Fundamental Study on Messenger Literature. Focusing on the Shimabara Rebellion

参加岛原之乱的不仅是九州，还有全国各地的许多氏族，参加叛乱的氏族大部分都作为“使者”前往岛原。应该看到，这次叛乱不是单纯的“叛乱”，而是全国范围的“叛乱”。参加起义的人创作的作品和文献都具有游记的特点，值得进一步研究。全国各地都有与岛原叛乱有关的文件。这些文件应在未来的研究中进行调查。

There were many clans from places across the country not just located in Kyushu that participated in the Shimabara Rebellion.Most of the clans that participated in the rebellion went to Shimabara as"messengers". They fought in battles and some of them died.It should be noted that this rebellion was not a mere"revolt", but rather a"rebellion"on a nationwide scale. Both pieces of work and documents that were created by participants in the rebellion had the characteristics of being travelogues.These works should be studied further in the future. There are documents related to the Shimabara Rebellion in locations across the country. These documents should be investigated in future research.