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To prevent stuffiness

The origin of the chonmage hairstyle dates back to the Nara period, but the reason it became popular among samurai in the Kamakura period was that wearing a helmet in battle made their heads sweaty and itchy. The chonmage, which involved shaving part of the head, was called sakayaki, and this style helped prevent stuffiness. In the Edo period, it spread beyond the warrior class and became common among ordinary people as well.

courier

Crossing a daimyo procession, which was seen during the Edo period, was prohibited, but midwives and couriers were exceptions. Midwives were allowed due to the urgency of childbirth, and couriers were permitted so they could deliver urgent messages swiftly.

Hiroshima

When the First Sino-Japanese War broke out in 1884, the National Diet was convened in Hiroshima only once. One reason cited is that a place called Ujina Port in Hiroshima was used for transporting supplies. The provisional Diet building erected in Hiroshima was constructed in around 20 days and was dismantled in 1889, four years after its construction.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

The first warlord to host a cherry blossom viewing banquet in Japan was Toyotomi Hideyoshi. At the hanami held at Daigo-ji Temple in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, about 700 cherry trees were gathered from various regions, and around 1,300 women were also brought together. In keeping with this history, Daigo-ji still holds an event each spring called the Toyotakō Hanami Procession.

Goto Shojiro

The first person to buy a Louis Vuitton bag in Japan was Gotō Shōjirō, a samurai from the Tosa Domain who also excelled as a politician and businessman. Records show that when he traveled to France in 1883, he purchased a large trunk measuring 110 centimeters.