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Ogata, Ōita
was a town located in Ōno District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,277 and the density of 42.42 persons per km2. The total area was 147.96 km2. On March 31, 2005, Ogata, along with the towns of Asaji, Inukai, Mie and Ōno, and the villages of Chitose and Kiyokawa (all from Ōno District), was merged to create the city of Bungo-ōno. History The history of Ogata town is based on ancient Japanese history that includes the legendary hero Ogata no Saburo Koreyoshi. Saburo, feared by many as the "descendent of a giant serpent", also appears in ''the Tale of the Heike'' and is said to have contributed greatly to Minamoto no Yoshitsune's success in the battle of Dan-no-ura. Ogata town is home to three shrines built by Saburo, called "Ogata Sansha". Saburo himself is enshrined in one of these, called the "Ninomiya Hachiman Shrine", where his name is still transmitted to today's generation. Ogata no Saburo Koreyoshi's younge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Towns In Japan
A town (町; ''chō'' or ''machi'') is a Local government, local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with Prefectures of Japan, prefecture (''ken'' or other equivalents), Cities of Japan, city (''shi''), and Villages of Japan, village (''mura''). Geographically, a town is contained within a Districts of Japan, district. The same word (町; ''machi'' or ''chō'') is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a Wards of Japan, ward in a city. This is a legacy of when smaller towns were formed on the outskirts of a city, only to eventually merge into it. Towns See also * Municipalities of Japan * List of villages in Japan * List of cities in Japan * Japanese addressing system References External links "Large City System of Japan"; graphic shows towns compared with other Japanese city types at p. 1 [PDF 7 of 40 /nowiki>] {{Asia topic, List of towns in Towns in Japan, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyokawa, Ōita
was a village located in Ōno District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,488 and the density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 52.73 persons per km2. The total area was 47.18 km2. On March 31, 2005, Kiyokawa, along with the towns of Asaji, Inukai, Mie, Ogata and Ōno, and the village of Chitose (all from Ōno District), was merged to create the city of Bungo-Ōno. Reference Dissolved municipalities of Ōita Prefecture Bungo-ōno, Ōita {{Oita-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oka Castle
was a Sengoku to Edo period ''yamajiro''-style Japanese castle located in the city of Taketa, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2023. Overview Oka Castle is located on the top of Tenjinyama, a long hill to the east of the urban center of Taketa, which is situated in a small basin in the southwestern part of Bungo Province. It is at a crossroads of various roads crisscrossing the island of Kyushu and because of its geographical position, occupies an important strategic point controlling western Bungo Province. The site is flanked by two rivers, the Inaba River and the Tamaki River, tributaries of the Ōno River, which merge just to the east of the castle. The fortifications spread at the narrow east part of the hill, which has an elevation of 325 meters above sea level, and 95 meters above its surroundings. The castle extended 2500 meters from east-to-west and 362 meters from north-to-south. It is uncertain when this locat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamakura Period
The is a period of History of Japan, Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kamakura by the first ''shōgun'' Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War, which saw the struggle between the Taira clan, Taira and Minamoto clan, Minamoto clans. The period is known for the emergence of the samurai, the warrior caste, and for the establishment of feudalism in Japan. There are various theories as to the year in which the Kamakura period and Kamakura shogunate began. In the past, the most popular theory was that the year was 1192, when Minamoto no Yoritomo was appointed . Later, the prevailing theory was that the year was 1185, when Yoritomo established the , which controlled military and police power in various regions, and the , which was in charge of tax collection and land administration. Japanese history textbooks as of 2016 do not specify a specific year for the beginning of the K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōgun
, officially , was the title of the military rulers of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, except during parts of the Kamakura period and Sengoku period when the shoguns themselves were figureheads, with real power in the hands of the of the Hōjō clan and of the Hosokawa clan. In addition, Taira no Kiyomori and Toyotomi Hideyoshi were leaders of the warrior class who did not hold the position of shogun, the highest office of the warrior class, yet gained the positions of and , the highest offices of the aristocratic class. As such, they ran their governments as its de facto rulers. The office of shogun was in practice hereditary, although over the course of the history of Japan several different clans held the position. The title was originally held by military commanders during the Heian period in the eighth and ninth centuries. When Minamoto no Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiraiya
Jiraiya (自来也 or 児雷也, literally "Young Thunder"), originally known as Ogata Shuma Hiroyuki (尾形周馬寛行), is the toad-riding protagonist of the Japanese folk tale ''Katakiuchi Kidan Jiraiya Monogatari'' (報仇奇談自来也説話, ''The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya''). The tale was originally a Yomihon that was published in 1806–1807, and was adapted into a serialized novel that was written by different authors and published in 43 installments from 1839 to 1868; one of its illustrators was woodblock artist Kunisada. Kawatake Mokuami then wrote a kabuki drama based on the first ten parts of the novel, which premiered in Edo in 1852, starring Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII in the leading role. Since then the story has been adapted into several films, video games, manga, and has also influenced various other works. Classic tale – ''Katakiuchi Kidan Jiraiya Monogatari'' ''Katakiuchi Kidan Jiraiya Monogatari'' (報仇奇談自来也説話) is considered the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tale Of The Heike
is an epic account compiled prior to 1330 of the struggle between the Taira clan and Minamoto clan for control of Japan at the end of the 12th century in the Genpei War (1180–1185). It has been translated into English at least five times. The first translation was by Arthur Lindsay Sadler, in 1918–1921. A complete translation in nearly 800 pages by Hiroshi Kitagawa & Bruce T. Tsuchida was published in 1975. It was also translated by Helen McCullough in 1988. An abridged translation by Burton Watson was published in 2006. In 2012, Royall Tyler completed his translation, which, he says, seeks to be mindful of the performance style for which the work was originally intended. Historical novelist Eiji Yoshikawa published a prose rendering in the '' Asahi Weekly'' in 1950, under the title ' (''Shin Heike Monogatari''). Background Title Heike () refers to the Taira (), ''hei'' being the ''on'yomi'' reading of the first ''kanji'' and "ke" () meaning "family". However, in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogata No Saburo Koreyoshi
, (around 1100 to 1200 AD) was a Japanese nobleman, warrior who played a major role in the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate. The ''Tale of the Heike'' establish that Ogata commanded the largest armies on Kyūshū. Descent According to the Okuninushi no Mikoto line of Shinto legends, Saburo's great-great-grandfather was Daida, and thus Saburo was descended from a snake god. It is said that Daida's mother was visited each night by her lover. One night, she pinned a needle attached to a reel of thread on his kimono. The next day, she followed the thread to a cave. She heard mighty roars from within and called out to her lover, but he replied that his appearance was too frightening for her to behold. She remained persistent. Then, a great snake appeared with the needle attached to its throat. As soon as she laid her eyes on the snake, she and her companions scattered in terror. The following night, she gave birth to a son, Daida, who was raised by her grandfather in Bungo Prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitose, Ōita
was a village located in Ōno District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,468 and the density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 115.17 persons per km2. The total area was 21.43 km2. On March 31, 2005, Chitose, along with the towns of Asaji, Inukai, Mie, Ogata and Ōno, and the village of Kiyokawa (all from Ōno District), was merged to create the city of Bungo-Ōno. References External links Official website of Bungo-ōno Dissolved municipalities of Ōita Prefecture Bungo-ōno, Ōita {{Oita-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōno District, Ōita
was a Districts of Japan, district located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. As of January 1, 2005, the district had 6 towns and 2 villages: * Asaji, Ōita, Asaji * Chitose, Ōita, Chitose * Inukai, Ōita, Inukai * Kiyokawa, Ōita, Kiyokawa * Mie, Ōita, Mie * Notsu, Ōita, Notsu * Ogata, Ōita, Ogata * Ōno, Ōita, Ōno On January 1, 2005, the town of Notsu, Ōita, Notsu was merged into the expanded city of Usuki, Ōita, Usuki. On March 31, 2005, the towns of Asaji, Ōita, Asaji, Inukai, Ōita, Inukai, Mie, Ōita, Mie, Ogata, Ōita, Ogata and Ōno, Ōita, Ōno, and the villages of Chitose, Ōita, Chitose and Kiyokawa, Ōita, Kiyokawa were merged to create the city of Bungo-ōno, Ōita, Bungo-ōno. Therefore, Ōno District was dissolved as a result of this merger. Timeline *February 1, 1956: **Parts of the town of Asaji was merged into the town of Ogata. **Parts of the town of Asaji was merged into the town of Naoiri, Ōita, Naoiri (in Naoiri District, Ōita, Naoiri District). *October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
