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The main shrine of the zodiac guardianship of the Aizu zodiac guardianship of the Tohoku zodiac guardianship of the zodiac: Fukushima Edition

Have you ever heard of a sacred place? It's a pilgrimage route that involves visiting sacred sites and temples throughout Japan in order. The nationally famous Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage is also called the "Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.".

AoiwaAoiwa2023.12.28

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Tsugaru Ichidai-sama | The main shrine of the Tohoku zodiac sign guardianship: Aomori edition

Have you ever heard of a sacred place? It's a pilgrimage route that involves visiting sacred sites and temples throughout Japan in order. The nationally famous Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage is also called the "Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.".

AoiwaAoiwa2023.12.27

[Series ⑤: The role of the previous nine years and the role of the second three years] 20 years after the role of the previous nine years, the role has expanded once again to Ou...

After his role in the last nine years, Minamoto no Yoriyoshi returned to Kyoto, and the Kiyohara clan ruled the Okuroku districts of Mutsu (inland areas in Iwate Prefecture), which were ruled by the Abe clan. Kiyohara has been a long battle...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.12.26

[Series ④: Role of the previous nine years, role of the second three years] Mr. Kiyohara, who completely changed the flow of roles of the previous nine years...

Minamoto no Yoriyoshi and Yoshiie, who were defeated by Abe no Satoo in the Battle of Konomi, are said to have worked hard to regain their strength...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.12.19

[Series 3: The role of the first nine years and the role of the second three years] Abe's army, which boasts unparalleled strength, is pushed into a corner...

Minamoto no Yoriyoshi and Abe no Yoritoki were once again in combat since the Akutogawa Incident in February 1056 (Tenki 4th year), but the situation of the war was back and forth...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.12.15

[Series ②: The role of the previous nine years and the role of the second three years] The role of the previous nine years goes from truce to battle again, and it is a struggle...

Abe no Yoriyoshi, the chief of Okurokugun (Iwate Prefecture), is a leader of Mutsunokami and Fujiwara Noboru, who sought the soldiers to defeat him, and onikiribe...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.12.08

Sanmon of Io-ji Temple

The four heavenly Kings of Yoshitsune, the Sato Tsunenobu and Tadanobu brothers and their families, Ioji Temple (Fukushima Prefecture)

On the way from Fukushima Station to Iizaka Onsen, take the Fukushima Transportation Iizaka Line and get off at Ioji-mae Station, where you'll find the memorial for Sato Tsugunobu and Sato Tadanobu, two of Minamoto no Yoshitsune's four heavenly kings, and their families...

AoiwaAoiwa2023.12.05

[Series 1: The role of the previous nine years and the role of the later three years] Why did the Ou War 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...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.11.28

Due to a strange fate, the people from the Sendai domain were the first to travel around the world in Japan [Miya...

Did you know that the first Japanese to circumnavigate the globe were people from the Sendai domain? In this article, we'll briefly tell you the story of the people from the Sendai domain who, through a strange twist of fate, ended up circumnavigating the globe...

editorial staffeditorial staff2023.11.21

The Legend of Benbekotaro

Myoken Shrine, where the legend of the fierce battle between dogs and raccoons remains, remains of the "Legend of Benbekotaro" [Yamagata Prefecture]

In Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture, there is a folk tale called "Benbeko Taro Legend," which can be said to be the Yamagata version of the famous "Hayataro Legend (Shippei Taro Legend)" folk tale from Nagano and Shizuoka prefectures. To summarize...

AoiwaAoiwa2023.11.17

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