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Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 1Animals that once inhabited the Chiba area Chibanosuke Guide Mammals that no longer exist today lived in Japan during the Paleolithic period. Whoa, really? There were animals like that? Aye. Examples include the Japanese giant deer and the Naumann's elephant. There were elephants! And giant deer... but they still live there, right? Nay, Naumann's elephant is smaller than the Asian and African elephants, and lived in the Japanese archipelago until about 20,000 years past. Illustration of the Naumann's elephant The Japanese giant deer had larger antlers and a larger body than the

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 2What jobs did dogs have in the Jomon period? Chibanosuke Guide Buried Dog from the Kasori Shell Mounds Looks like there were dogs even in the Jomon period! Did they go on walks or play with humans, like now? They might’ve played, aye, but they had real jobs to do as well. Jobs? Like what? The Jomon dogs were hunting partners. They were indispensable companions in hunting, driving prey into traps. The prey would have also become food for the dogs as a reward. Did they have other roles too? In cold seasons, humans and

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 3What color were rice ears in the Yayoi period? Chibanosuke Guide They were growing rice in the Yayoi period, right? Aye, the Yayoi people cultivated the lowlands, built facilities to bring water to the fields, and then started paddy rice cultivation. But, recent research has revealed that rice was also cultivated during the Jomon period. Was rice in the Yayoi period different from rice we have today? Rice grain impressions left on Yayoi earthenware transferred with silicon Indeed. It seems that there were individual differences in the height and size of the ears of rice in

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 6 Who Fought in the Taira no Masakado’s Rebellion? Chibanosuke Guide During Masakado’s rebellion, the imperial court didn’t send out its own army—they had other warriors like Masakado fight against him, right? Indeed. Though they did fight under the court’s command... keeping a conscriptional army cost too much. Hiring warriors was small group but stronger,as a result cheaper. But they wouldn’t fight for free, would they? Nay. The court offered rewards in the form of ranks and titles. ’Twas common in those days to grant social status instead of

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 8How Big Were Horses in the Old Days? Chibanosuke Guide Is this what Japanese horses used to look like? They're so small— kind of like Nomao. H-hey! I’m still growing, you know! Back then, horses stood about 130 centimeters tall at the shoulder— about the size of a modern pony. Even the famous warhorses in The Tale of the Heike were only a little over 140 centimeters. Bones found at samurai residences in Kamakura suggest the same size. Horses today are way bigger, right? Aye. Thoroughbreds, which are common today, stand around 160

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 11Why Is a Bell from Kyushu in Chiba? Chibanosuke Guide This bell has the word “Saga” on it—doesn’t that mean Saga in Kyūshū? Wait, why would a bell from Saga end up in Chiba? During the Nanboku-chō period, the Chiba clan was split—some lived in Kyūshū, others in Shimousa. When the Kyūshū branch attacked the Shimousa branch, they likely brought this bell from Saga and used it as a signal during battle.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 13What Was the Relationship Between the Chiba Clan and the Oyumi Kubō? Chibanosuke Guide Did the Chiba clan and Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the Oyumi Kubō, always fight each other? Not quite. Some members of the Chiba clan actually sided with Yoshiaki. In the Warring States period, it was quite common for people— even within the same family—to switch sides depending on what benefited them. ’Twas the way of the times. So the Chiba clan wasn’t exactly united, then.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 14Why Did the Chiba Clan Ally with the Hōjō Clan? Chibanosuke Guide Why did the Chiba clan team up with the Hōjō clan in Odawara? Odawara is pretty far away, though. Aye. But the Satomi clan from Awa and Kazusa—both in the Bōsō region—had begun pushing into Shimousa. The Chiba clan couldn’t fend them off on their own. That’s why they turned to the Hōjō for help. But in the end… that alliance turned out to be their undoing.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 15Myōken and the Companions Chibanosuke Guide Who are the group shrouded in clouds, and what’s that strange symbol above them? That’s our guardian deity, Myōken-sama, along with his companions. The symbol above is the Big Dipper. Myōken-sama is the deity of the North Star and the Big Dipper, shining in the northern sky. This is where the story of the Chiba clan begins.