Walking on the streets of Japan, you can often see the signboards of sparrows or sparrows, indicating this place Youjian Mahjong Hall. Ma was introduced to Japan from China in the 1900s and has a history of more than 120 years. During this period, the mahjong culture took root and sprouted in Japan, and it continued to spread out. Mahjong culture penetrates into Japanese society.
was first popular among literati in Japan. Later, it was not only popular in various comics, movies and variety shows, but also Japanese mahjong. There is the world's first mahjong museum. Japanese people who love machinery even invented an automatic mahjong machine. Many celebrities are also famous mahjong enthusiasts, such as manga artist , Fuken Yoshihiro, reasoning writer , Ayatsuji walker, voice actor Ueda Kana , actor Honda played a lot and so on. It is said that even Emperor Akihito liked to play mahjong when he was young. How much do Japanese love Mahjong? When was Mahjong introduced to Japan?
The movie about mahjong in the movie
was first invited to Sichuan Province by a Japanese scholar, a professor from Sichuan Province, China was invited to Sichuan Province by a Japanese professor. English, and came into contact with mahjong during the tenure, and learned this table game. Later Nakawa Hikosaku returned to China in 1909 and also brought Mahjong back to Japan. In the same year, the Japanese writer Natsume Soseki also mentioned in a serial on the Asahi Shimbun that he saw Chinese people playing mahjong when he went to China. This is the first written account of mahjong in Japan. After returning to Japan, Nagawa Hikosaku began to teach others how to play mahjong. more importantly,He also introduced mahjong rules and game methods to more Japanese people through text. The mahjong tiles brought back by Nagawa Hikosaku are still preserved in the Mahjong Museum in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It's just that the mahjong tiles at the time were high-grade beef bones or teeth like the expensive ones, so most of them were games played by Japanese literati or upper-class people.
A deck of cards that Nagawa Hikosaku brought back to Japan
In 1909, the Japanese played mahjong
entered the era of Japanese mahjong in China because of the Japanese society of mahjong With more and more people, Mahjong has become more popular in Japan. In 1917, the first mahjong document "Explanation of Mahjong" written in Japanese was published. In 1918, Mahjong, the founder of Japanese Mahjong, opened a mahjong club in the salon of a few mahjong enthusiasts in Akasaka, Tokyo.
1923. During Japan's recovery from the Great Kanto Earthquake, mahjong culture was introduced to Japan like a flood. The key is that the wife of the then U.S. ambassador to China, Ma Murui, held a mahjong conference in Beijing to raise funds and sent the earthquake funds to Japan. This incident has had a great impact on Japan. Coupled with the background of the time, Japanese people who do not understand mahjong will not be able to do business in China. Therefore, these Japanese returned to Japan after the earthquake, which ignited the first wave of mahjong boom in Japan.
Large-scale popularization of sparrows began in the 1920s and 1930s
Hemp will be introduced to Japan in the early 20th century, and then began to be popularized on a large scale in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1924, Saburo Hirayama founded the Mahjong South South Club in Tokyo. In 1929, under the initiative of the famous writer Kikuchi Hiro , the Japan Mahjong Federation was formally established. In the same year, Japan also formulated the Japanese Mahjong Standards and Regulations,Established its own standard Mahjong rules. These events are milestones in the history of Japanese Mahjong.
After entering the Showa era, the number of Japanese sparrows began to grow rapidly, and the gameplay of mahjong gradually evolved from a Chinese style to a Japanese style. However, Mahjong is originally a game with a bit of gambling. After spreading to Japan, some people will also start to gamble, and Che-庒 will also call for high prizes to attract customers. When the chaos was raging, the Japanese police began to crack down on the illegal ques. Coupled with the outbreak of the Second World War, under the pressure of the military, Japanese mahjong almost disappeared. It was not until the end of World War II that Japanese mahjong had new unique rules such as the addition of Lizhi bonus cards, and it was revived.
A Mi Tianzhe's novel "The Sparrow Vagabond"
In 1969, the weekly magazine began serialization. Ashi Tianzhe's novel "The Sparrow Vagabond" became popular. In 1975, the popular late-night program "11 PM" hosted by Ohashi Giant Spring broadcasted Mahjong battle and commentary. Also gains super popularity. In 1985, Japan ushered in the second wave of mahjong craze. Until now, people who have been exposed to Japanese mahjong games must be curious, why does Japan write mahjong as mahjong? The earliest written wording in the literature is Mahjong, but Mahjong only appeared later, and Chinese is pronounced as Mahjong, but Cantonese Hokkien and Fuzhou dialect are both pronounced as Mahjong. The word Mahjong is said to come from Wu dialect, which is the mahjong in Wu dialect from Zhejiang and Shanghai to Jiangsu. Mahjong is almost homophonic, but although it is written as mahjong in the paper, it is pronounced like mahjong in Chinese. As for why it is a sparrow, there is a saying that it is because the bird that represents Yisuo refers to the sparrow. To prevent sparrows from stealing, Da Gucang in Jiangsu established a subsidy reward system, and made bamboo cards with various numbers and symbols engraved on the cards to record the number of vacancies. Another way of saying this is because the sound of mahjong shuffle is very similar to that of a sparrow.Japanese Mahjong tiles are the same as those in China, except that Hong Kong and Taiwan will basically use the 8 flower tiles in spring, summer, autumn and winter and plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. In Japan, you can start the game when you use 136 chapters.
The mahjong card in Japanese is very similar to the Chinese. The numbers from 1 to 9 of Wanzi·Congzi·Suozi are also different from the usual Japanese way of thinking. Chinese pronunciation. However, although Mahjong was spread from China to various places, it later evolved into a variety of novel games and cultures.
Chinese Mahjong Life Picture
Today, at the daily mahjong table in China, people are not only playing cards, but also socializing. While playing cards and entertaining, it is also necessary to take into account the relationship and face between people, which seems to be a normal state in Chinese culture. But in Japan, what is emphasized among sparrows is being competitive. Japanese mahjong players regard card playing as a game. A game, non-human communication accessory is different from mahjong popular in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. In Japan, some people use mahjong as a means of intellectual development, so some Japanese even take it from I started learning Mahjong when I was young. Previously, the Japanese communication equipment seller started, and even regarded mahjong as one of the interviews, and hired 5 professional mahjong players and 5 employees to participate in the mahjong contest. Those who enter the top 10 can directly enter the final interview.
Japan grew up playing mahjong
Japanese love mahjong, to what extent? In order to facilitate the playing of mahjong, Japan invented an automatic mahjong machine, which has benefited the majority of mahjong lovers. Moreover, although the birthplace of mahjong is in China, the world’s first mahjong museum was built in Japan. There are thousands of exhibits collected from all over the world on display.Including mahjong tiles, mahjong tables, mahjong books, and various mahjong materials.
Sparrow Museum Picture
Aisinjue Luo Puyi's royal mahjong colorful Luo Yi brand
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p0 The royal mahjong Wucai Luotian brand. In Japan, there are not only a large number of mahjong halls and mahjong players, but also earnestly start professional leagues according to the player's level. However, it is not so easy to become a professional sparrow. You must first join a professional sparrow group. There will be written examinations, interviews and actual combat assessments. The annual income of a famous professional sparrow is estimated to exceed 182,200 US dollars. But the vast majority of professional sparrows cannot make a living by playing mahjong alone.
Japanese Mahjong game fragments
Although there will be competition bonuses, it is not necessarily every year. Professional sparrows will come to Queshao to make guest appearances. This is also a way of propaganda for Queshao. Famous sparrows can make tens of thousands of yen a day in guest appearances. Among them, female sparrows are more popular than male sparrows. Some professional sparrows earn royalties by writing books, or write reviews in major newspapers and magazines, but only if they are well-known can publishers be willing to help publish books. In addition, they rely on variety shows and open mahjong classrooms. Or live the game to earn income.
Japanese variety show promotion Mahjong
However, there will also be some episodes of Mahjong misoperations. For example, the author of the popular work "Hunter", Yoshihiro Tohken, is the most famous drag draft in the comics industry. The king is also a mahjong madman. He can't follow new comics because of low back pain, but mahjong absolutely can't stop. Many comics fans expect Fu Jian Yibo to lose all his money so that he can continue to update.
"Hunter" author: Fu Jian Yibo
In addition,The Mayor of Iizuka Prefecture, Japan, Morishi Saito and Deputy Mayor Hidetoshi Tanaka were previously kicked. Since taking office in 2006, they have participated in mahjong gambling many times and have played mahjong more than 10 times a week. Although sparrows are popular in Japan, the law still prohibits sparrows from gambling. The two were blamed by the public.
Mayor’s resignation meeting
Mayor Saito even stated at the press conference: “Whoever does not bet on sparrows” did not expect the comments to cause greater backlash. Some citizens marched to the city government. Demonstrators shouted [Iizuka City Shame] and eventually the two resigned and stepped down.
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