astle and lying just
north of the wide avenue facing the main entrance to To[u]kyo[u]
station. It ran north to Kanda bridge. It formed part of the
Daimyo[u]-koji, which extended from Kandabashi to the Hibiyabashi and
the Sukiyabashi at the south. Roughly speaking this Daimyo[u]-koji was
the district between the inner and outer moat and the bridges mentioned,
now traversed by the elevated railway from Shimbashi to the To[u]kyo[u]
station. The Dosan bridge crossed a wide canal which connected the inner
and outer moats with the Sumida river. The street running from
Gofukubashi to the castle moat covers the site of this canal, and the
bridge itself was about where the spur of the elevated railway crosses
the present highway (1916). The Embukasane inspired the famous tale of
Encho[u]--the "Shinkasane-ga-fuchi"--and, like many Nipponese stories,
is founded on actual occurrence.]

[Footnote 15: Also called, Naomori, or Narimasa, or Nariyuki.]

[Footnote 16: There was great opposition to the introduction of _Kuge_
(court noble) influence into the Sho[u]gun's household at this time. The
same reasons of course did not apply to marriage of Tokugawa women into
the Kyo[u]to circle. The Sho[u]gunal Court was to be ruled by _samurai_
code and influence.]

[Footnote 17: Marriages at that date were performed in daytime. Note in
the original.]

[Footnote 18:
_Ume ka ka wo sakura no hana ni motase tsutsu;
Yanagi no eda ni sakashite zo min._]

[Footnote 19: Momogawa Jo[u]en: _ko[u]danshi_ differ in their treatment
of such detail. Some emphasize it, after the manner of the chronicle;
others do not.]

[Footnote 20: The _Daikwan_ was the chief representative of the feudal
lord in the particular circumscribed district. His authority rarely
passed beyond a few miles. Note the Daikwanzaka and the site of his
_yashiki_ in Yokohama (_Motomachi_).]

[Footnote 21: Momokawa Jo[u]en.]

[Footnote 22: Shukke, one who has left the world--turned
priest--"Honoured Mr. Recluse."]

[Footnote 23: The Nipponese "watches" covered two hours. Hence he had
been aroused between 3-5 A.M., not 5-7 A.M. as expected.]

[Footnote 24: _Dentatsu_--"Jimbei, mata 'fukeru' to itta na. Nan no
kotta (kotoba) sono 'fukeru' to iu no wa." _Jimbei_--"Yai! Yai! Bo[u]zu"
etc. To the erudite is left closer approximation to _fukeru_ (in
_kana_). This story is told, following the details of Koganei Koshu[u]
("Yui Sho[u]setsu"). Gion, equally known for its _hetair