
These are said to be auspicious plants that bring good fortune when cut and added to New Year decorations such as Kadomatsu and Shimekazari.
“Senryou” or Glabrous sarcandra herb and its related species “Kiminosenryou” or literally yellow fruit Senryou potted in front of a private house in NISHIOGI. They are evergreen shrubs originated in East Asia, including Japan.
What do you think the present value of”1,000 ryou” is? For example, if we convert it into the price of rice based on the following assumptions, the present value would be approximately 120 million yen (770,000 US dollars).
Preconditions: In the Edo period (18th century), 1koku (approximately150 kg) of rice =1ryou, today’s 5 kg of rice =4,000 yen, and the US dollar-yen-exchange rate is 1 dollar=156 yen.
正月飾りの縁起物
門松やしめ飾りなどの正月飾りに切り枝として添えると金運に恵まれるという縁起植物です。
西荻の民家前に鉢植えされている「センリョウ(千両)」および近縁種の「キミノセンリョウ(黄実千両)」。日本を含む東アジア地域原産の常緑低木。
「千両」のお金の現在価値はいくらくらいと思われますか? 例えば、下記の前提を置いてお米の値段で換算してみますと、現在価値は約1.2億円(77万米ドル)になります。
前提:江戸時代(18世紀)の米1石(約150㎏)=1両、現在の米5㎏=4,000円、米ドル対円の為替レート:1ドル=156円。






