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[Hasegawa Machiko](https://www.mangaupdates.com/author/s4rdcza/hasegawa-machiko), who loved Kabuki and period dramas, first tried her hand at serializing a topknot manga with "Shin Yajikita Douchuuki/New Journey of Yaji and Kita". It is an adaptation of "Tokai Dochu Hizakurige" by Jippensha Ikku, written in the Edo period, and depicts the amusing journey of Yaji-san and Kita-san from Edo to Ise. While incorporating episodes reminiscent of the original work, Machiko's unique humorous and fun journey unfolds, and the Sazae-san family also appears along the way. They will stop by real cities like : - Odawara - Hamamatsu - Okazaki (Sources : - New Journey of Yaji and Kita of Hasegawa Machiko Memorial Museum - [Wikipedia](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E3%82%84%E3%81%98%E3%81%8D%E3%81%9F%E9%81%93%E4%B8%AD%E8%A8%98))
A collection of gekiga stories from various authors from the days of kashihon manga. Considered to be an extremely influential series in the evolution of manga, being one of the first of the gekiga genre, and also to have been influential in bringing about the "cool Japan" phenomenon.
