江戸時代

　

信長、秀吉の手によって天下は統一され、加賀・越中・能登は、前田氏の所領となりました。二代目藩主利長(としなが)公は、加賀藩の客分で、キリシタン大名の高山右近(たかやまうこん)に設計を依頼し、高岡城を建てます。人口5干人の新しい町が生まれ、城では能の会が催されています。夢幻譚では毎回、劇中劇として能を上演していますが、今年の演目は「八島(やしま)」です。そこヘタイムトリップした家持と土師は、賑やかな町の様子に惹かれて高岡見物に出かけます。鋳物産業が起こり、町は民謡「弥栄節(やがえふ)」を踊る人で一杯になります。しかし、幕府の一国一城令により城が取り壊されると、町は存亡の危機に立たされます。三代目藩主利常(としつね)公は城跡に米倉を建て、町を塩や綿の集散地とするなどさまざまな復興政策を打ち出します。伏木の港は北陸随一の商業港となって繁栄し、芝舞台は夢幻譚最大のスペクタクル舞踊「伏木帆柱起(ふしきばしらおこ)し祝(いわ)い唄(うた)」が華々しく繰り広げられます。

　

　

The whole country is unified by Nobunaga and Hideyoshi. The Maeda family controls the provinces of Kaga, Noto and Etchu. Toshinaga Maeda,the second lord, builds Takaoka Castle under the design of Ukon Takayama, a christian daimyo who is staying in the Kaga domain as a guest. A new town with a population of 5,000 is born.

A Noh play is performed in the castle. Every year a Noh play is included in MUGENTAN as a play within a play. The title this year is “Yashima.”

Yakamochi and Hanishi appear there. Attracted by the lively atmosphere, they do the sights of the town. Casting industry develops. The streets are alive with people dancing to a folk song “Yagaefu.”But the Shogunate implements a policy in which one domain can only have one castle. Takaoka Castle is ordered to be dismantled and the town falls into crisis. Toshitsune Maeda, the third lord carries out various economic policies to revive Takaoka. He builds a rice granary at the site of the castle and makes the town a trading center of salt and cotton. Fushiki Port becomes prosperous as the biggest commercial port in the Hokuriku district.

Now a spectacular dance entitled “Fushiki-Hobashiraokoshi-Iwaiuta,”the highlight of this play, is performed on the open-air stage.

　

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