「涙ぐむ 受験子阻む 赤き門」The red gate that blocks the examinee.
本郷の赤門は東大の象徴として知られています。しかし、江戸時代の赤門は女性専用の門。江戸加賀藩の奥方や女中が利用した裏門でした。つまり裏口が東大の正門になります。東大の赤門。今春も涙ぐむ受験生がいるのでしょうか。Hongo's Akamon is known as a symbol of the University of Tokyo. However, the “Akamon” gate in the Edo period was exclusively for women. It was a postern used by the wife and maid of the Edo Kaga domain. In other words, the back door is the main gate of the University of Tokyo. “Akamon” of the University of Tokyo. Will there be any students who are weeping this spring as well?
