It would not be unnatural to call the Hachimangu Shrine here as a guardian deity for the conquest of the eastern provinces. In addition, in the ninth volume of Manyoshu, there is a poem called "One song climbing Mt. Tsukuba, combined with tanka.'' In the poem, the sea of Toba (including Daiho-numa) viewed from the summit of Mt. Tsukuba to the west is described. It turns out that there was. In 719, Fujiwara no Umakai (the grandson of Kamatari) was appointed as the governor of Hitachi Province, and Takahashi no Mushimaro, who was appointed as the chief accountant of the provincial government around the same time, was a provincial official (under the ritsuryō). System; esp. It is also a song that conveys the scenery of the area when Daiho Hachimangu Shrine was built. Takahashi no Mushimaro was also a poet of the Manyoshu, and participated in the compilation of Hitachi no Kuni Fudoki under Umakai. The enshrined deities are Emperor Chuai, Emperor Ojin, and Empress Jingu. It is said that Emperor Monmu changed the era name to 'Daiho'. Until then, they were called by the name of the era, or by the name of the emperor, such as Jito or Tenmu, without the name of the era, but from now on, it has become established to call them by the name of the era. The era name is pronounced Taiho, but Taiho Hachimangu Shrine is called Daiho with an accent. It is a highly visible and venerable name with a long history. Emperor Chuai is the son of Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, and Emperor Ojin is the son of Emperor Chuai and Empress Jingu, and is Yamato Takeru no Mikoto's grandson. Yamato Takeru no Mikoto (Ousu no Mikoto, Yamato Takeru no Mikoto), according to the Kojiki, is a mythical hero known for his Kumaso conquest and Togoku conquest.
Muraoka Goro Yoshifumi: Great-grandson of Emperor Kanmu, son of Prince Takamochi (Kazusa no suke). Appointed navy base (ancient/medieval Mutsu Province) shogun. TAIRA no Yoshimasa is his older brother). TAIRA no Masakado's Rebellion: TAIRA no Kunika, the slain Hitachi Daijo, was also his eldest brother. After defeating Masakado, he was given a territory (Soma County, Shimousa Province). Muraoka Castle is estimated to have been the fifth generation from him, until Kagenari Kamakura. Later, Bando Heishi (Taira clan: Yoshizumi Miura, Sanehira Doi, Shigetada Hatakeyama, Kageyoshi Oba, Kagetoki Kajiwara, Sadakage Nagao, Shigeyori Kawagoe, Shigenaga Edo, Kiyoshige Kasai) 【Product name】 winter melon 【Type】 Benincasa hispida 【Product area】 Muraoka, Shimotsuma City, Ibaraki Prefecture (Producers: Kazuhide Nakazato, JA Joso Hikari) 【Origin of name】 The theory that it is harvested in autumn and can be preserved until winter, and that it is ripe at room temperature over winter is predominant. ...
