Nishiwaki Ai    Department   Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare  ,    Position   Assistant Professor
Article types	原著
Language	Japanese
Peer review	Peer reviewed
Title	The Okayama Lord’s and the Restorative Power of Noh Play
Journal	Formal name：Kawasaki Medical Welfare Journal
Domestic / Foregin	Domestic
Volume, Issue, Page	pp.353-366
Author and coauthor	Ai NISHIWAKI, Takuma WADA, Daisuke GOTO
Publication date	2022/03/25
Summary	In the Edo Period, the liegemen of the Okayama Clan weren’t healthy. In contrast, the feudal lord Tsunamasa Ikeda put energy into his health and well-being through his patronage of Noh theatre. After he passed 50 years old,he began to stage and perform in Noh plays as a means of recuperation, known in Japanese as“yōjō”in Kōraku-enand other places. While focusing on his health and well-being, Tsunamasa Ikeda ruled his fiefdom until his death at seventy-seven years old. I investigated the recuperation of the Okayama Clan and the chief retainers by considering if there was any evidence of an interest in the restorative power of Noh and its mental and physical effects and its potential to alter somebody’s life. Of course it can be said that there was evidence of physical health benefits, performing Noh in Kōraku-en must have given a sense of spiritual satisfaction and so can be thought of as a form of spiritual recuperation and well-being. Even in the present day, when contemplating health and longevity we should consider the restorative power of Noh on the human spirit.