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A Walk On the Landmarks Connecting To Socho A Renga Poet

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Some landmarks introduced in this website were described in 'Azumaji no Tsuto' written by Saiokuken Socho, a renga poet in Muromachi perio.
Socho wrote his travel notes to Seichoji Temple in Kazusa Province. Socho first went down Sumidagawa River and passed through marshes overgrown with reeds. Then he landed at the ferry at Imai and visited Jokoji Temple at his first night in Shimousa province. Next day, he sailed up the streams in Futoigawa River (now Edogawa River), he crossed Mama no Tsugihashi Bridge then he visited Nakayama Hokekyoji Temple. And his last days in Shimousa, Socho crossed Futoigawa River near the ferry at Ichikawa and he visited Zenyoji Temple in Koiwa and enjoyed having baked Tofu and some alcohol drinks. So Azumaji no Tsuto describes nature and lives in the areas along Edogawa River. In addition, he wrote a first verse of a renga poem 'Fuji no mine wa tokaranu yuki no senri kana' at Jokoji Temple and 'Sugi no ha ya arashi no ato no yahan no yuki' at Nakayama Hokekyoji Temple.
In this page, several landmarks that are described in 'Azumaji no Tsuto' written by Saiokuken Socho, a famous renga poet in Muromachi period are introduced. Why don't you visit the landmarks connecting to Socho?

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Socho （1448-1532）

Socho was a renga-shi (a linked-verse poet) from Shimada in Suruga-no-kuni (Shimada city in Sizuoka prefecture) in Muromachi period. He was a son of a blacksmith, his name was Choroku in his childhood. First he named 'Sokan' by himself, and his pseudonym was Choa, Saiokuken.
He entered the school of Sogi, one of the greatest rengashi in Muramachi period, and served him for forty years, and he often went on trips with his master.
Socho wrote 'Minase Sangin Hyakuin' with his master Sogi and Shohaku (a fomous rengashi) is very famous. When Sogi was sick in bed on his journey to Echigo (Niigata prefecture), Socho visited him from his home Suruga and went to Hakone (Kanagawa prefecture). He attended his master's deathbed, and wrote 'Sogi Shuen ki' (The Record Of Sogi's End; 1502). Later he lived in seclusion at Saiokuken in Maruko in Suruga-no-kuni, he went on trips to Western, eastern, and northern regions, and he wrote 'Azuma-ji no tsuto' in 1509. He remained his diaries 'Socho Nikki' (1530-1531) and 'Socho Shuki' (1523-1528).
He had visited Ikkyu, the abbot of Daitoku-ji Temple in Kyoto who was one of the famous and popular priest in Japan, he enjoyed making witty and polished Kyokas (satrical poems) and haikai poetry with him.
His works are 'Ameyo-no-ki' (1519), 'Renga-hikyo-syu', 'Kabe-kusa' of poems (1512), 'Nachikago' (1517), 'Oimimi' (1522-26)., etc.


参考
ブリタニカ国際大百科事典
デジタル大辞林

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The Landmarks Connecting To Azumaji No Tsuto by Socho

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The Locations of the Places in Azumaji no Tsuto by Socho

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the remains of the ferry at Imai	near the bank of Edogawa River 3 Edogawa, Edogawaku, Tokyo
Jokoji Temple	3-22-5 Edogawa, Edogawaku, Tokyo
Mama no Tsugihashi	4-7-24 Mama, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba
Nakayama Hokekyoji Temple	2-10-1 Nakayama, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba
Hokkedo Hall in Nakayama Hokekyoji Temple	2-10-1 Nakayama, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba (in Nakayama Hokekyoji Temple)
the remains of the Barrier at Ichikawa	on the bank of Edogawa River near 3-24 Ichikawa, Ichikawashi, Chiba
Zenyoji Temple	2-24-2 Higashi Koiwa, Edogawaku, Tokyo