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Gojome Town (Akita Prefecture): Home to a morning market that has been running for over 500 years and the "zelkova tree with breasts"

Table of Contents1 Gojome was the territory of the Kubota Domain during the Edo Period2 Before the Edo Period, the lords of the Gojome area changed from the Fujiwara clan, the Tachibana clan, and the Ando clan (Akita clan)3 The Ando clan, originally from Mutsu Province, ruled Akita County4 At the end of the Sengoku Period, the Ando clan...