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Kokusekiji Temple Somin Festival: The End of Over 1,000 Years of History | 2024 Local Report [Iwate Prefecture]

This year marks the finale of the Kokusekiji Somin Festival, which has been going on for over 1,000 years. It's been talked about a lot for a while now, but I couldn't miss the finale without ever seeing it!.

AoiwaAoiwa2024.02.22

From the "Portrait of the Three Kings" owned by Hakuoin Temple, Motsuji Temple: Fujiwara no Kiyohira (Source: Wikipedia)

[Series 7: The Battle of Zenkunen and the Battle of Gosannen] The bond between the Genji and the warriors of the eastern provinces, the 100th anniversary of the Oshu Fujiwara clan...

Minamoto no Yoshiie's army was joined by his younger brother, Minamoto no Yoshimitsu, who came from Kyoto to help his brother out of his predicament. The allied forces attacked Kanazawa Castle, which was considered impregnable at the time...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2024.01.16

"The Later Three Years' War Scroll" (near Kanazawa Fort, 1087) Source: Wikipedia

[Series 6: The Battle of Zenkunen and the Battle of Gosannen] From internal conflict within the Kiyohara clan to a struggle for succession, private wars...

With the death of Kiyohara Sanehira from illness, the internal conflicts of the Kiyohara clan temporarily subsided. The six Oku districts that had been Sanehira's territory were given to Minamoto no Yoshiie, the governor of Mutsu Province...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2024.01.09

Minamoto no Yoshiie from the "Illustrated Scroll of the Former Nine Years' War" (Important Cultural Property, National Museum of Japanese History) Source: Wikipedia

[Series 5: The Battle of Zenkunen and the Battle of Gosannen] 20 years after the Battle of Zenkunen, wars once again spread across Oshu...

After the Battle of Zenkunen, Minamoto no Yoriyoshi returned to Kyoto, and the six Oku districts of Mutsu (inland Iwate Prefecture), which had been under the control of the Abe clan, came under the rule of the Kiyohara clan. The Kiyohara clan fought a long war...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2023.12.26

Takenori Kiyohara (Source: Wikipedia)

[Series 4: The Battle of Zenkunen and the Battle of Gosannen] The Kiyohara clan, who completely changed the course of the Battle of Zenkunen...

After their crushing defeat at the hands of Abe no Sadato in the Battle of the Yellow Sea, Minamoto no Yoriyoshi and his son Yoshiie are said to have worked tirelessly to regain their fighting strength...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2023.12.19

Abe no Sadatō from the "Illustrated Scroll of the Former Nine Years' War" (Important Cultural Property, National Museum of Japanese History) Source: Wikipedia

[Series 3: The Former Nine Years' War and the Later Three Years' War] The unrivaled Abe army was driven into a corner...

Following the Akutogawa Incident in February 1056 (the 4th year of the Tenki era), Minamoto no Yoriyoshi and Abe no Yoritoki were once again at war, with the battle situation fluctuating...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2023.12.15

Corner bar

Morioka's 3 Popular Corner Bars! | Heiko Shoten, Hosoju ​​Sake Shop, and Kagiya Sake Shop [Iwate Prefecture]

With a clean river running through the city and good spring water, Morioka has long been a thriving sake brewing center, and in the past it was home to four sake breweries: Asa-Kai, Kiku-no-Tsukasa, Sakura-gao, and Iwate-gawa. As a result, Morioka City...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2023.12.13

Akurigawa Incident, "The Former Nine Years' War Scroll" (Tokyo National Museum collection) Source: Wikipedia

[Series 2: The Battle of Zenkunen and the Battle of Gosannen] The Battle of Zenkunen was a hard-fought...

Abe Yoriyoshi, the chief of the Oku-Roku District (Iwate Prefecture), ordered Mutsu no Kami Fujiwara no Naritō, who had raised an army to subjugate the enemy, to flee to the Onikiribe region.

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2023.12.08

"The Former Nine Years' War Scroll" (Important Cultural Property, National Museum of Japanese History) Source: Wikipedia

[Series 1: The Zenkunen War and the Gosannen War] Why did the Oshu Wars occur at the end of the Heian period?.

Also known as the "Twelve Years' War of Oshu," this battle, which took place at the end of the Heian period between Mutsu and Dewa, now Iwate and Akita prefectures, was not just a local battle but also served as a bridge to the Kamakura period...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2023.11.28

"Golden Country, Iwate" Food Show in Metaverse

A new initiative from Iwate Prefecture! A food show from the "Golden Land of Iwate" in the Metaverse!

On December 12, 2023, the Iwate Prefectural Government will host a new food show showcasing local ingredients. The venue will be a metaverse space! Some of you may be wondering...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2023.11.23

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