[『KAZUNOMIYASAMA OTOME』

The same memories as those of Soseki can also be seen in the lady-in-waiting 　「Sowshin」　in Ariyoshi Literature's "Princess Kazunomiya's Otome."

"...Memories
　of when
　Tokyo
　was
　still called
　Edo
　come back
　to me
　vividly.

　for example
　
　When I remember　ed
　the commotion
　that
　Princess Kazunomiya,
　who
　was
　missing her left wrist,
　and
　her attendants caused
　at the Shimizu household,
　I　felt
　the passage of time
　as if it
　were inevitable.

　　　　Episode　　

　�@　　A descendant of a former farmer and Nanusi　who lived in Takada village came to visit Sawako Ariyoshi's home.
　　　　
　�A　　Currently, the Gakushuin school stands on this site.

　�B　　The first person to take the place of Princess Kazunomiya was a family member who died suddenly.

　�C　　When the first substitute died, the next substitute was a visitor, a red-haired great-aunt, who was missing her left wrist.
　
　�D　For reasons �@, �A, �B, and �C, Kazunomiya must have always set up a screen to hide herself after entering a Edocastle.

　

　　　　　　　　　　The way to tell if she's the real Kazunomiya is that she has difficulty walking.
　　　　　　　　
　The real Kazunomiya fled to
　Gunma Prefecture,
　where
　she was given
　666 square meters
　of land and lived.
　And
　the grave of
　a10th woman connected
　ｔo Arisugawa
　was the only one missing from
　the cemetery,
　even though the graves
　of all the previous chief priests
　were present.

　For me,
　the Pacific War
　and Princess Kazunomiya's wedding
　coincided.
　For example,
　the substitute No. 1 Miss　Fuki
　was Victim.

　Just like soldiers,
　you can be summoned
　with just one red paper.

　Where are you going?
　A purpose remains secret
　Unable to adapt to it l
　
　It overlaps
　with the young people
　who went crazy and died

　Many war stories
　have been written in Japan,
　but none of them mention
　the young men
　who lost their humanity
　and were murdered in the　bring.


Sawako Ariyoshi wrote
"Princess Kazunomiya's Memorandum"
by Miss Tsuguko Niwata
as a requiem
for those
who died the most tragic deaths
among the victims
of the Pacific War.
　
　 　　　　　　　1978, 2 　　Witten in 　Kyoto