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Ōsaki City Matsuyama Furusato History Museum
Osaki is a type of spirit possession of a fox told about in legends of Japan. They are also called osaki-gitsune. They can also alternatively be written 尾先. Other ways of writing them include 尾裂, 御先狐, 尾崎狐, among others. Concept They are in the folk beliefs of certain mountain villages of the Kantō region as well as other areas such as the Saitama Prefecture, the Okutama region of Tokyo Metropolis, the Gunma Prefecture, the Tochigi Prefecture, the Ibaraki Prefecture, the Nagano Prefecture, among other regions. There are no legends of this in Tokyo other than in Tama, and this said to be because osaki are unable to cross the Toda river (a part of Warabi-shuku) or because in Kantō Hasshū (eight Edo provinces of Kantō), there was the head of the foxes, the Ōji Inari Jinja, preventing the osaki from entering Edo. There is also a legend of an osaki that was originally a nine-tailed fox, Tamamo-no-mae, who perished at Nasu field (a field near Nasu), its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōzuke Province
was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today Gunma Prefecture. Kōzuke bordered by Echigo, Shinano, Musashi and Shimotsuke Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was . Under the ''Engishiki'' classification system, Kōzuke was ranked as one of the 13 "great countries" (大国) in terms of importance, and one of the 30 "far countries" (遠国) in terms of distance from the capital. The provincial capital is located in what is now the city of Maebashi; however, its exact location remains uncertain. The ichinomiya of the province is located in what is now the city of Tomioka. History During the 4th century AD, ( Kofun period) the area of modern Gunma and Tochigi prefectures were known as , literally "hairy field", but used as ateji for or "food field" in reference to an imperial agricultural area. At some unknown point in the 5th century, the area was divided at the Kinugawa River into ("Upper Keno") and ("Lower Keno"). Per the Nara period Taihō Code, these pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ueno, Gunma
is a village located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 1,149 in 571 households, and a population density of 6.3 persons per km2. The total area of the village is . The village has the lowest population density of any municipality in Japan. Geography Ueno is located in the extreme mountainous southwestern portion of Gunma Prefecture, bordered by Saitama Prefecture to the south and Nagano Prefecture to the west. * Mountains ** Mount Suwa ** Mount Osutaka (1639m) ** Mount Takamagahara (1979m) * Rivers ** Kanna River Surrounding municipalities Gunma Prefecture * Nanmoku * Kanna Saitama Prefecture * Chichibu * Ogano Nagano Prefecture * Kawakami * Minamiaiki * Kitaaiki * Sakuho Climate Ueno has a Humid continental climate (Köppen ''Dfb'') characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ueno is 8.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1479 mm with September as the wet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitsunetsuki
In Japanese folklore, , are foxes that possess paranormal abilities that increase as they get older and wiser. According to '' yōkai'' folklore, all foxes have the ability to shapeshift into human form. While some folktales speak of employing this ability to trick others—as foxes in folklore often do—other stories portray them as faithful guardians, friends, and lovers. Foxes and humans lived close together in ancient Japan; this companionship gave rise to legends about the creatures. have become closely associated with Inari, a Shinto or spirit, and serve as its messengers. This role has reinforced the fox's supernatural significance. The more tails a has—they may have as many as nine—the older, wiser, and more powerful it is. Because of their potential power and influence, some people make sacrifices to them as to a deity. Conversely foxes were often seen as " witch animals", especially during the Edo period (1603–1867), and were thought of as goblins who cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truth In Fantasy
Truth is the property of being in accord with fact or reality.Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionarytruth 2005 In everyday language, truth is typically ascribed to things that aim to represent reality or otherwise correspond to it, such as beliefs, propositions, and declarative sentences. Truth is usually held to be the opposite of falsehood. The concept of truth is discussed and debated in various contexts, including philosophy, art, theology, and science. Most human activities depend upon the concept, where its nature as a concept is assumed rather than being a subject of discussion; these include most of the sciences, law, journalism, and everyday life. Some philosophers view the concept of truth as basic, and unable to be explained in any terms that are more easily understood than the concept of truth itself. Most commonly, truth is viewed as the correspondence of language or thought to a mind-independent world. This is called the correspondence theory of truth. Various theorie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimonita, Gunma
is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 7,058 in 3,292 households, and a population density of 37 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Shimonita is famous for its konjac and Welsh onion. Geography Shimonita is located in southwestern Gunma Prefecture bordering on Nagano Prefecture to the west. Part of the town is within the borders of the Myōgi-Arafune-Saku Kōgen Quasi-National Park. Approximately 84% of the town's total area is covered by forests. * Mountains: Mount Arafune (1423 m), Mount Inafukumi, Mount Ōgeta, Ozawadake, Kanatake, Mount Nikkura, Mount Yotsumata, Mount Monogatari, Mount Midō, Mount Myogi, Mount Monomi * Rivers: Kabura River Surrounding municipalities Gunma Prefecture * Fujioka * Tomioka *Annaka * Nanmoku * Kanna * Kanra Nagano Prefecture * Saku * Karuizawa Climate Shimonita has a Humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy sn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Mouse
The house mouse (''Mus musculus'') is a small mammal of the order Rodentia, characteristically having a pointed snout, large rounded ears, and a long and almost hairless tail. It is one of the most abundant species of the genus '' Mus''. Although a wild animal, the house mouse has benefited significantly from associating with human habitation to the point that truly wild populations are significantly less common than the semi-tame populations near human activity. The house mouse has been domesticated as the pet or fancy mouse, and as the laboratory mouse, which is one of the most important model organisms in biology and medicine. The complete mouse reference genome was sequenced in 2002. Characteristics House mice have an adult body length (nose to base of tail) of and a tail length of . The weight is typically . In the wild they vary in color from grey and light brown to black (individual hairs are actually agouti coloured), but domesticated fancy mice and laboratory mice ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanra District, Gunma
is a rural district in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of January 2015, the district had an estimated population of 22,972 and an area of 365.82 km2, with a population density of 62.8 people per square kilometer. Towns and villages * Kanra * Shimonita * Nanmoku Parts of the city of Takasaki and all of the city of Tomioka were formerly part of the district. History The area of Kanra District was formerly part of Kōzuke Province and appears in Nara period records, such as the 711 AD ''Shoku Nihongi'' as . Its etymology indicates that it was an area settled by large numbers of people from the Korean peninsula. Per a census conducted at the end of the Edo period, the area was divided into three towns and 79 villages administered as ''tenryō'' directly by the Tokugawa shogunate, 21 villages under the control of Nanokaichi Domain and 32 villages under the control of Obata Domain 270px, Rakusan-en Konmei Pond, part of the surviving gardens of the ''jin'ya'' of Obata Domain was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanmoku, Gunma
250px, Semi Valley ravine is a village located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 1,746 in 971 households, and a population density of 15 persons per km². The total area of the village is . Nanmoku, like many rural areas in Japan, is seeing a significant amount of population decline; in 1955 there were more than 10,000 inhabitants. The majority of the remaining villagers are over 60 years in age (57.1% in 2012), with a median age of 62.5 for the total population – the oldest in Japan. Geography Nanmoku is located in southwestern Gunma Prefecture bordering on Nagano Prefecture to the west. Part of the village is within the borders of the Myōgi-Arafune-Saku Kōgen Quasi-National Park. * Mountains: ** Mount Arafune (1423 m) ** Mount Hikage (1407 m) ** Mount Ōya (1081 m) ** Eboshidake (1182 m) ** Mount Kurotaki (870 m) ** Mount Yotsumata (900 m) ** Tateiwa (1265 m) * Rivers: ** Nanmoku River ** Ōshiozawa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
