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覚寺山古墳　　Daikakujiyama Burial Mound English 文化財説明板,大覚寺山古墳,Daikakujiyama The Daikakujiyama Burial Mound is the largest and oldest keyhole-shaped burial mound in Chiba City. It was first discovered in 1969, when a woodland area was cleared in order to make way for a new residential development. The diameter of the rear circular part is larger than the maximum width of the front part and it is also higher than the front part. It is estimated to be from the early Kofun Period, dating back to the

庁舎　The Former Town Hall of Oihama 旧生浜町役場庁舎　The Former Town Hall of Oihama English 文化財説明板,旧生浜町役場庁舎 The town of Oihama was originally located in the area which is the present-day Chuo Ward and Midori Ward. In 1889 (Meiji Year 22), the five villages of Kita-Oyumi, Minami-Oyumi, Hamano, Murata and Ariyoshi amalgamated to form Oyumi-Hamano Village, which was later renamed Oihama Village in 1925 (Taishō Year 14). In 1928 (Showa Year 3), the implementation of the

, two of which are still preserved today in Higashiterayama Park No.2. Straight swords with silver inlays on the guard and iron arrowheads were excavated from the burial mounds, indicating that this was the base of a powerful clan. Tobarisaku is an important archaeological site which tells us that this area was actually quite developed from an early stage, with a core settlement having been established there since the Yayoi period. 関連リンク 文化財説明版 このページの情報発信元 教育委員会事

settlement was located there, in particular during the Kofun Period. After the Kamakura Period, remains of dwellings were found, such as earthen mounds (castle ramparts) and a castle entrance on the north-east side of the plateau, another earthen mound on the south-east side, as well as a flat area known as a “koshiguruwa” below (this is a flat area which cut into a slope for defensive purposes). Excavations also revealed a boundary line, moat and koshiguruwa, which all belonged to the castle. However, there were no ceramic artefacts found amongst the items that were excavated. As a

missionary work in urban areas, so the fact that this temple was located in Chiba City infers that it was quite a lively city at that time. The Chiba Clan became followers of the Jishū Sect and Raikou-ji Temple became a prominent temple for the sect in the Kanto area. During the Edo Period, the temple converted to the Jōdo Sect and then became Raikou-ji Temple (the kanji characters for the name changed slightly). It was damaged during the war in 1945, which led to it being relocated to its current location. Within the grounds are a

grandson defeated the Heike Clan According to legend, Yūki Inari was originally enshrined at Shirahata Shrine. It is said that the name of Shirahata Shrine came about in 1180, when Minamoto Yoritomo raised the white flag of the Minamoto Clan there after regaining power in the Boso Peninsula. This area was once known as “Yūki”. The “Genpei War Chronicles” were a record of the battles which occurred during the Nanboku-chō Period and legend tells of how Chiba Tsunetane’s grandson, Chiba Naritane, was on his way to welcome Minamoto Yoritomo at Yūki Beach. There, he intercepted Chida Chikamasa

was praying for the prosperity and fortune of his descendants, the goddess Benzaiten came to him in a dream. Later, he moved the Benzaiten shrine that was located in Bengayatsu, Kamakura (currently Zaimokuza in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture) to this location. There used to be a spring in this area. It was one of the sources of the Yoshikawa River, a river which flows into the Miyako River, and ran through the town of Chiba. The fact that Benzaiten, who is also the goddess of water, was revered at the Chiba no sho (the Chiba Estate), which was the

this claim remains unknown. Yasutane inherited the Chiba clan, but as he had no one to succeed him, Suketane of the Chiba clan would assume the role of the head of the family, and later move its headquarters over to Motosakura (the present-day Shisui Town and Sakura City area). Principal deity, standing wooden statue of Fudo Myo-o It is written on the interior of the statue that it was repaired by the monk Eikei in 1688. Eikei was a monk of the Myoken-ji Temple (the present-day Chiba Shrine), which was known as the family temple

Chiba clan and lords of Oyumi Castle. It is said that Hara Taneyoshi's wife was healed of an illness, which increased her faith in the monk Doyo Teiha, and thus leading to the temple being built north of the castle. Around this time, the Hara clan governed the Oyumi area instead of the Chiba clan, who had moved their headquarters to Motosakura Castle (Shisui Town, Sakura City). There is an ancient document dating back to 1577, which states that Hara Taneyoshi secured the residence and land of Daigan-ji Temple. The Oyumi area was often the target of

. To the north of it flows the Hamano River (Shioda River); there is a street that runs north to south along the river, on which there was a town was formed in the north, south, and east. Excavations have proven that in the Tumulus Period (250-538 C.E) this area was already land, and a harbour was formed on solid stable ground nearby the coast. Furthermore, the legend* surrounding Sakai Sadataka, the ancestor of the Sakai clan in both Toke and Togane, and Nittai, founder of Hongyo-ji Temple, reflects that this area had been connected to Shinagawa