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Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide Knowledge Spots Chibanosuke Guide Scan the QR codes placed near the exhibits and panels from the 1st to the 4th floor to view their explanations. Back Go Next

most important ruins in all of Japan. Entrance Stone of Kasori Shell Mounds Park Ho ho... you knew a lot! It's been designated a Special Historic Site. What’s a “Special Historic Site”? These are ruins within Japan that should be specially protected and known to all citizens. Are there many special historical sites? Nay. There are about 460,000 registered historical sites in Japan. There are only 63 "special historic sites." These are rare historical sites equivalent to "national treasures." Whoa, that’s incredible! Aye. The Kasori Shell Mounds are a place everyone should visit at least

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 or the boat rower. But as time passed, more and

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 10Why Is There Writing on Both Sides? Chibanosuke Guide Whoa, this is really hard to read… There’s writing packed on both the front and back! Aye. The paper originally belonged to the Chiba clan, but it was later given to a great monk named Nichiren, who used the back side to study Buddhism. A fine example of recycling, eh? Thanks to that, documents that would have been discarded ended up surviving— and now give us a glimpse into life at the time.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 12Why Did Chiba Become a Thriving Town? Chibanosuke Guide I wonder what made Chiba grow into a town? It must be the same reason Lord Tsuneshige chose to settle here. Indeed! Roads from all over the Bōsō region converged here, and there was a port on Tokyo Bay— making it a perfect place for people and goods to come and go. And truth be told, that hasn’t changed one bit. Lord Tsuneshige had a keen eye, he did!

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 19What Is Hidden in a Rice Field Chibanosuke Guide Something shines in the ground! What’s buried there? After being moved to Chibadera Temple, Myōken-sama was stolen and buried in a rice field in a place called Ikeda, beneath Inohana. But thanks to the divine light shining from the ground, people were able to find and recover the sacred statue.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 20What Is a Myōken Riding? Chibanosuke Guide Why is Myōken-sama riding a turtle? Ah, but it’s no ordinary turtle. You see the snake, too? That’s Genbu—a sacred creature said to guard the north. Since Myōken-sama is the deity of the North Star and the Big Dipper, it makes perfect sense that he ride upon a Genbu.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 23Why 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.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 25How Much Is One Koku? 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!