Abstract

Kansei 6th year (1794), shortly before Ikku Jippensha began to make a name for himself as a Joruri playwright. . .
Yoshichi (later Jippensha Ikku), who was under the care of Juzaburo Tsutaya, a popular publisher at the time, was entrusted with a big job by Tsutaya.
The job is to create a guidebook that summarizes famous sake, specialty dishes, and specialty products of various countries with illustrations.
After the downfall of Okitsugu Tanuma, the economy has been in a downturn, and Yoshichi begins a rare journey to collect the debts of a brothel and look for delicious food with Yashune, a monk in training at Kan'eiji Temple.

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