ABSTRACT
AlthoughBunzaemoncausedthegreatgatewaytobe closedonthreeoccasions,thisisnotallhedid.There aremanyinterestingstoriestoldabouttheextraordinarylife whichthisextraordinarymanledandthevariousprankshe played.Forinstanceitisstatedthathewouldattimesfling showersofgoldencoinsabouttobescrambledforbythe personspresent,andthereisacuriousstorytoldabouthis extravaganceincompetingwithanotherrichman,named Naramo,whenthetwoattemptedtoviewitheachotherin prodigalityandluxury.ThereisalsoatraditionwhichmentionsthemagnificentbanquetgivenbyBunzaemoninthe Naka-no-choontheoccasionofasnow-viewingparty.
