was rebuilt in The Meiji 21 year(1888 year, when Rokumeikan diplomatic was gorgeous) and continued to the present day.
There is a Taishi-dō hall in the precincts, and the Prince Shōtoku filial piety statue is enshrined. The feast day of the Taishi-kō
(Prince lecture) is August 22.

The original Fukuhara settlements was a riverbed of the Tsurunuma-gawa river. In the Shiro-Hige-no-Ōmizu(the big flood of
the white beard) of Tenbun 5 year (1536 year, Muromachi period), it was a village which can be made by reclaimed the
common name Fukukawahara of the wasteland of the mark that the main stream moved to Ō-kawa river (Aga-kawa river).
In Shin-Pen-Aizu-Fudoki the Kimoiri is Saze Kazaemon is reported. It is the founder of the Saze family who set up a splendid
Nagaya-mon gate in the village now.
In the precincts, there is the Gorinto tower tomb of the Sumo wrestler's professional name Tamasudare of Aizu.
In the past, elementary and junior high schools, the local police station, the branch post office were set up in the center of
Kanagami district.
When it merged with Aizu-Bange town, the local police box and the branch post office were integrated to Aizu-Bange too.

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it became independent getting authorized by Fukushima prefecture and renamed Jizō-ji temple.
In the Shinpen-Aizu-Fudoki, "It was in the place of the north 8-Chō(0.9km) in the village before, and it retured to this place on
February 29, of Keichō 19 year(1614 year). It is said.
The before was in the place of the north about 0.9 km in the village, after being swept to Echigo Kunimatsu-ga-zaki (now Niigata Airport Area, Niigata prefecture) by the big flood of the Shirohige (big flood of white beard) of the Tenbun 5 year (1536 year).
In Keichō 19 year (1614 year, the year of the Aizu big Earthquake), it is said that the statue of Jizō-Bosatsu was rebuilt in its
current location after it was the wake of the returned. The Jizō-Bosatsu statue has been designated as an important cultural
property in Aizu-Bange town. As a Koyasu-Jizō (Jizō for children’s health), we are collecting the faith of local residents.
Saikuna settlements is, in Daidō 1st year (806 year) when Mt. Bandai erupted and upheave, Lake Inawashiro subsidence (Aizu-
Onko-Jyūyōshō). It is said that there was a village name of "Saikuna" in the village where 49 villages sank in the bottom of the
lake, too. It is said that the villagers who evacuated from there pioneer the area and created the village.
The resident who was cleaning the precincts taught me that there was such a legend of Mr.Jizō.

Mr. Jizō carried a wicker trunk on shoulder, in Aizu-Bange storytellers version…,
The end of the Kamakura period (Kagen years, 1303 year ~ 1306 year), the Nisson the founder of a temple the Jisshō-ji temple
of Kurokawa (old name of Aizu-Wakamatsu city), was return from Dewa country (Yamagata prefecture) approached Kumakura
village (Kumakura town, Kitakata city), Yama county, and then out of nowhere a Buddhist monk boy appeared. And the Buddhist
monk boy was talked to Mr. Nisson. "People in my village are suffering from disease. Please, save peoples from disease with the
mystical power of Mr. Buddhist monk." to said. The Buddhist monk boy carried the wicker trunk of Nisson on the shoulder, and
when came to the front of a certain a hermitage, the Buddhist monk boy did the best to thanks for Nisson and went to somewhere.
Mr. Nisson was think to suspicious, when he asked owner of hermitage, "There is no Buddhist monk boy in my house. but,
because there is a spirituai statue of the Jizō, it might be the incarnation." because it says, when they walked into Jizō-dō, it will
be what thing! It is Mr. Jizō carrying the wicker trunk of Mr. Nisson on the shoulder. Mr. Nisson was impressed, in response to
the request of the owner of hermitage, write the Nichiren prayer on the back of Mr. Jizō, he also wrote the five characters
of "Myō-Hō-Ren-Ge-Kyō" on the stone monument, and did the law of disaster to except out. And then, it is said that the suffering
of all the people of this village has been removed. Ohhh~! Thank Heavens! Thank Heavens! (palms)
A stone monument with carved the Nichiren prayer of "Myō-Hō-Ren-Ge-Kyō", which is said to have been written by Nisson in
the front yard of Jizō-ji temple, is still enshrined in wonder-warking. The Mr. Jizō here seems to have been widely believed by
the people of neighboring countries, in the Shiro-Hige-no-Ōmizu (big flood of white beard) of Tenbun 5 year (1536 year, the end
of Muromachi period), it was swept away far to Echigo Kunimatsu-ga-zaki (Niigata prefecture, area where Niigata Airport is
located). But about 80 years later, Keichō 19 year (1614 year) in the early the Edo Period, was the children of the villages along
the road, it is reported that the episode that it was delivered to here while sendihg in to the villages by putting it on the
wheelbarrow. The Sea of Japan near Niigata city in ancient times approaches the inland part more than now, the Agano-gawa
river (Aga-kawa river in Fukushima prefecture) it was join the Shinano-gawa river near the estuary of the river, formed a vast
estuary area and wetlands. In the Meiji period the river separation work was carried out, and it became a present basin. Echigo
Kunimatsu-ga-zaki was the port town of Agano-gawa river (Aga-kawa river in Fukushima prefecture) Water-transportation-port,
and it was the entrance to Aizu on the Sea of Japan side. The Jizō was drifted somewhere in the wetlands, if it had not been for
it, it would have flown into the sea and gone missing.
Super lucky the Mr. Jizō, isn't it?
Wicker trunk is explained that it is a suitcase that say now, but in fact it is a box with a lid made by knitting bamboo, willow,
and wisteria. It was widely used until the Shōwa 40's(1965s), such as luggage and clothing storage at the time of travel.
It is no longer circulation with the westernization of traveling outfit and changes in storage form.
It is the extent to which it is seen in "the Akeni (clothes box of Sumō wrestler, a Sumō wrestler’s loincloth, an Ornamental
apron, and Yukata, etc. are put)" of the Sumō wrestling now.

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Buddhism, it is the one that it was used for missionary work to the people who cannot read the character. There is also a Engi-
Emakimono (a picture scroll depicting the stories) as other means of missionary work. The east side of the main hall is Jizo-ji
temple (Jizo-Do hall). According to the Aizu-Kuji-Zakko, in Kagen 2 year (1304 year), because there is a Tayu-Ajyari Nisson on
the Kurokawa (old name of Aizu-Wakamatsu city) to build a Kuonzan Jissho-ji temple, it is thought that the founded of Myofuku
-ji temple to same time too.
The origin the old name the Kurokawa of Aizu-Wakamatsu city, the sulfur content of hot spring water flowing from
Higashiyama Onsen (hot springs) it is told that it looked black by chemical reaction with the mineral content of the river water.
There is a Jizo-ji temple in the precincts, in the Aizu-Fudoki as a legend of Jizo, the Jizo statue was swept away by the Shirohige
-no-oomizu(big flood of the white beard) of Tenmei 5 year (1536 year), and "It went to Echigo country, and Keicho 19 year(1614
year) it came back to this place."
It seems to have gained the faith of the peoples widely not only the Saikuna settlements. The Jizo statue is introduce in the
article "Jizo-ji temple".

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The Izanagi-no-mikoto is returning from the Yomi-no-kuni (nether world of Japan myth), the God who made the change from
his nose when purification ceremony. It is the god of presides over the agricultural promotion and the Plague except.
Susano-o-no-mikoto is being mischievous in Takama-ga-hara, Amaterasu-o-mikami(the Sun Goddess) hid in the Ama-no-Iwato
(Cave of heaven) the incident caused the frowned upon of other gods to be expelled, and to destroy Yamata-no-orochi(eight-
headed giant snake), and it is a god of a considerably complex personality written the Waka poem for the first time in Japan
history. The father of the Okuninushi-no-mikoto of the Daikoku-sama(Daikokuten), "Kusanagi(grass cut)-no-tsurugi(sword)" is
enshrined in the Atsuta Jingu of Nagoya city of Aichi prefecture in one of three sacred treasures, in the sword that came out from
the tail of the Yamata-no-orochi that was defeated by the Susano-o-no-mikoto on the original "Ameno-murakumo-no-tsurugi"
also said, it was renamed "Kusanagi-no-tsurugi" transmitted to Yamato-Takeru-no-mikoto later. "Yakumotatsu Izumo Yaegaki
Tsumagomi Yaegakitsukuru Sono Yaegakiwo (Clouds(Yakumo), actively opwelling covered the eightfold fence. It makes the
eightfold fence to have stay in the house. Great eightfold fence.)". This poem that comes out first from among the numerous poem
recorded in Kojiki, the poem from this Susano-o-no-mikoto is considered the origin of the Waka(Japanese poem). "To protect my
wife, I'll make a fence over and over again. ", and t is the one to written the calm and happy married life with the Kushinada
princess who helped from the destroyed the Yamata-no-orochi. By the way, realistically speaking, the Amaterasu-o-mikami hid
in the Ama-no-Iwato the incident is a total solar eclipse phenomenon, the Yamata-no-orochi extermination means suppression
the iron manufacturing group of Izumo country (Shimane Prefecture) by the Yamato government,
Gozu-Tenno is the god of the syncretization of Shinto with Buddhism, and is a the Guardian deity of Gion-Shoja in the birthplace
of the Buddha of the India, and is called as the Gion-God. Gozu-Tenno later synchronized with Susano-o-no-mikoto.
On the day of Tenno-sai(Tenno-feastival) to oblations two cucumber, and it is told that it does not become sick when the one
which received the exorcism is taken home and eat. It comes from the legend that the plague was settled, when offer cucumber to
the god of drive away a plague Gozu-Tenno.
The Susano-o-no-mikoto is also the god of agricultural promotion, the same godization with Gozu-Tenno from the country-
generated the old things with Princess Kushinada.
To make an offering a cucumber resembling a male symbol, it is called "Cucumber Tenno Festival" in the festival of women to
wishing for the good match connection, the marital harmony, and the prosperity of descendants. The "Tenno Festival" in
Sukagawa city of Fukushima Prefecture, is also says as "Yukata Tenno-sai(Yukata Tenno Festival)", this day is also famous as a
festival of girls Yukata debut.
The origin of the name of the Zaru-yashiki settlements, is said to have been supply "Zaru (bamboo colander)" to use in the
Takadera that the monk of the Chinese Liang country which was in the Takadera mountain opened.
Previously, this region was collectively called "Funakoshi".

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in the related offices and construction personnel who cut down the "O-Ise-no Matsu(pine)"?
It's like "Yokoyama Inari" in "Dainomiya Park", and it's like the curse of Amaterasu Okami. The Tsurunuma-gawa river flows
through the part of the rice field on the left of the photo, and until the power development of the Meiji and Taisho periods
progressed, the salmon and the trout were run-up, and the Tsurunuma-gawa river in the paddy part was done actively in
salmon, trout fishing, and river fish fishing. The present Tsurunuma-gawa river flows further left of the rice field.

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of the time was called a Mandokoro, the government office ruins of the Ninagawa-sho are considered to be arable land in the north of
Shimo-Mandokoro village. The period of Aizu reign of Mr. Ashina, it is said that the mansion called "Mandokoro-Yakata(mansion)"
was build. When I was in junior high school time in Showa 37 year(1962 year), there were excavated a lot of celadon jars and plates
from the ground which would have crossed from the Tang, Sung, Ming(each were one country of old China) and Koryo(one country of
old Korean peninsula) when plowing the fields of the Shimo-Mandokoro. The one of my classmate who lived in the vicinity, it was
one that brought the jar and the plate of celadon and showed it.
The entire village is a hilly area surrounded by the Tsurunama-gawa river and paddy fields, and it is a region the land which opened
out for a old time as like as the Aozu village. The village area of the Shimo-Mandokoro is a treasure trove of medieval ruins, where
full-fledged excavation and academic research is awaited.
Around the paddy of the area in the north of the settlements(photo), the reeds field of the riverbed where the Tsurunuma-gawa river
(was in old time mainstream of Aga-kawa river) flowed in old time, in the Former 9 years war of Tengi 5 year(1057 year), Minamoto
-no-Yoshiie (also known as Hachiman-Taro Yoshiie) is battle formation position in the dense fabric of reeds. At the end of the fierce
battle with the army of the Abe-no-Sadato side of this land, it is the old battlefield that was a big victory to mopping up the Abe army.
It saw a disturbance in the line of wild geese flying over the reeds field, and the righteous who realized that enemy soldiers were
lurking, say had the preemptive attack, the stage of the anecdote of "a confusion in the flight of wild geese" is here. This win was the
trigger for the victory of the Expedition army of the role of the Former 9 years war.
The Shirohata Hachiman Shrine of the south of the settlements, is the trace of the base position of Minamoto-no-Yoshiie.

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Ninagawa-sho (which wrote it as Inagawa-sho) is, in Kyoto Yomei Bunko, the "list of land property
of Konoe family" is a Reizei family territory. It has become clear that time of the Emperor Sanjo
(reign 1011 year ~ 1015 year, the middle of Heian period), was a manor of the territory of Reizei
-no-miya Princess Kenshi of the Sekkan-ke(Regent’s house). The Sekkan -ke (Regent’s house) is,
the house where the Sessho(Regent, a person who does politics on behalf of the Emperor) and
Kanpaku (a person who is in control of bureaucrat) produced those important bureaucrats.
The place name of Shimo-Mandokoro is, Tengi 5 year(1057 year, in combat of the Former 9 years
war) in the Todera Hachiman Shrine divine role list in place name of Shimo-Mandokoro.
The area of Ninagawa-sho(or called Inagawa-sho) is the range of the current Aizu-Bange town,
Yanaizu town and Nishi-Aizu town. The place name the government office of the Shoen (manor)

Enshrined together is Emperor Ojin, Oyamazumi-no-kami, Konohana-sakuya-hime-kami. The feast day is on June 25.
The foundation is unknown. The local grand guardian gods of the old Aozu-group (current Hirose district). At the subsidiary shrines
of Dewa country Haguro Shrine (Yonezawa city, Yamagata prefecture), it is one of two Hagurozan of Aizu together with Hagurozan
Toko-ji temple in Higashiyama district of Aizu-Wakamatsu city.
It was changed to Yui-itsu Shinto(One-and-Only Shinto) in the Enpo 3 year(1675 year) in which Mr. Hoshina Masayuki of founder
of Aizu clan had been reforming the feudal government. Until the end of Edo period, it was called to as Haguro Gongen or Shijyu-
hachi-se(48 pond) shrine. In the past, wetlands spread around the area, and spring water also springs up abundantly, and there
were 48 swamps in the precincts and surroundings, and the trees were dense and thickly. Even now, there is a swamps in front of
the front shrine of the precincts and called Kami(god)-numa(swamp), and the large one is called Oya(parent)-numa(swamp), and
the other one called Kamado(cooking stove)-numa. It is that the Megusuri(eye-lotion)-numa was efficacy to the sickness of eyes.
But in modern times, please take a medical examination an Eye doctor to eye disease.

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Hirose shrine because it is in Hirose district? But it is not really...,
Hirose shrine is, it was founded in Emperor Sujin 9 year(BC 89 year), the cheif main shrine is Hirose shrine in Kawai town,
Kita-Katsuragi county of Nara prefecture. Hirose shrine of Aizu-Bange town is does not understand the history of the transferring.
Because the Waka-uka-no-hime-kami is in main enshrined the same as Nara Hirose Shrine, it seems to have been renamed
Hirose shrine from the divine virtues at the time of the ordinance distinguishing Shinto and Buddhism separation decree of Meiji
period.The current shrine building uses the granted material of Shikinen Sengu of Ise Jingu Shrine. It is said that it carried by the
boat to the back of Shirohata shrine in Shimo-Mandokoro district from Ise Jingu Shrine, and moored to tie a boat with pine, brought
to this place and made to this ground and the renovation material.

In Hirose shrine, has this episode…,
A fine horse Ikuzuki is in Aizu-Bange-born, and Fight for the vanguard in Uji-gawa river of Kyoto.
At the end of the Heian period, Minamoto-no-Yoshinaka(another name Kiso Yoshinaka),who raised army overthrew the Heike
family in Shinano(Nagano Prefecture), entered Kyoto. But the military discipline is not dictated and works wildly with violence in
the capital Kyoto, and will soon conflicts with Minamoto-no-Yoritomo of Kamakura (Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture).
In Juei 3 year (1184 year), across the Uji-gawa river in the suburbs of Kyoto, the Kiso Yoshinaka army to confront the Kamakura
army led by Minamoto-no-Yoshitsune. At this time, Yoshitsune to raise the morale of the military, the two warlords of the
subordinate to Sasaki-no-Shiro Takatsuna and Kajiwara-no-Genta Kagesue, Uji-gawa river swollen with thaw water, which made
the competition can be passed by horse early.
The horse which two peoples were riding at this time, it was a horse that had been ginen by Minamoto-no-Yoritomo in Kamakura
before the departure for the front, Sasaki Takatsuna's horse is Ikuzuki of fawn-colour and Kajiwara Kagesue’s horse is Surusumi
of black-colour, both were famous horses. The result of fight for the vanguard, "Mr. Kajiwara, your horse's belly belt is loose." Sasaki
Takatsuna was won in the fake, excited about this the Kamakura army, led by Yoshitsune, won the Battle of Uji.
This led the Kamakura army to seize the initiative of overthrow the Heike and lead to the fall of the Taira family at the next year
in Dan-no-Ura. It is told that it was a horse named Ikuzuki that Sasaki Takatsuna was riding, and was a fine horse which appeared
from the Oya-swamp in Hirose shrine precincts. It is said that the spirit of the Oya(parent)-swamp is Tsukige-no-Koma(milk-white
horse), and it seems to have produced a lot of famous horses from this area in old times, and horse's grazing was done in this region.
"Shogun Jizo" of the Jizo statue of the armed equestrian figure of posterity is said to model is Sasaki Takatsuna.
In addition..., this shrine is enshrined the goddess statue called "Maria Kannon". The statue is Gassho with a long flowing hair, a
figure like wearing a Uchikake, and the collar in left is single, the right is triple. It is told that it is a sign of the Christian "Trinity".
It is not known why Maria Kannon is enshrined here. It is thought that it originates because there was an ardent Christian believer
in a vassals in the Aizu reign of Mr. Gamo Ujisato who had the understanding of Christianity.
It is said that there were three churches in the Bange village(current Aizu-Bange town) at that time, but it is said that disappeared
immediately after the Prohibition decree was promulgation. Where were the three places, and do not know at all in now.
No materials have been found too.

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The east end of Aizu-Bange town. In the feudal administration peroid there was a port of
ferryboat of Yonezawa-Kaidō road(to Yonezawa city, Yamagata prefectuere), it is located next
on east to the Honkōzan Myōfuku-ji temple main hall is Jizō-ji temple in Saikuna settlements
along the Ō-kawa river (Aga-kawa river). Principal Buddha is a wooden seated statue of Jizō-
Bosatsu. The foundation of a temple is unknown.
The statue of Jizō-Bosatsu and the foundation of temple are older than Myōfuku-ji temple, and
are thought to be before the Kagen years (1303 year ~ 1306 year).
It had been the sub temples of Myōfuku-ji temple for a long time. In Shōwa 28 year(1953 year).

Located at the east end of Aizu-Bange town, in the southern part of Saikuna settlements along
O-kawa river (Aga-kawa river).
The Saikuna is, the place where there was a wharf of the Bange side of ferryboat of Sano on
Yonezawa-Kaido road in the feudal government period. They arrive and depart the lading to
and from Wakamatsu castle town was headed from here to Castle town and the Kaido route.
The Kagen years (1303 year ~ 1306 year, the end of Kamakura period), there is the tradition
with the temple founded by Nisson in this area where was located in the Jizo-Do. Principal
Buddha is the Mandala. The Mandala is a Buddhist peculiar painting. The Buddhist view of
the world is expressed in a painting. Also, some of the sects of the Japan represent the
genealogy of the sect and its ancestors since the Buddha. In the dawning of each sect of Japan

floods repeatedly, and settled in the current location by repeated relocation. The founded year of the temple was unknown.
Originally first founded was the Soto sect, Kan-ei 2 year (1625 year, the year of the completion of the Kan-ei-ji temple in Ueno,
Tokyo), the Shingon monk Nichiei was converted to Shingon sect after restoration. Principal image is a seated statue of Dainichi
-Nyorai. Two attendants is Nyoirin Kannon and Koyasu Kannon are followed.
Aizu-Kagami and Shin-pen-Aizu-Fudoki principal image is written with Yakushi-Nyorai, but when did Dainichi Nyorai become
a principal image and do not known what has become of the whereabouts of Yakushi-Nyorai. Probably, it is thought that it was
washed away by the flood damage at the period when there was no embankment in O-kawa river (Aga-kawa river). In addition,
there is one old Buddha statue that seems to be the original thing that was founded. The hall beside the main hall is Jizo-Do.
In the Jizo-Do, it say that six fingers on the right hand enshrined the statue of Enmei-Jizo-Bosatsu (Life-Prolonging Jizo) very
rare appearance. It is thought that six fingers of the right hand are probably based on the thought of the same Rokudo-Rinne
as Roku-Jizo (Six Jizos). Rokudo is Heaven, peoples, Shura, animal, demon, hell, from each of them to say that the Jizo save,
I try to heard the truth of the thing to the villager in the farm farming in the field in front of the temple. In the story of the
villager, when we repaired the statue in the Edo period of our ancestors from now six generations ago, the cabinetmaker was
asked to repair the place where there were five fingers originally, it's been told that added one finger on what did he thought.
Why don't ask to Busshi(the sculptor of Buddhist statues) for repairs, it is not understood now whether to have asked the
cabinetmaker.

To this Mr. Jizo, this is a tradition says that transmitted from the Edo period…, Shining Jizo night after night, in Aizu-Bange
Kataribe (storyteller) version.
Old things, it is said that there was a thing which shines by putting out mysterious light every night in the bush outside the
village. It is said that as the rumor spread, the villagers were so much feared. At one night, it is said that a young man of power
boast took up the shining thing. And what, and it was a wooden Mr. Jizo! It is said that the child's sickness was immediately
complete recovery when this Mr. Jizo is pilgrimage in wholeheartedly. It is said that the villager calls the Enmei-Jizo (Life-
prolonging Jizo).
Strangely enough, there are six fingers on the right hand of this Mr. Jizo. Do not know why it is six, but there is a special might
be said that Mutsu-Roku in popularly. It is said that it is only one in Aizu-Bange town.
Such a story might have been created from the very heart of faith among the ancestors of the settlements, and it was handed
down long with the Jizo faith.

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About 0.7 km of North of the Miyako district Murata settlements along Route 49. Located at
the west end of the Kutsugata settlements along the O-kawa river (Aga-kawa river).
Tengi 5 year (1057 year, Minamoto-no-Yoshiie was the Todera Kokoro Shimizu Hachiman
shrine construction) in the Todera Hachiman Shinto priest list the "Kutsugata village"
because there is a place name, it can be said that it is a village opened from ancient times.
In the old days of this settlements, it was on the place of the current Lake Inawashiro.
At the time of the eruption of Mt. Bandai in Daido 1 year (806 year), when this region has
collapsed and lake Inawashiro formed, the old Kutsugata village sank to the bottom of the
lake with 40 several villages nearby. The peoples of the settlements took refuge in Aizu basin.
It has been told that it has moved to the vicinity of Kyode village, but has suffered a flood of,

The back of the Shirahata Hachiman shrine in shimo-Mandokoro settlements is the site of
the boat wharf of the Mandokkoro, and there was a boat-connected pine called "O-Ise-no-
Matsu(pine)" until the Showa 30s (1955s) when there was a ferry passing between Yasaka
shrine in Funakoshi settlements on the left side (west) opposite side. It is said that the name
came from the fact that the granted material at the time of the Ise Gingu shrine Shikinen
Sengu ceremony was put on the boat, and it carried up here and connected the boat to the
pine (around white guardrail). The pine tree was the time of field maintenance, "It's in the
disturbed of construction." and it is said that it cuts it down. The granted material became
the renovation material of "Hirose shrine" introduced earlier. I wonder if there was nothing

main road to Wakamatsu castle town. The old Echigo-Kaido road was through to the north of "Aizu Matsukawa-ya shop" in the
Takaku district in Aizu-Wakamatsu city, Aizu Matsukawa-ya shop is a store that continues for generations from that time.
The road to run through the Takaku settlements from in front of Aizu Matsukawa-ya shop, it is the old Echigo-Kaido road to
until the opening of Route 49. By the three-way road construction in Meiji 15 year (1882 year), the ferryboat continued until
Miyako-bashi bridge was cross-linked to the O-kawa river (Aga-kawa river) in Murata settlement of Aizu-Bange town.
In front of the photo is the port of ferryboat of Sano. Takaku settlements where you can see the forest of the right opposite shore.
The mountain in the back is Mt. Bandai. To the right of the foot of mountain, can see the statue of Kannon in Tourism Facilities
Aizu village.

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down by the fire in later years, and the present principal image is Shakamuni Buddha. It is regrettable that it was a national
treasure or a important cultural properties class if it was a work image of the Unkei.
The temple was originally in the south of settlement, and it was in the place called "Matoba" which is a rice field now.
Matoba is the field of military practice field in the Middle period.

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It enshrined in the Grove at the entrance of the Zaruyashiki settlements of Funakoshi village
on the opposite side of the Tsurunuma-gawa river which flows near Shirohata shrine in the
Shimo-Mandokoro village. It is the largest shrine in Yasaka shrine in Aizu-Bange town.
Here is on the fluvial terrace of the Tsurunuma-gawa river.
Enshrined is Susano-o-no-mikoto, since ancient times, had been enshrined synchronized with
the Gozu Tenno. The god of Yasaka shrine was also called as another name the Tenno shrine
or the Tenno-sama. The feast day is July 15. The sohonsha(chief main shrine) is Yasaka
shrine in Higashiyama district of Kyoto prefecture, famous for its Gion matsuri(Gion festival).

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Kitakata-Kaido road, it is a shrine which enshrined in the grove of about 250m to the right (east)
the signal of the intersection in front of Meguro Koji shop of Satobun district. Enshrined is also
called the Waka-uka-no-hime-kami, another name is Toyo-uke-hime-no-ookami of the Ise Jingu
Gegu, and Fushimi Inari Shrine's Ukano-mitama-no-kami, and it is called the Hirose-ooi-no-
kami and it is all the same God. The Ukano-mitama-no-kami is the guardian of water, Toyo-uke-
hime-no-ookami is the Gozen-shin(a guardian deity of food) who protects the food of all people,
Ukano-mitama-no-kami is the god in the preside over of bumper harvest, guarding disaster by
water, encouragement of new industry, river traffic safety, easy delivery childbirth, and disaster-
removal and better fortune, there is a divine virtues in many fields.

Jōdo sect  Fukujuzan Tokushō-ji temple

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Nichiren sect  Jizō-ji temple

Nichiren-Shoshu Honkozan Myofuku-ji temple

By the three-way road construction in Meiji 15 year(1882 year), the ferryboat continued until Miyako-bashi bridge was
cross-linked to the O-kawa(Aga river).It was the rout to Wakamatsu castle town with the ferryboat of Takaku. After the Aizu
large earthquake of Keicho 16 year (1611 year), it was used as the main road of Yonezawa-Kaido road. The Takaku ferryboat –
Banga route had been used properly the Echigo-Kaido road.
The center of the photograph is Sano settlements. Near the building of the red roof under the iron tower is, in Aizu-Koruiki,
the East and West 86-ken(156m), North and South 91-ken(166m) it was called Kawarazaki-castle. Meitoku years(1390 year ~
1394 year, Southern and Northern dynasties period of Japan) Sano Shirozaemon Miura Moritomo (one of Mr. Miura’s family )
it was written to build and live, the ruins of the medieval Mr. Ashina’s chief vassal Sano family mansion.
The mountain in the back of the photograph is Nekoma-dake mountain.

(Welcome map, Aizu Bange town East area map)

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The east end of the town, between in the Takaku district of Kozashi town of Aizu-Wakamatsu city on the other side of the Tsukahara village and O-kawa river (Aga-kawa river), it was a
ferryboat of Takaku of the Echigo-Kaido road which connects the Bange and Wakamatsu
castle town. It says that, cross the flow in the ferryboat of the Tsukahara, get off the ferryboat
at the Nakasu(sandbank) and go to Takaku on foot, across the flow again in the ferryboat went
to Wakamatsu castle town. After the Aizu large earthquake of Keicho 16 year (1611 year), it
seems to have been crowded very much by the traffic of the person and the pack-horse after
the Echigo-Kaido road is going through Bange. With the ferryboat of Sano, this place was the

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After that, emigrate Morihiro the child of Fujikura (one of Ashina family) Moritsune, in addition Keicho 4 year (1252 year)
Tsugawa-jyo castle (Tsugawa town, Higashi-Kanbara county, Niigata prefecture) build it and moved. From the name of the
main domain where the offspring's Morihiro, named himself to Mr. Kanagami. The offspring of Mr. Kanagami is a residence
even now.
Mr. Kanagami is a brave family of successive armed battle group. As a lord of manor of Kanagami for 15 generations until the
Moriharu after Morihiro served as Ashina family the regency, and the Lord of Tsugawa-jo castle on served too.
Kencho 4 year (1252 year) ~ Tensho 17 year (1589 year, year of go to ruin of Ashina family in the Aizu invasion of Date
Masamune (Dewa country Yonezawa, current Yonezawa city of Yamagata prefecture) for the 300 years, Mr. Kanagami worked
as an important post for the Ashina family as the regency.
Mr. Kanagami Moriharu was, Date Masamune at the time of the Aizu invasion, in the battle of Suriage-hara (plains) of the
base of Mt. Bandai, was killed in battle on Tensho 17 year(1589 year) June 5. The memorial monument of the Mr. Kanagami
Moriharu is build in the precincts of the Kinjyo-ji temple.
Date Masamune had orchestrated to conquer the Oshu(now Tohoku region), on the use of the falling-out between the Ashina
head house and branch family of Mr. Inawashiro of Aizu, it is the one that it invaded to Aizu by ignoring the restraint of Mr.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The actual combat in the Suriage-hara is done by Mr. Ashina and Mr. Inawashiro, Date was actively
support to Mr. Inawashiro without participating in the battle, it’s the proxy war.
Kanagami village was also seen in the Todera Hachiman shrine divine role list of Tengi 5 year (1057 year), it is opened in the
center of the Aizu basin for a long time, and Mr. Ashina might have arranged a powerful warlords as an important base in the
military side.

The Renga-shi (link-poemer) of the Warring states period of Japan, Inawashiro Kensai is a person who came from Mr.
Inawashiro family and created the compendium of the Renga (link poem).The Renga(a link poem) is, to happen in Kamakura
period, successful in from the Southern and Northern dynasties period to the Muromachi period, it is a kind of traditional
poetry of Japan. The syllable of 5-7-5 and 7-7 is the base while taking the form of continuous cropping by multiplayer, it is
established under the strong influence of the Japanese Waka (poem).
From the Haikai(the Haiku group), the Renga and Haiku are derived from this later.

(Welcome map, Aizu Bange town East area map)

It is about 0.7 km from Tsurunuma-bridge on Route 49 towards Aizu-Wakamatsu, in addition
turn to left the signal in front of the JA(Japan Agricultural cooperative) Yotsuba (four-leaves)
Bange Kanagami branch in about 0.5 km of the Kanagami settlements of Kanagami village.
The housing area surrounded by trees in the gate of the Shoju-zan Kinsho-ji temple, the some
remnants of the moat and the soil base are left and the old times the recalls. According to
"Aizu-Kagami", after Kitada Jiro(Ashina Hiromori) was build a mansion in the range of East-
West 75-Ken(23m), Ntrth-South 80-Ken(24m), and return to Kitada (current Yugawa village
in Kawanuma county).

Kanagami-mansion ruins

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Simo-Mandokoro

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