸若丸に発するという。系譜によると祖父は南北朝時代（1336～92）の北陸の武将桃井直常(なおつね)。父の死後10歳にして越前(えちぜん)（福井県東部）を出て、比叡山(ひえいざん)の光林坊詮信のもとで学問修行に励んだが、そのおり草紙(そうし)に曲節をつけて謡ったのが幸若舞の始まりであるという。しかしこのような系譜は後年になって書かれたもので、桃井直詮を幸若舞の創始者とするには疑問が多い。

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