Urazato Tokijiro - Urazato Tokijiro

Japanese: 浦里･時次郎 - うらざとときじろう

The protagonist of Tsuruga Wakasa no Jō's Shinnai-bushi play Akegarasu Yume no Awayuki (Dawn Crow Dream Bubble Snow). Written in 1772 (An'ei 1). Urazato is a woman who has immersed herself in the Yamana-ya in Yoshiwara for the sake of her parents. Tokijiro's father lives in the countryside, and their family is wealthy enough to pay 200 ryo in annual tax to the Edo lord, and they own the famous Kogarasu sword as a family heirloom. His son Tokijiro becomes acquainted with Urazato, and ends up spending the tax money and borrowing money from various places, making it impossible for him to see her. He forces himself to go to the Yamana-ya and sneak into Urazato's room, but is discovered by the agent Kaya, and is thrown out into the open.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

鶴賀若狭掾作の新内節《明烏夢泡雪（あけがらすゆめのあわゆき）》の主人公。1772年(安永1)作。浦里は親のために吉原の山名屋に身を沈めた女性。時次郎の父は田舎におり，江戸表の地頭に年貢金200両を払うような裕福な家で，家宝に小烏の名刀を持っている。息子の時次郎は浦里になじみ，年貢金を使いこみ，方々に借金をして，浦里に会えぬようになる。それを無理して山名屋へ上がり，浦里の部屋に忍んでいたが，遣手のかやに見つかり，時次郎は表へたたき出される。

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