Diary of a Parrot in a Cage

Japanese: 鸚鵡籠中記 - おうむろうちゅうき

The diary of Asahi Shigeaki, a samurai of the Nagoya domain. 37 volumes. The original is held by the Tokugawa Institute of Forestry and History. From 1684 to 1717, the diary describes all sorts of events that occurred in the daily life of the author, who was a mid-ranking samurai, through a mixture of his own experiences and hearsay. He was well-versed in the arts, and his records of business ventures and personal accounts of what he saw and heard not only in Nagoya but also in Kyoto, Osaka, Edo, and other places are considered valuable historical materials. Included in the Nagoya Collection Continued.

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Japanese:

名古屋藩士朝日重章(しげあき)の日記。37冊。原本は徳川林政史研究所蔵。1684年−1717年にわたり，中級の武士であった著者をとりまく日常万般の事象が体験・伝聞をまじえ記されている。芸能関係に詳しく，名古屋はもとより京・大坂・江戸などの興業記録や見聞の体験記は，貴重な史料とされる。《名古屋叢書続編》所収。

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