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Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 5How Did Samurai Fight Back Then? Chibanosuke Guide How did samurai fight in those days? They mainly fought on horseback using bows and arrows. They’d ride toward the enemy, shoot an arrow as they passed by, and then ride off! Since the bow was held in the left hand, they guided their horse to keep the enemy on their left side for a better shot. Wouldn’t it be easier to just aim for the horse from the start? Eek?! Targeting the horse was, in truth, against the rules. So was aiming for the groom

Guide Tadatsune gave up when Minamoto no Yorinobu was sent to him, didn’t he? After resisting for about three years? That feels kind of sudden… Lord Tadatsune is actually one of our ancestors. Back when Minamoto no Yorinobu was Governor of Hitachi, he defeated Lord Tadatsune in battle. From that time on, Lord Tadatsune served him as his lord. So when Yorinobu came for him again, well... it’s no surprise he surrendered so quickly. Wait... Minamoto? You mean that Minamoto? Indeed. Minamoto no Yorinobu was an ancestor of Lord Yoritomo, who later founded the Kamakura shogunate.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 9Why was Kazusa Hirotsune Killed? Chibanosuke Guide Why did Lord Yoritomo have Hirotsune killed? But Hirotsune played such a big role in helping him become the Kamakura-dono, didn’t he? Aye, but Hirotsune was known to be fiercely independent, and paid no mind to the imperial court. That kind of attitude was bound to clash with Lord Yoritomo’s plans—he aimed to unify his vassals and run the shogunate under the court’s authority. Hirotsune had simply become an obstacle.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 17Taira no Masakado Taking Aim Chibanosuke Guide Look at that man drawing a bow in the garden. Haven’t we seen a similar picture somewhere in the exhibit? Aye, a similar painting is up on the 4th floor. This here is Lord Masakado—he was Lord Yoshibumi’s nephew. He rose in rebellion against the imperial court in Kyoto and is remembered as a hero of the Bandō region.

Was He Bound? Chibanosuke Guide Whoa—what did this man do to get tied up like that? That’s Kokubu Saburō, a member of our clan. He kidnapped our young lord, Kamewakamaru-sama. But then—an arrow flew from Myōken-sama’s shrine, revealing that they located in Shinagawa. And that’s how the culprit was caught.

? Chibanosuke Guide 1.8-Liter Sake Bottle (Isshōbin) What’s a “koku,” anyway? 'Tis a unit for measuring rice. Wait, they even used rice to describe the size of domains and villages? That’s kind of wild. Indeed. For people back then, measuring things in rice was familiar and easy to grasp. D’you know those 1.8-liter sake bottles? One koku equals 180 liters—that’s 100 of those sake bottles!

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 28The Pastures of Shimousa Chibanosuke Guide Wow, that pasture stretches all the way from Chiba to Noda! That be the Kogane Pasture. In Shimousa Province, there was also the Sakura Pasture, and in Awa Province, the Mineoka Pasture. So Chiba had lots of pastures! Were there government pastures like this all over Japan? Nay—other than those, only the Ashitaka Pasture in today’s Shizuoka Prefecture existed. The shogunate’s pastures were mostly concentrated in what is now Chiba Prefecture.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 29Where Does “O-dachin” Come From? Chibanosuke Guide Packhorse (Image courtesy of the International Research Center for Japanese Studies) Back in the day, people used horses to carry loads over land. That makes sense for heavy stuff— much easier! Indeed. Carrying goods by horse was called “da,” and the fee for that service was called “dachin.” The word “o-dachin,” meaning a small reward or tip, comes from that term. Then if I carry something, I should get o-dachin too!

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 31Decorative Boats and Their Magnificent Banners Chibanosuke Guide Chiba Boat and Yūki Boat (Illustrated Scroll of the Great Origins of Myōkenji Temple in Chiba Village, Shimousa Province) Decorative Banner for the Large Festival Boat The old Myōken Festival seems really different from today. Aye. Back in the Edo period, two large boats joined the Myōken Festival procession-one in front and one behind the mikoshi-each adorned with magnificent decorative banners. Wow, Those banners are so beautiful! Indeed! They were beautifully embroidered and stretched as long as 15 meters.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 33Railways or Water Transportations!? Chibanosuke Guide Why did they build the railway to the Sotobō area before the Uchibō side, even though Uchibō has big towns like Kisarazu? Take a look at the map before you. Water transportation is active in Tokyo Bay, y’see. The Godairikisen ships were actively used well into the early Shōwa period. People say the peninsula shape makes Chiba inconvenient, but looking at history, it actually seems like a big advantage!