Ippitsu keijyou no yakata museum: The shortest letter in Japan

Thoughts contained in a short sentence of only 40 characters The letter written by Honda Sakuzaemon Shigetsugu, a distinguished vassal of Tokugawa Ieyasu and known as Demon Sakusa, to his wife from his camp is said to be an example of a letter that clearly and concisely conveys the business. Even though it is concise and clear, you can feel the kindness of caring for his wife and children in his short sentences. The need to express concern for the safety of family members through letters has not changed since then. The ``Osen'' mentioned in this letter refers to the future lord of the Maruoka domain, Narishige Honda, whose childhood name was Senchiyo. The ``Japan's Shortest Letter Ippitsu Keijo Award'', which receives many entries every year, was started with the motif of a letter by Honda Sakuzaemon Shigetsugu. As a result of the collective thoughts of many people over the past 20 years, ``Ippitsukeijo: Japan's Shortest Letter House'' was born.