"Visiting Ancient Farmer Oshiba: Life and Society of Eastern Country People in the Nara Period" by Kazuhiko Seki, Chuko Shinsho, 1998 Shibamata in Katsushika, famous for "Tora-san," belonged to Shimamata-ri, Oshima-go, Katsushika-gun, Shimousa Province during the Nara period. According to the family register of Yoro 5 (721) remaining in the Shosoin Treasure Repository, this land was inhabited by Anahobe no Oshiba and his family. What kind of life and society did the common people, including Oshiba, who were rooted in the land in the eastern country far from the capital, have? The author, driven by a spirit of inquiry, visits Oshiba across time. There, he finds people living honestly in nature. Table of Contents Chapter 1: The Hometown of Anahobe no Oshiba (The World of Ancient Katsushika; The World of the Oshima-go Family Register; Strolling Through Oshima-go) Chapter 2: Childhood Memories - Play and Labor (Oshiba is Born - Around Childbirth; Young Oshiba at Play; From Village to Province) Chapter 3: Oshiba, Living On (Running Through a Turbulent Youth; Oshiba's Wedding Celebration; Daily Life, etc.) Epilogue: Oshiba Enters the World of Faith.