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Site of the Yomogida Mansion
This is the site of a castle built during the civilization period (1469-86) by Hidemitsu Ishikawa, the second son of Narimitsu Ishikawa, the lord of Ishikawa Castle. It is across from Kami-yomogida, where Route 49 and the prefectural roads Yabuki and Ono routes cross. |
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Nakagura Roku-jizou
(Six Guardian Deities of Children)
These are the stone Buddhist images located in Nakagura. These guardian deities were built at the cemetery entrances, intersections and village boundaries, as the result of belief in the six guardian deities which started in the capital from the middle of the Heian Period and gradually influenced the rural areas. The Japanese traditional name of the period, the 8th year of Genroku (1695), is engraved here. |
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Korin-ji Temple Houden
(repository or treasure house)
This is one of the pagodas on the temple grounds of Kodaira Korin-ji. Most of the objects in the building are artifacts containing Buddhist scriptures and stone works with stone Buddhist images. The Japanese traditional name of the period, the 12th year of Genroku (1699), is engraved here. |
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| ＜Cultural Assets＞ |
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Komagata Jangara Nembutsu (Buddhist Invocation) Folk Dance
This is a traditional performing art handed down from ancient times in the Komagata district as an "Intangible Folklore Cultural Asset of Hirata Village". The origin of the dance is said to have started in commemoration of ancestors and even now it is performed on August 13th and 14th within the province, making rounds to the houses that have their first Obon (annual festival to welcome back the souls of the dead) after a family member's death. |
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Urayasu Dance
Urayasu Dance had been composed in celebration for the Imperial year 2600 and is now performed not only in Hirata Village, but also all across the nation. At two village shrines, Suwa Jinja (shrine) located in the north and Sugabune Jinja (shrine) in Kami-Yomogida, local elementary and junior high school students perform this dance during the annual festival as a dedication. |
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Sugabune Taiko (Drum)
This was created by the Sugabune Taiko Preservation Committee as a new culture, for the development of their youths and promotion of the village. It has an extensive repertoire of music, such as Koshin-daiko (drum) which expresses the image of the divine descent from Yomogida-dake (peaks), the symbol of Hirata Village. |
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| 4.Local Products |
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Locally-brewed Sake (Rice Wine)
Wakashimizu,Genshu,Izumishikibu,Yamamba
Using the clear, pure and cold water of Abukuma, Yamamba is a locally-brewed sake (rice wine) with a smooth and mellow flavor and a rich aroma, which is attracting widespread popularity as a local sake of Oshu Ishikawa.
For more information and inquiries, contact:
Wakashimizu Sake Brewing Co., Ltd.
TEL:0247-54-2019 |
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Shiitake (Chinese Black Mushrooms)
Shiitake Mushrooms, Dried Shiitake Mushrooms and Shiitake Mushroom Powder
These fleshy shiitake mushrooms are grown without any pesticides and are fresh from the shiitake log. We hope you will enjoy their taste and flavor.
For more information and inquiries, contact:
Kitayashiki Shiitake Productive Cooperation
TEL:0247-55-2333 |
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Hirata Noodles
Hirata noodles are non-chlorinated udon (Japanese wheat noodles), which are kneaded only with salt and water and naturally dried and are made from domestically milled flour produced in the Abukuma highlands.
For more information and inquiries, contact:
Nozawa Rice Milling and Noodle Company
TEL:0247-55-2115 |
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Roses
By making use of the cold climate of the the Abukuma highlands, vivid-colored roses are commercially grown here.
For more information and inquiries, contact:
Abukuma Rose
TEL:0247-55-3544
Homepage URL:http://www11.ocn.ne.jp/~abkmrose/ |
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