A Long time ago, Kochi Prefecture in
Japan was called "Country of Tosa".
"Kenzan Nonaka"(野中兼山1615-1664)
was a politician of the "Country of
Tosa”.
He had hope that he wanted to make the "Country of Tosa" his dreamland.
But He was strict with the local
people.
The local people had a grudge against him.
Other politicians also disliked him.
The lord of the "Country of Tosa"
dismissed him finally.
"Kenzan Nonaka" was Lonely in his
later years.
He died in despair.
However, politicians hated him even
though he died.
After "Kenzan Nonaka" died, his family
was caught.
They were confined in one residence.
A hedge was put up outside the
residence.
And, a guard was POSTED.
They were placed under house arrest
for.
40 years.
This is a true story.
They were not able to go out for 40
years.
I was reading "The Woman is Enne"
(Original title “婉という女” 1960)
written by the writer "Tomie Ohara"
(大原富枝 1912-2000).
It was a novel that was based on the
true story of the family of "Kenzan
Nonaka".
I was very shocked.
There were several children in the
Kenzan story.
"Enne"(野中婉)was one person in that
story(1661-1726).
"Enne" was placed under house arrest
at the age of 4.
When liberated from the house arrest,
Enne was 43 years old.
I think that she was very very
frightened.
I think that Enne loved her family
very much.
But, Enne was not permitted to fall in
love.
She was not permitted to marry either.
She was not permitted to give birth to a
child either.
Because there were only her brothers
by her side.
They were the people who had had the
same parents as she did.
In "I do not do" and "I cannot do",
there is a big distance.
They lived without newspapers, radio,
television, and the Internet.
I think.
Had Enne any Special support of the
mind?
40 years are very long.
If it is me, I can't live.
The reason why Enne was liberated was
because the sons of Kenzan had all
died.
There was no right that a daughter
succeeds her father in Japan at
that time.
Enne might have been placed under
house arrest through life if the
"Brother" of Enne kept living.
I thought that a person was able to
accomplish a frightening thing when
"Hatred" joined "Politics".
Many people had had a grudge against
the father.
But is his 4 year-old child guilty?
One day, I went shopping using an
umbrella.
The outside was raining.
Enne was not able to go out even on
the clear day.
I can go out on a raining day if I use an
umbrella.
I think it is happiness.
And, I wish go to the grave of Kenzan and Enne in Kochi Prefecture some
time.
One sentence was carved on the grave.
It was carved for the grave of mother of
Enne.
And it was a grave of the wife of Kenzan
too.
"Lonely Enne was crying and built
this"
(original Sentence
「孤哀女婉泣植之」）
This photo is the grave of Kenzan Nonaka,Kochi prefecture.
Reference: http://www.city.kochi.kochi.jp/soshiki/79/cas-city-3400100.html