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Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige

Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige rather than just read about it. In short: Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige (東海道中膝栗毛; Japanese pronunciation: [toː.kai.doꜜː.tɕɯː | çi.(d)za.kɯꜜ.ɾʲi.ɡe, -ɾʲi.ŋe]), abbreviated as Hizakurige ([çi.(d)za.kɯꜜ.ɾʲi.ɡe, -ɾʲi.ŋe]) and known in translation as Shank's Mare, is a comic picaresque novel (kokkeibon) written by Jippensha Ikku (十返舎一九, 1765–1831) about the misadventures of two travelers on the Tōkaidō, the main road between Kyoto and Edo during the Edo period. The book…

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Reference excerpt

Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige (東海道中膝栗毛; Japanese pronunciation: [toː.kai.doꜜː.tɕɯː | çi.(d)za.kɯꜜ.ɾʲi.ɡe, -ɾʲi.ŋe]), abbreviated as Hizakurige ([çi.(d)za.kɯꜜ.ɾʲi.ɡe, -ɾʲi.ŋe]) and known in translation as Shank's Mare, is a comic picaresque novel (kokkeibon) written by Jippensha Ikku (十返舎一九, 1765–1831) about the misadventures of two travelers on the Tōkaidō, the main road between Kyoto and Edo during the Edo period. The book was published in twelve parts between 1802 and 1822. The two main characters are Yajirobē (彌次郎兵衛) and Kitahachi (喜多八), a pair of pilgrims traveling from Edo to Kyoto to the Ise Grand Shrine. Their names are often shortened to just Yaji and Kita. As well as being a comic work, Hizakurige also serves as a guidebook, providing information and anecdotes about various regions along the Tōkaidō. The book was published during a tourism boom in the Edo Period and is one of many guidebooks that was written to meet public appetite for sight-seeing. It details famous landmarks at each of the 53 stations along the road, where the characters, frequently find themselves in comedic situations. They travel from station to station, predominantly interested in food, sake, and women. As Edo men, they view the world through an Edo lens, deeming themselves more cultured than the countrymen they meet. A second book was also written, called Zoku Hizakurige, which includes material on the Kiso Valley, Konpira, and Miyajima. Some of the scenes from Hizakurige have been illustrated by famous ukiyo-e artists, such as Hiroshige in his One Hundred Views of Edo.

Yaji and Kita's travels The pair's journey is illustrated by crude jokes and puns. They make fun of a daimyō procession, cheat shopkeepers out of money, and get cheated themselves. At one inn, they end up humiliated as they do not know how to use the bathtub; burning themselves rather than asking for help. In Ueno, one of them pretends to be Ikku, the book's author, before he is found to be an imposter. Also in Ueno, the pair burn themselves after trying to eat some hot stones that they have been served by an inkeeper, not realising that the hot stones are for drying out the konjac to improve the flavor. Yaji and Kita often try to sneak into bed with women at various inns along the road.

Film versions Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue (1927) Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi (1928) Travel Chronicles of Yaji and Kita (1956) Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (2005) Three for the Road (2007)

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Dōchū hizakurige, selections, with print illustrations by Tamenobu Fujikawa Tokaidochu hizakurige, 1907 edition published by Yohodo

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige

In research: Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1802 novels, Edo-period works, Japanese serial novels, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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