ABSTRACT
Itismentionedinthe"DoboGoyen"irnJJ]}jffl-mJthatthere wasanhereditaryfarmeratl\IinowanamedShibazakiYohei, andaccordingtohisstoryhehadheardfromhisgrandfather thattheNihon-dsutsumiwasconstructedaboutahundred yearsagointheyearofthe"largemonkey."NowcountrymenoftencalltheyearofKcshinthe"yearofthelarge monkey,"sotheyearreferredtobyYohei'sgrandfathermay bethe7thyearofGenna(1621).Itisalsomentioned,ma
