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...
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On June 10th, Genroku 2 (July 26th, 1689 in the Gregorian calendar), when Matsuo Basho and Kawai Sora departed from Mount Haguro, Basho, perhaps due to fatigue, borrowed a horse to descend the mountain...
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On May 28, 1689 (July 15, 1689 in the Gregorian calendar), Matsuo Basho and Kawai Sora returned to Obanazawa from Yamadera (Risshaku-ji Temple), and then went to Takano Ichiei, who was in the neighboring town of Oishida...
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Matsuo Basho and Kawai Sora traveled all the way from Edo (present-day Tokyo) to Hiraizumi in Oshu, accomplishing their great goal. They traveled from Ichinoseki in Iwate Prefecture to Dewa (Yamagata and Akita)...
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Matsuo Basho and his disciple Kawai Sora departed from Fukagawa in Edo on March 27, 1689 (May 16, 1689 in the Gregorian calendar), arriving in Sen on May 4 (June 21, 1689 in the Gregorian calendar)...
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On May 3rd, Genroku 2 (June 20th, 1689 in the Gregorian calendar), the haiku poet Matsuo Basho and his disciple Kawai Sora departed from Iizaka Onsen, heading towards a difficult section of the Oshu Highway...
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In the Edo period, when there were no airplanes, bullet trains, or automobiles, traveling by foot was the norm, and it was a life-risking experience fraught with great hardships. (Basho) Just traveling on foot through Tohoku in those days...
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Kosaka Town is located in the northeastern part of Akita Prefecture, bordering Aomori Prefecture. The Tohoku Expressway and National Route 282 run through the center of town. National Route 282 was formerly the Tsugaru Kaido...
Kaminoyama City is located in the southeastern part of Yamagata Prefecture, south of Yamagata City. During the Edo period, it was the castle town of the Kaminoyama Domain and a post town on the Ushu Kaido road, which connected Dewa Province (Yamagata and Akita prefectures) to the Oshu Kaido road...
Yokote City is located in the Yokote Basin, in southeastern Akita Prefecture, bordering Iwate Prefecture to the east. During the Heian period, it was under the control of the Kiyohara clan and is known as the site of the Gosannen War...
