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[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...

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[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...

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[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 "Twelfth Oshu Battle," this battle, which was a battlefield between Mutsu and Dewa, and now Iwate and Akita prefectures, was not just a local battle, but a bridge to the Kamakura period...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.11.28

Shiroishi Castle and stone monument

There is also a castle with a castle tower in Miyagi! Shiraishi Castle, the castle of Katakura Kagetsuna, the senior retainer of the Date family [...

Famous castles in the Tohoku region include Hirosaki Castle in Aomori Prefecture, Aizuwakamatsu Castle in Fukushima Prefecture, and Sendai Castle in Miyagi Prefecture! ...I would like to say that, but unfortunately there is no castle tower existing at Sendai Castle. But that's why...

AoiwaAoiwa2023.10.26

Nihonmatsu Chrysanthemum Doll Festival (Tokugawa Ieyasu)

An on-site report on Nihonmatsu's chrysanthemum dolls. The theme for 2023 is Tokugawa Ieyasu!

Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture is one of Fukushima's most representative castle towns, along with Aizuwakamatsu Castle in Aizuwakamatsu City and Shirakawa Komine Castle (remains) in Shirakawa City. Nihonmatsu Castle (remains), a nationally designated historic site, is known as the "10th Japanese...

AoiwaAoiwa2023.10.23

Oku no Hosomichi 5

[Serialization: Following the narrow path in the back of the mountain ⑤] Struggling with the narrow path through the mountain pass and the difficult checkpoints, we headed to Dewa Province

Matsuo Basho and Kawai Sora, who had a great purpose in visiting Hiraizumi Oshu all the way from Edo, were from Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, and...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.09.22

Oku no Hosomichi 2

[Serialization: Following the narrow path in the back part 2] After arriving in Miyagi Prefecture, Basho and Sora aim for Sendai, the capital of forests.

On May 3rd, 1689 (June 19th June), haiku poet Matsuo Basho (Matsuo Basho) and his disciple Kawai Sora left Iizaka Onsen, and was a difficult spot on the Ou Kaido Road...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.09.14

[Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture] Chrysanthemum dolls and Namie Yakisoba at Nihonmatsu Castle! Castles recommended for autumn...

Nihonmatsu City, the castle town, is home to Mt. Adachi Tara and the Take Onsen, known for their "real sky" that appears in Takamura Kotaro's poetry collection "Chieko Sho," and in the center of the city the Abukuma River flows and the scenery is rich in nature...

natsukinatsuki2023.09.13

Yamagata city from Kasumi Castle Central Observation Room

[Yamagata Prefecture] Walking through Tokamachi and Nanokamachi in Yamagata City, where the scent of the Edo period remains

During the Edo period, the largest source of income in the Yamagata domain was "Mogami safflower," which was cultivated within the domain. The red dye produced from safflower is essential for coloring Nishijin weaves in Kyoto. the...

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