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The Tozawa clan, who first ruled Kakunodate in Senboku, were victorious feudal lords who rose to become the lords of the Shinjo Domain...

Senboku City, Akita Prefecture, was formed in 2005 from the three towns and villages of Tazawako Town, Kakunodate Town, and Nishiki Village in Senboku District...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2025.07.15

Date Masamune Ash Tomb

Date Masamune's ash mound and Daiganji Temple, which guards his grave | The unique funeral rituals of the Date clan [...

Zojozan Daiganji Temple is a Jodo sect temple located in Shinsaka-cho, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. This temple has a history deeply connected to the funeral rites of Date Masamune, the first lord of the Sendai domain...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.06.16

The Rusu family graveyard at Daian-ji Temple

Daian-ji Temple, the family temple of the Mizusawa Date clan and Rusu clan in Mizusawa, Oshu (Iwate Prefecture)

Daian-ji Temple sits quietly in the downtown area of ​​Mizusawa, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture. Although it is not well known as a tourist destination, it is home to historical sites that convey the history of Oshu to the present day. The temple was once the domain of the rulers of this region...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.06.02

Statue of Masayuki Hoshina

The origin of the name was the Shogun's "infidelity"!? Hoshina Masayuki (Fukushima Prefecture), praised as a wise ruler

The most famous son of Tokugawa Hidetada, the second shogun of the Edo shogunate, was his second son, Tokugawa Iemitsu, who became the third shogun (his eldest son died young). Hidetada had other sons, including one...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.05.21

Mother of six boys and five girls! Who was Princess Kubo, Date Masamune's grandmother? [Fukushima Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture]

During the Sengoku period, when wars were relentless, it was natural for warlords to try to have many children. As a result, there are countless examples of "Sengoku warlords who had many children." However, "many children"...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.04.10

Atagoyama Cave Tombs

A mix of ancient and modern cave tombs at Atagoyama and the remains of the Atagoshimo Hydroelectric Power Plant [Sen...

Located in the center of Sendai City, about 2 km south of JR Sendai Station, across the Atago Bridge, on a cliff along the Hirose River, stands an archaeological site dotted with strange caves. The Atagoyama Yokoanabogun (Atago Mountain Cave Tombs)...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.03.13

Portrait of Date Harumune, owned by Sendai City Museum

The grave of Date Harumune and his statue at Hoshoji Temple in Fukushima City [Fukushima Prefecture]

Date Harumune, the 15th head of the Date clan, was the grandfather of Date Masamune, the first lord of the Sendai domain, and established the Date clan's headquarters in Masamune's hometown of Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture.

AoiwaAoiwa2025.02.03

Shiratori Iwaki Monument

Kattamine Shrine in Zao Town, Miyagi Prefecture: the center of the "swan faith" in the southern part of the prefecture

In Zao Town, Katta District, Miyagi Prefecture, sandwiched between National Route 4 and the Tohoku Expressway near the border with Shiroishi City, there is a shrine called Kattamine Shrine (Shiratori Daimyojin). There are three Kattamine shrines in Zao Town...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.01.28

A tragic end or a conspiracy by Masamune? The life of Date Masamune's father, Terumune [Fukushima Prefecture]

Many people who have a connection to Yonezawa or Sendai are familiar with the warlord and feudal lord Date Masamune, even if they aren't particularly interested in history. But what about Masamune's father, Terumune? Terumune's existence...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.01.16

Yotokuin (Princess Aiko)

Who was Princess Aiko? Tracing her path to becoming Date Masamune's wise wife [Fukushima Prefecture]

In this article, we will delve into the history of Princess Mego, the wife of Date Masamune, a famous general from the Sengoku period. In fact, she was born in Miharu Town, Tamura County, Fukushima Prefecture.

Haruka HashimotoHaruka Hashimoto2024.12.30

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