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The day when electricity comes to the village

Last Updated January 27, 2022

Konan Ward folk tale

Kusaka Nagatani, where electricity came to the village

Once upon a time, the lights were not on all day. The lights turned on at night, but it was turned off in the morning.
By the time the electricity began to be turned on, the sales office turned on and off the electricity in the morning and evening. In other words, electricity did not flow to Nagatani Village during the day.
It was around the end of the Taisho era. The electric light was turned on in Nagatani Village for the first time. In order to quickly pull the electric wires, we set up "electronic pole" regardless of whether it was in the rice field or in the mansion.
With the arrival of electricity, the whole village was coming out, helping with the construction by pulling a telegraph pole and digging a hole.
Until then, he was living in the light of the lamp. It was my child's job to look at this every morning, as the lamp turned black and darker. So the children were looking forward to seeing the lights on.
There is about one light per house, and a long light line is pulled into the room where the family gathers.
The construction was over, and it was the day when the lights turned on.
I started stray work early and waited for my grandpa, grandma, To-chan, mom, and all the children gathered under the lights and waited for electricity to come.
"Today is the day when the lights turn on. In Noba, the electricity glowed up in Nagatani as well."
And the people of the village office came, the villagers said.
`I wonder if I'm going to be in Shimonagaya,'
He seemed to be leaving and entering the house, paying close attention to his front.
Perhaps the old people heard that electricity was flowing, and they thought that it would flow slowly from Noba, as if water was flowing.
"Hey, it's bright, dazzling, and the eyeballs."
When the lights were turned on, the villagers spoke to their mouths, too bright.

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This is a story recorded in "Hometown Konan's Old Story".
Each folk tale is free to use in principle only for non-commercial purposes.
For more information, please contact the Konan History Council.
Konan History Council homepage (outside site)

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Konan Ward Ward Administration Promotion Division Planning and Adjustment Section

Phone: 045-847-8327

Phone: 045-847-8327

Fax: 045-841-7030

Email address: kn-kikaku@city.yokohama.jp

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