道の始まり
The beginning of roads
そのいわゆるもとのもとは、まず人間の数が少ないですわ。だんだん増えてくるんですわ。人間が。そのときにはじめてその、歩く場所を確保せにゃいかんから。はじめはみなその踏圧で、同じとこばっかり歩くから、自然に踏圧で自然にこう道幅が自然にできていくんですわ。あれ。けもの道でもそうやからね。同じとこばーっかり通るんやから。でそこ自然に草がはえんようになったり。雨がふるとどうしてもそこに流れるから、それまた修理するんですわ。人間が。そうしてぼちぼちぼちぼち人間の都合のいいように。都合のいいように広げてきたんが道や思う。
First of all, originally human beings were small in number. They increased gradually. As it went on, it happened that they had to acquire some space to walk on. At first, the pressure by their footsteps, as they all took the same trails, determined their width in a natural way. This applies to animal trails. They all take the same paths. And it prevents grasses from growing. When it rains, it can’t be helped that water flows into them and they need to be fixed and it is done by human beings. As it repeats itself, human beings keep making changes as they want them to be. I think that roads that have been extended for the convenience of human beings.
佐野藤右衛門（造園家）
代々、藤右衛門を襲名し当代で１６代目。京都の円山公園の桜、蹴上インクライン、ドイツ・ロストックの桜など、内外の桜を育てている。
Touemon Sano (Garden Designer)
Succeeded to his predecessor’s name of “Touemon” given from many generations before to become the current 16th head of the line. He has grown cherry trees in Maruyama park in Kyoto, Keage Incline, Rostock in Germany and so forth.
