Sobo wa Bunka juuni nen(1815) umare de Meiji nijuuni nen(1899) jibun ga juuni sai no saimatsu ni byoubotsu shita. Kono sobo no "Omoide no gazou" no kazukazu no uchi de, ichiban jibun ni shitashimi to natsukashimi o kanjisaseru no wa, mukashi no wagaya no susuketa chanoma de, itoguruma o mawashite iru sodenashi baori o kita rouou no sugata de aru. Montsuki o kite totta shashin ya, sore o MODERU ni shite kaita aburae nado o mite mo, nandaka hontou no sobo rashiku omoware nai ga, tada kioku no inshou dake ni nokotte iru kono "Itoguruma no sobo zou" wa botsugo yonrokunen no konnichi de mo jitsu ni odorokubeki senmeisa o motte zuiji ni ganzen ni yobidasareru.

Kono itoguruma to iu mono ga ima de wa mattaku rekishiteki no mono ni natte shimatta you de aru. Jibun no kodomo nado de mo dare mo jitsubutsu o mita koto wa nai rashii. Sangyou hakubutsukan to de mo iu mono ga areba, sou iu tokoro ni sankouhin to shite chinretsu sareru beki mono ka mo shirenai.

Sobo no tsukatte ita itoguruma wa sono touji de mo sukkari fukaku susuiro ni somatta ika ni mo furumekashii mono de atta. Osoraku sobo no yomeiri dougu no hitotsu de atta ka mo shirenai. Arui wa mata sousobo no tsukainareta no o taisetsu ni mochitsutaeta mono de atta ka mo shirenai no de aru. Tonikaku, sobo wa jibun no ie ni totsuide kara no nanjuunen no aida ni kono itoguruma no totte o osoraku nanzenmankai arui wa osoraku wa nan'okukai ka mawashita koto de arou.

Jibun mo kodomo koyuu no koukishin kara nando ka sobo ni osowatta kono itoguruma de ito o tsumugu mane o shita kioku ga aru. Wata o "Utta" no o chokkei yaku ichi senchimeetoru nagasa yaku nijuu senchimeetoru no entoukei ni marumeta mono o hidari no te no yubisaki de tsumande motte iru. Sono sentan no wata no sen'i o sukoshi bakari hikidashite sore o itoguruma no bousui no hari no sentan ni makitsukete oite, migite de kuruma no totte o tekitou na sokudo de mawasu to, tsumu no hari ga kyuusokudo de kaiten shite wata no sen'i no taba ni yori o kakeru. Yori o kake nagara hidari no te o hikinokete iku to, mirumiru shitou ni tsuman da wata no bou no saki kara hosoi ito ga hassei shite nobite iku. Hidari no te o nobasareru dake nobashita tokoro de sono te o agete ima dekiagatta dake no ito o bousui ni tooshita takekan ni makitoru, sou shite oite futatabi hidarite o sagete ito o bousui no hari no sentan ni karamasete yori o kake nagara arata na ito o hikidasu no de aru. Taigai kuruma no totte o san kai mawasu aida ni hidari no te ga nobikitte suuju' senchimeetoru no ito ga tsumugare, sore o makitotte kara, mata onaji koto o kurikaesu. Sou iu sousa no tame ni itoguruma no oto ni tokuyuu na RIZUMU ga shouzuru. Sore o mukashi no hito wa "Biin, biin, biin, ya" to iu kotoba de keiyou shita. Totte no ichi kaiten ga "Biin"de, sore ga san kai kurikaesareta nochi ni "Ya" no tokoro de ito ga makitorareru no de aru. "Biin" no bu de tetsubari to sore ni tsunagaru itoto ga kyuusoku na shindou o shite iru tame ni issfu no gakuon ga hassei suru ga, makitoru toki wa sou shita shindou ga chuushi suru no de oto no pauze ga kuru wake de aru. Yousuruni kono yon byoushi no, oyoso kangaeraru beki motto mo kantan na merodjii ga kono itoguruma to iu "Gakki" ni yotte souserareru no de aru. Sono MERODJII wa jitsu ni mukashi no Nihon no fujin no risou to sareta kagiri naki ninjuu no toku o sanbi suru uta o utatte ita you na mono ka mo shirenai.

Migite to hidarite to no undou o takumi ni taiou sase kouorudjinee to saseru kokyuu ga nakanaka mutsukashii mono de, sore ga dekinai to tsumugareta ito wa futosa ga sorowanakute, fukisoku ni fushikure datta myou na kokkei na mono ni dekisokonete shimau no de aru. Jibun nado ichi､ nido kokoromite akirete shimatte sorekiri dannen shita koto de atta.

Hitotoshi ka futatoshi gurai ura no hatake ni wata o tsukutta koto ga atta. Touji kodomo no jibun no me ni eijita wata no hana wa jitsu ni utsukushii mono de atta. Kakan no utsukushisa dake de nakute kagaku kara ha+ kara kuki made ga kotoba de wa ienai you na utsukushii shikisai no haigou o misete ita you ni omou. Kanshou shokubutsu to shite gendai no miyakobito ni de mo aigan sarete yosasou na ki no suru mono de aru ga, kodomo no toki uchi no hatake de mitakiri de sonogo doko de mo kono hana ni meguriatta to iu kioku ga nai. Kangaete miru to ima doki wata o uete mita tokoro de toutei shoubai ni mo nan ni mo naranai sei ka mo shirenai. Motto mo, toukei de miru to naikokusan menjitsu senton jaku to aru kara, mada dokoka de tsukutte iru tokoro mo aru to mieru ga, yunyuusuu juuman ton ni taisureba mazu nai mo douyou de arou.

Hanadoki ga owatte "Momo" ga minotte yagate sono saku ga kairetsu shita junpaku na wata no dankai o haku, usurasamui aki no kure ni sobo ya haha to issho ni tende ni misokoshi o sagete watabatake e itte, sono sfuukaku no tanoshisa o tanoshinda. Sukoshi mou usuguraku natta yuugata ni mo, kono masshiro na wata no dankai dake ga kukkiri hatake no ue ni ukiagatte miete ita you ni omou. Sou iu toki, kyouri de "Aogita" to yobu akikaze ga sugu soba no takeyabu o ononokasete watabatake ni fukioroshite ita you na ki ga suru.

Saisfuu shita wata no naka ni tsutsumarete iru sfushi o torinozoku toki ni, "Mikuri" to shousuru kikai ni kakeru. Kore wa iwaba kantan na ROORAA de atte, futatsu no hantai ni mawaru kashizai no entou no kangeki ni menjitsu o kuikomaseru to, wata no sen'i no bubun ga kuikomare kuitorarete mukougawa e ochi, katakute ROORAA no kuugeki o tsuukashienai sfushi dake ga hadaka ni sarete temae ni ochiru no de aru. Omoshiroi no wa, kono ROORAA ga zenbu mokusei de, sono youbu to naru futatsu no entou ga chokkei ichi SENCHI han kurai de atta ka to omou ga, sore ga katahou no hashi de tagai ni kamiatte hantai ni mawaru you ni soko ni rasenkou ga fukaku horikomarete ita. Mukashi no mokkou ga yoku mo koushita rasen o kitta mono da to chotto fushigina you ni mo omowareru. Motto mo kono kamiawase ga kanari gishigishi to kishiru no de, sono genmayu to shite wa andon no tomoshiabura o watagire ni shimasete tokidoki kyuusho kyuusho ni nuritsukete ita. Sorede totte o mawasu to onaji rizumu de kyuru kyuru kyuru to issfu tokubetsu na rekion o tateru no de atta. "Mikuri" o tsuuka shite hirataku hishageta wata no danpen ni wa sfushi no kawa no shikiso ga usumurasaki no senjou to natte honoka ni fuchaku shite ita to omou.

Kou shite sfushi o nozoita wata o atsumete watauchi o gyou to suru mono no ie ni okuri, sokode itoguruma ni kakeru you ni shiagete morau. Kono watauchi sagyou wa ichido mo mita koto wa nai ga, hanashi ni kiita tokoro de wa, kujira no suji o hatta yumi no shoudankai o konki yoku tataite tataki hogoshite sono sen'i o ichido kuuchuu ni hisan sase, sore o chinseki sasete hakumakujou to shita no o, makigami o makuyou ni maite entoujou to suru no dasou de aru. Soushite dekita wata no entou ga itoguruma ni kakete tsumugareru wake de aru.

Inakamichi o aruite iru to wakimichi no nouka no naya no nikai no you na tokoro kara, kono watayumi no gen no oto ga kikoete kuru koto ga atta. Sore ga yahari yon byoushi no sessou de "Pan pan pan ya" to iu fuu ni hibiku no de atta. Osoraku ima de wa mou doko e itte mo metta ni kikarenai den'en no ongaku no hitotsu de arou to omowareru.

Meiji nijuushichi､ hachinen nisshin sensou no saichuu ni, yobieki de shousfuu sarete nagoya no rusu shidan ni tsutomete ita chichi o tazunete asobi ni itta toki, hajimete bouseki gaisha no koujou to iu mono no kengaku o shite hijou ni odoroita mono de aru. Sobo ga itoguruma de isshougai kakatte tsumugieta de arou to omou ito no ryou ga kazoekirenai kikai no bousui kara tanjikan ni ichido ni nagaredashite ita. Soko ni wa ano yuruyaka na yokuyou aru yon byoushi no "Komoriuta" no kawari ni, kikaiteki ni chouritsu sareta koudou na zatsuon to unarion no koukyougaku ga souserarete ita.

Sobo no tsumui da ito o tsumu dake kara mou ichipen shikaku na itotoriwaku ni makitotte "Kase" ni tsukuri, sore o kon'ya ni watashite somesaseta no o tebata ni utsushite oru no de atta. Ura no kamaya no doma no katasumi ni koshiraeta itama ni tebata ga ichidai oite atta. Haha ga sore ni koshi o kakete "Chan chan chaki chan" to iu kore mo mata yon byoushi no hakuon o tate nagara otte iru sugata ga bon'yari shita yume no you na kioku ni nokotte wa iru ga, jibun ga sukoshi ookiku natte kara wa, mou kono hata wa amari tsukaware nakatta rashii. Shikashi jibun no ane no ie de wa sono roubo ga zutto nochi made, jibunra no chuugaku jidai made mo, kono hataori o yuiitsu no tanoshimi no you ni shite tsudukete ita. Ki no kawa o nite kaseito o someru koto made jibun de yaru no o douraku ni shite ita you de aru. Junsui na mukashifuu no iwayuru kusakizome de, kagaku senryou nado no sonzai wa kono roujin no yume ni mo shiranu sonzai de atta. Kono roujin no otta futonji ga ima de mo mada ane no ie ni nokotte iru ga, sono iro ga chittomo asete inai to itte oi no Z ga kantan shite hanashite ita.

Itsude atta ka, ginza Shiseidou roujou de hajimete Yamazaki Takeshi shi no kusakizome no orimono o mita toki ni nazeka namida no desou na hodo natsukashii ki ga shita. Sono natsukashisa no naka ni wa osoraku jibun no kodomo no jibun no kou shita taiken no tsuioku ga muishiki ni katsudou shite ita mono to omowareru. Mata kotoshi no shoka ni wa Matsuzakaya no tenrankai de mukashi no teorijima no KOREKUSHON o mite onaji you na natsukashisa o kanjita. Moshi dekireba tsugi ni sfuppan suru hazu no zuihitsusfuu no hyoushi ni kono momen o tsukaitai to omotte ten'in ni soudan shite mita ga, furui mono o ari dake shohou kara hiroi atsumeta no dakara, onaji shina o nantan mo soroeru koto wa toutei fukanou da to iu node ikan nagara dannen shita. Arata ni oraseru to naru to daibu kouka ni naru sou de aru. Konna ni utsukushii to omowareru mono ga gendai no ippan no hito no me ni wa utsukushii to omowarenaku natte shimatta to iu jijitsu ga imasara no you ni fushigi ni kanzerareta. Hanashi wa dassen suru ga, saikin ni mita shinhatsumei no houhou ni yoru to shousuru sfuushoku hassei eiga "KUKARACCHA" no ano "Sakebu ga gotoki shikisai" nado to kuraberu to, mukashi no teorijima no shikisai wa tadashiku "Utau shikisai"de ari "Shikou suru shikisai"de aru ka to omowareru no de aru.

Kagakuteki yakuhin yori hoka ni kusuri wa nai you ni omowareta jidai no tsugi ni wa, mukashi no soukon mokuhi ga futatabi sono atarashii kagakuteki no igi to kachito o mitomerareru jidai ga sorosoro megutte kisou na keikou ga mieru. Iyoiyo sono jidai ga kuru koro ni wa, arui wa kusakizome no teori momen ga mottomo sumaato na tojinshi miyakobito no atarashii ryuukou sfumi no taishou to naru to iu kigenshou ga okoranai to mo kagiranai. Ginza de kusakizome ga tenkan sareru depaato de teori momen ga chinretsu sareru to iu genshou ga sono zenchou de aru ka mo wakaranai no de aru. Soushite, koutetsusei arui wa JURARUMIN sei no itoguruma ya tebata ga katei fujin no sukunaku mo hitotsu no tenagusami to shite shiyousareru you na koto ga shourai zettai ni arienai to iu koto o shoumei suru koto mo mutsukashi sou ni omowareru. Gen ni koukan ya fugou no darekare ga nichiyoubi ni wazawaza inaka e hyakushou no mane o shi ni iku koto no hayari hajimeta sakkon de wa naosara sonna kuusou mo okoshi erareru no de aru.

Mukashi no kakyuu shizoku no katei fujin wa itoguruma o mawashi tebata o oru koto o sukoshi mo hazukashii sengyou to wa omowanaide, tsutsumashii hokori to shi arui wa mushiro saidai no tanoshimi to shite ita mono rashii. Pikunikku yori mo dansu yori mo, fujin naninanikai de kakemawaru yori mo kono hou ga haruka ni mi ni shimite hontou ni omoshiroi de arou to iu koto wa, "Mono o tsukuridasu koto no yorokobi" o kaisuru hito ni wa gendai de mo ikuraka souzou ga deki sou de aru.

Tsuide nagara seiyou no itoguruma wa "Tobiyuku oranda jin" no opera no hitomaku de jitsuen sareru no o mita koto ga aru. Yappari seiyou no odori no you ni keikai de youki de, nihon no itoguruma no you na haikai wa doko ni mo nai. Mata, sfuuberuto no kakyoku "Itoguruma no gureechihen wa roku byoushi de atte, sono bansou no ano tokuchou aru" ren'on no nami no uneri ga itoguruma no kaiten o shouchou shite iru you de aru. Kore dake kara mitemo seiyou no itoguruma to nihon no itoguruma to ga mattaku chigatta shi no sekai ni zokusuru mono da to iu koto ga wakaru to omou.

Kono itoguruma no tsuioku ni tsunagatte iru kodomo no koro no den'en seikatsu no omoide wa hontou ni itoguruma no tsumugidasu ito no gotoku tsukuru tokoro o shiranai. Soushite, konna koto o kangaete iru to, jibun ga tamatama binbou shizoku no ko to umarete den'en no shizen no aida ni sodatta to iu nan no hokori ni mo naranai koto ga yonimo shiawase na unmei de atta kano you na ki mo shite kuru no de aru.

( Shouwa 10 nen 8 gatsu)