199001. It is said that Taikan's loyalty to the Emperor derived from the above.
199002. It is said that Taira no Iemori landed here, became the landlord of this area and called himself the Uku clan (the predecessor of the lord of Fukue domain Goto clan).
199003. It is said that Taira no Kiyitsune escaped to Gokanosho of this village.
199004. It is said that Takamura descended to hell via a well to assist the King of Hell in his court every night.
199005. It is said that Takarabune took the current form in later years.
199006. It is said that Takatori held Yoshio responsible for his children being killed by Yoshio's attendant male servant, IKUE no Tsuneyama.
199007. It is said that Takayoshi's fast promotion was made because of Michichika's anticipation to cooperate with Yoritomo.
199008. It is said that Take no Gosho was also her biological son.
199009. It is said that Takeda's forces with a longer logistic routes (the road between the battle line and the military base site) were excruciated for procuring food.
199010. It is said that Takeshiro, who had realized that his number was up, left the following words to those close to him: "Bury my body in Hokkaido, and I will be sure to protect the place from Russia."
199011. It is said that Taketoki's loss of a lawsuit conducted at the tandai became a remote cause of the raising of an army.
199012. It is said that Taketori Monogatari is the oldest tale in Japan.
199013. It is said that Tamasumi was a child born between Morioki OCHI, who went to the Battle of Hakusukinoe leading the Iyo navy, and a Chinese girl he met during the war.
199014. It is said that Tamonyama-jo Castle influenced the erection of Azuchi-jo Castle.
199015. It is said that Tamoto originated from the word 'temoto' meaning 'at hand,' which had changed to 'Tamoto.'
199016. It is said that Tanaka's skill of Japanese fencing was extremely excellent.
199017. It is said that Tanba MOMOCHI and other one hundred ninja fled down to Negoro, Kishu Province.
199018. It is said that Tanji SATO, an official painter of the Iwakuni domain, Shoryu KAWADA of the Tosa domain and Hozen EIRAKU of Kyo yaki (Kyoto style ceramic art) also studied painting under Eigaku.
199019. It is said that Tarozaemon living in Odawara appealed the right to continuously controlling the hisabetsumin on the ground of a certificate issued by the Gohojo clan, but Ieyasu TOKUGAWA lift the certificate that Tarozaemon had, and instead, he issued a certificate of authorization to Danzaemon.
199020. It is said that Tatemichi KOGA became Genji Choja during the chaotic days of the end of the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration, but nobody knows whether it is true or not.
199021. It is said that Tenbin-yagura (Balancing-scale Tower) often used for shooting of jidaigeki (historical play) was relocated from Nagahama-jo Castle (in Omi Province) and rebuilt in Hikone-jo Castle.
199022. It is said that Tendon was first served at a restaurant called Sansada (Asakusa, Taito Ward, Tokyo; founded in 1838), where a bowl of rice was topped with deep-fried diced shrimp, whitefish and vegetables with sauce poured over it.
199023. It is said that Tenkai was from Oshu (Mutsu province), but his family crest was the same as those of the Toyama clan and Miyake clan (Maru ni futatsu bikiryo [two lines in a circle] and Miyake Rinpo [wheel]) and therefore, some say that Kageharu TOYAMA mentioned above became Tenkai.
199024. It is said that Tenmei liked alcohol very much.
199025. It is said that Tobatsu Bishamonten in To-ji Temple (Kyoogokoku-ji Temple) was placed on Rajomon gate.
199026. It is said that Tohaku HASEGAWA created "Pine Trees" while feeling grief for his son's death.
199027. It is said that Tokihira was overweight.
199028. It is said that Tokikuni URUMA was much respected by locals.
199029. It is said that Tokugawa's 1300 soldiers were killed by this tactic utilizing the home-court advantage of the Sanada side.
199030. It is said that Tora Gozen, or Torajo, who is in the story, popularized the hidden historical fact as a story.
199031. It is said that Toramasa OBU, a senior vassal of the Kai-Takeda clan, was a descendant of Munesue.
199032. It is said that Tosai visited as many as 58 provinces throughout Japan.
199033. It is said that Tosai was a descendant of Shiko CHO.
199034. It is said that Tosaku lived until 1898, 26 years after the incident, but there is another story that he died 4 years after the execution.
199035. It is said that Toshiaki KIRINO could not normally have a talk face to face with him, therefore KIRINO drank sake heavily first and then tried to reprove him, but he was yelled at by OKUBO and drew back.
199036. It is said that Toshiaki was chased and killed by mistake, and after the incident, five retainers of the Tokuso family who chased him were killed for the punishment.
199037. It is said that Toshiie MAEDA said 'Shuri (Katsuie) SHIBATA has boasted about 24 military exploits since he served for Nobunaga' (Bukejiki [Factual chronicle of the military families]).
199038. It is said that Toshiie was fond of the tendency of kabukimono, and that when he was young, he was in a showy style by wearing the kimono for women, the kimono made with fur of animals, and so on, and he always carried an extraordinarily long spear with him.
199039. It is said that Toshimichi OKUBO, who trusted and relied on Murata so much, was stunned by the news of Murata's return.
199040. It is said that Toshisada played a role of mediator at the shuron (Kiyosu shuron).
199041. It is said that Toshizo HIJIKATA, the Vice Commander, trusted Soji OKITA of the First Unit and Sanosuke HARADA of the Tenth Unit, and often gave them tasks.
199042. It is said that Toshizo also trained himself in swordsmanship at this Dojo.
199043. It is said that Toshizo remained calm in Hakodate.
199044. It is said that Tottori Prefecture was consolidated with Shimane Prefecture for a certain period (Tottori Prefecture was rearranged on September 12, 1881).
199045. It is said that Toyo, a relative of Himiko, succeeded her to the throne.
199046. It is said that Toyokuni YAMANA, who became the lord of Muraoka domain, employed Genzaburo TAKEDA with 200 koku (55.6 cubic meters of rice).
199047. It is said that Tsuchigumo had a demon's head, a tiger's trunk and spider's limbs.
199048. It is said that Tsumatsu-hime, together with her brother, Isotakeru no Kami, and sister, Oyatsu-hime, governs wood culture and is worshipped as the goddess of wooden buildings.
199049. It is said that Tsunamori who felt humiliated, rode on horseback without wearing his clothes and left.
199050. It is said that Tsunanori TOKUGAWA, who was married to Tsunayoshi's daughter, Tsuruhime, was nominated as the successor but Mitsukuni TOKUGAWA objected.
199051. It is said that Tsuneo NAKAJIMA, the administrative director of Tokyo University of Social Welfare, self-claims to be a descendent of the Chaya family's branch family, the Owari Chaya family (with the third son of Kiyonobu as the patriarch).
199052. It is said that UEHIRA and SOMA kept a friendly relationship for two years before SOMA pardoned first.
199053. It is said that Ume Wan is a legacy from times when sugar was a precious commodity, but according to the menus of the Shippoku Cuisine in ancient times, some sweets other than shiruko were also served; hence this opinion remains inconclusive.
199054. It is said that WATANABE no Tsuna was a handsome man like MINAMOTO no Toru and, as one of the four loyal retainers of MINAMOTO no Yorimitsu of the Settsu-Genji, who were descended from the Seiwa-Genji, he appears as a valiant warrior in the legend of his victory over the demon, Shuten Doji of Mount Oe-yama.
199055. It is said that Wakoku agreeded this and returned Buyeo Pung, and in exchange for this, Fukushin sent Shoku shugen and Kokaku SATSU to Wakoku.
199056. It is said that Wakyu was made long for durability and strength because it was made from plant material such as wood and bamboo which were less elastic, while Tankyu was made from animal material which were more elastic.
199057. It is said that Wang Xi-Zhi was drunk when he wrote it and, although he tried to rewrite it again and again later than that, he couldn't improve it any better.
199058. It is said that Western countries expressed admiration for the fact that Japan, an island nation in the Far East which had been closed off the world for a long time, completed own railways in only several years after the Meiji Restoration.
199059. It is said that YAKO was from Han and he came to Japan from Sui or during the era of Emperor Suiko or was a son of one of the feudal lords in the Osumi Province.
199060. It is said that YAMADA had a very beautiful voice and would show off his technique and songs by singing in public baths.
199061. It is said that Yaegiri, a daughter of the carver Jubei, conceived Kintaro when she visited Kyoto and met Kurando SAKATA who served in the Imperial Court.
199062. It is said that Yakushi Nyorai who had appeared in her dream was in a temple in Imba region.
199063. It is said that Yamada didn't know Atsumi's personal contact information or his family since Atsumi didn't like to mix private and public matters.
199064. It is said that Yamato Takeru no Mikoto prayed for a victory at this shrine when he went to the east.
199065. It is said that Yazaemon also learned how to make somen (Japanese vermicelli) and Jakogan (musk pills) besides the weaving technique, and taught these to people.
199066. It is said that Yodo-dono opposed strongly because of her love for her son.
199067. It is said that Yokawa no Sozu (the Prelate of Yokawa) in the "Genji Monogatari" (The Tale of Genji) written by Murasaki Shikibu modeled after Genshin.
199068. It is said that Yoken FUJIMURA was the second son of Soei HISADA, who was the first head of the Hisada family and had a strong connection with Senke, and was adopted by the Fujimura family that carried on a kimono shop named Juniya (there is another theory about this point).
199069. It is said that Yokobue, knowing Tokiyori's moving out, felt devastated and drowned herself in the Oi-gawa River or that she left home and lived the life of a Buddhist renunciate at Hokke-ji Temple in Nara.
199070. It is said that Yorimasa prayed here before killing the Nue, and devoted the arrowhead there as token of his thanks for his successful killing of it.
199071. It is said that Yorimasa washed the blood-smeared arrow used for shooting the Nue in the pond.
199072. It is said that Yoritomo applauded Morikuni's act.
199073. It is said that Yoritomo did not punish Yoshitsune at all.
199074. It is said that Yoritomo fell in lave with Kame no mae at first sight when he went over to Izu Province, and as attracted by her gentle nature, he came to love her in secret.
199075. It is said that Yoritomo prayed for her and felt relieved when Tango no Naishi recovered a few days later.
199076. It is said that Yoritomo was assassinated like his sons, MINAMOTO no Yoriie and MINAMOTO no Sanetomo, which was not written in Azuma Kagami in order to hide the fact.
199077. It is said that Yoritomo was mistaken as a suspicious character and killed on the way of sneaking into his lover's room under the cover of darkness.
199078. It is said that Yoriyoshi also knew the military prowess of Naokata and married his daughter thinking that she would give birth children who would grow strong and brave men suitable to leaders of the Genji clan.
199079. It is said that Yoriyuki had been denied the right to seize assets of the enemy side by Shogun Takauji and had thus decided to decline the foregoing appointment and return to Awa, but was persuaded to return to Kyoto by his cousin Kiyouji.
199080. It is said that Yoriyuki played a role in persuading Tokiuji.
199081. It is said that Yoriyuki was personally involved in editing this book.
199082. It is said that Yoshiaki was called 'a poor noble' because he wandered with Shogunate statesmen after his elder brother Yoshiteru died and wandered in various provinces after being exiled by Nobunaga.
199083. It is said that Yoshihisa had not just wisdom and courage, but also he was also a learned person, having, for example, received lectures on the Kokin-shu (a collection of waka poems) from Yusai HOSOKAWA, and maitained close relations with Sakihisa KONOE, a chief adviser to the Emperor.
199084. It is said that Yoshikage was withdrawing in Ichijodani with his favorite Koshosho even during the Battle of Anegawa.
199085. It is said that Yoshikiyo and his eldest son Kiyomitsu were banished from Hitachi to Kai Province in 1130 due to Kiyimitsu's violence.
199086. It is said that Yoshimitsu was under the protection of the Mori clan because of this family linkage, but there is no evidence that he was a vassal of the Mori clan, and he kept the family honor of a distinguished family as one of the Shogun families.
199087. It is said that Yoshimochi wrote manajo (a preface written in Chinese) for 'Kokin Wakashu' (A Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poetry) and three of his waka (a traditional Japanese poem of thirty-one syllables) were chosen for Chokusen wakashu (anthology of Japanese poetry compiled by Imperial command) including 'Kokin Wakashu.'
199088. It is said that Yoshimune was the father of Yoshishige and Tsuneyoshi KISO.
199089. It is said that Yoshinaka publicly shed tears after it became clear that he felled the man who saved his own life.
199090. It is said that Yoshinaka tossed the head of Myoun, the monk of the highest rank in Tendai Shu, into the river, saying "Who cares about such a man?" ("Gukansho")
199091. It is said that Yoshinobu was adopted by MINAMOTO no Yoshimune (the first son of Hachiman Taro Yoshiie) who was his father's cousin at first.
199092. It is said that Yoshinori was very gratified when he received the head of Gisho from Satsuma.
199093. It is said that Yoshishige was scolded by Yoritomo for his slowness in joining in the camp.
199094. It is said that Yoshisue called himself SERADA for this reason.
199095. It is said that Yoshisue had considerably high status in the entire Nitta family, as can be seen from the fact that Yoshisue was a younger maternal half-brother of Yoshikane NITTA.
199096. It is said that Yoshitaka had ugly scars caused by the syphillis he contracted.
199097. It is said that Yoshitoshi suffered from nervous breakdown in his later years and that the monsters were his hallucinations.
199098. It is said that Yoshitsune was protected by FUJIWARA no Hidehira in Hiraizumi of Mutsu Province in his childhood because of Naganari's support.
199099. It is said that Yuan yaki was invented by a chajin (master of the tea ceremony) from the Edo period, Yuan KITAMURA (Yuan KATADA), who is also known as a gourmet.
199100. It is said that Yukinaga did not kill himself because of his belief in Christianity which prohibited suicide.
199101. It is said that Yukinaga used a paper bag with a red circle as a battle flag to react to Kiyomasa's despite when he invaded Korea.
199102. It is said that Yukinaga's negotiation with Hideyoshi HASHIBA (Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI) allowed Naoie to surrender to Nobunaga ODA through Hideyoshi.
199103. It is said that Yukinori had a boy named Nobumoto (Tokinobu) who sailed to Tanegashima island and became an ancestor of the Tanegashima clan.
199104. It is said that Zen priests made monodies after his death, admiring his elegant literally works.
199105. It is said that Zen spread throughout China from that time.
199106. It is said that Zen was introduced to China by Daruma and was passed down even to Rokuso Eno.
199107. It is said that Zendo died by climbing up a willow tree in front of the temple and jumping off from it, however, there is also a divergent view.
199108. It is said that Zenzaemon SANO killed wakadoshiyori (a managerial position in Edo bakufu) Okitomo TANUMA, a son of roju (senior councilor) Okitsugu TANUMA, at the Edo Castle on May 13, 1784 with a short sword of the second Tadatsuna.
199109. It is said that a Bodhisattva practice asceticism, while being reincarnated over and over, for Sangi hyakudaiko (countless time (kalpa)): a long period of time, since he experiences a religious awakening until he becomes a Buddha.
199110. It is said that a Buddhist priest from Kyoto taught a tofu store in Sakata City how to make Nanzenji tofu, and then Nanzenji tofu became widely known in Shonai Region.
199111. It is said that a Japanese cypress of 400 years or more would be necessary for the main hall of Kotai-jingu Shrine.
199112. It is said that a Shinkansen train-car costs roughly \200 million to \300 million now.
199113. It is said that a better measure to be taken against this situation is to wash as frequently possible, using water in particular.
199114. It is said that a big drum was originally a musical instrument that evolved from a small hand drum and in early days it is thought that younger drummers accompanied the small hand drums by playing the big drums.
199115. It is said that a brand of 'Najio torinoko paper' appeared on the market in Kamigata (Kyoto and Osaka area) in 1638, and it became a best-selling item there like the name of Najio torinoko in the early period of recent times.
199116. It is said that a brilliant light was emitted from Honen's stone coffin.
199117. It is said that a children's song with the words, 'Devilish Sanada takes flower-like Hideyori to retreat and retreat to Kagoshima,' became popular.
199118. It is said that a coffin on which Shingen's Kaimyo (posthumous Buddhist names) and the year and month of his death were inscribed was discovered in 1779 when the excavation was conducted, and it is believed that Shingen's remains were preserved after cremating his body just after his death.
199119. It is said that a confrontation between Ryuchikai (Ryuchi party) and Kangakai (Kanga party) in the late 1880's was the background to the establishment of the system.
199120. It is said that a custom of visiting shichifukujin started in Kyoto, and it has a long history.
199121. It is said that a custom was established then to have the head of the samurai family from Seiwa-Genji.
199122. It is said that a defining characteristic is the admiration seen in the descriptions of Michinaga, but it also clearly shows his suffering due to illness in his later years and even the pains of living in defeat under the Regency government.
199123. It is said that a descendant was one of the seven local ruling families in Tosa Province, the Kira clan (the Tosa-Kira clan), who lived during the Warring States period.
199124. It is said that a dispute between TAIRA no Kiyomori and TAIRA no Munemori occurred to decide how Doson would be treated.
199125. It is said that a fully prepared plan was needed in order to carry out the Hidetsugu plan, because most people concerned could avoid complicity except for Hidetsugu's family.
199126. It is said that a great number of big trees were forced to be cut down to provide military supplies.
199127. It is said that a high-class female servant employed persons called 'Heyakata,' and chore-men called 'gosai' who did her private chores, such as shopping outside the castle instead of her.
199128. It is said that a hokyoin-to pagoda is a simplified imitation of the 84,000 pagodas which Qian Chu, the King of Wuyue in China, built in his various territories hoping for prolongation of his life.
199129. It is said that a huge sum of money equal to the costs of filming five Kurama Tengu movies by Arakan, was used for each movie.
199130. It is said that a large box containing receipts of those taxes was found later in the earthen storehouse (a storehouse with thick earth and mortar walls) of the Ito.
199131. It is said that a larger piece of home-delivered sushi means a restaurant's courtesy containing an apology for lost freshness.
199132. It is said that a local clan named Ujitsuna ARAKI existed in the Sonobe-jo Castle during the late Sengokou period (period of warring states) (Japan), and resisted against Mitsuhide AKECHI.
199133. It is said that a looped section was provided on the Onoko provisional tramline.
199134. It is said that a lot of people visited him for Buddhism, but the Zen sect itself didn't become popular and Giku returned to Tang after a few years.
199135. It is said that a loyal vassal does not work under two lords.'
199136. It is said that a majority of local people in Okinawa Prefecture have joined one, and it is often conducted in various places in Kyushu and Yamanashi Prefecture.
199137. It is said that a model of Lady Kokiden is modeled on FUJIWARA no Onshi who was the Emperor Daigo's Empress, because the life of Lady Kokiden resembled her life.
199138. It is said that a narrow gauge was used for railways in the Republic of South Africa because such railways are faster to build, and they wanted to construct railways quickly to transport diamonds and gold mined in mountainous areas of the country.
199139. It is said that a nun in the audience who heard the news quickly made a rice cake coated with soybean flour and sesame for the last meal of Nichiren and served him because she had no time to make sweetened red bean paste.
199140. It is said that a paper making engineer left the Iwamoto-mura village, a famous production area of Echizen torinoko, for some reason, and reached Najio, another production area, and invented doromaniai-shi (fusuma paper that incorporates soil).
199141. It is said that a person who has drunk the hot water shall suffer no disease and become healthy in some shrines and, therefore, some shrines allow visitors to bring the hot water in their bottles (Ikedai-jinja Shrine in Tenryu-mura, Nagano Prefecture, etc.)
199142. It is said that a plum tree had originally been standing where Sakon no Sakura was planted, and the plum tree was replaced with a cherry tree because it died from being dried out.
199143. It is said that a position of Kaishu KATSU got worse from this.
199144. It is said that a priest Koen (a master to Honen) of the Kodoku-in Temple in Mt. Hiei compiled the book during the reign of Emperor Horikawa after 1094, though there are differing views about it.
199145. It is said that a real taste of konowata can be relished through this way.
199146. It is said that a rumor saying that Hotei is a Miroku (a bodhisattva) incarnate was spread because he left a Gemon (religious verse) starting with a phrase: 'Although people are not aware, I am Miroku bodhisattva.'
199147. It is said that a sacred jewel (one of San-shu no jingi) was found in the sea, but a sacred sword (one of San-shu no jingi) had been lost in the sea.
199148. It is said that a samurai ghost can be seen here because fugitive Mitsuhide AKECHI was killed around the present-day Kazan Tunnel after he fought in the Battle of Yamazaki.
199149. It is said that a sanctuary was constructed in 632 and Aratamasha in 807.
199150. It is said that a sequence of three claps followed by one final clap (3-3-3-1) are used because 3+3+3=9 (九 in Japanese) and the addition of an extra clap makes a circle (丸) which signifies 'maruku osamaru' (lit. to be settled amicably).
199151. It is said that a series of unfortunate events such as the death of Kumagimi-maru, his legitimate son, and beloved Kozaisho, as well as the estrangement of his vassals from him made Yoshikage no longer interested in politics.
199152. It is said that a similar strange light appeared in Kyoto prefecture, and according to "Shokoku rijindan" (Tales collected from village people), a book on miscellaneous subjects in the Kansei era, and that it also appeared at the western foot of Mt.Hiei.
199153. It is said that a size determined as 'one and a half bites' changed to the current size during a period from around the Middle Meiji period to the prewar times, and there is a description that sushi was served one piece each until the Middle Showa period even after the size had changed.
199154. It is said that a son of Torahime's daughter, Shigeyuki SAKUMA, served as the first family head, and followed by Shigenao, Shigekatsu, Shigekata, Shigetoyo and Masashige.
199155. It is said that a soul came to dwell on a zori used for 99 years and on the 100th anniversary, it became yokai.
199156. It is said that a stone was picked up and placed in a garden in a castle, but the stone cried every night, eager to return to the shrine where it was before, and it ended up being returned to the shrine.
199157. It is said that a subject was allotted to each participant in advance and their waka poems were delivered to Yoshimoto two days before the day of utaawase and announced on the day.
199158. It is said that a tsumesyo (station) for a sosha (an official in charge of informing a shogun or daimyo of the name of visitors to the residence before a meeting) was located in the eastern demaru.
199159. It is said that a whitewash fan had the same pictures on the front and the back, instead of butterflies and birds on the back.
199160. It is said that a wolf or a specter, okuri-inu (dog that sends off) appears after the chirping sound, and once the person stumbles, he or she will be immediately attacked by such animal or monster, thus those who heard the chirping of okurisuzume used to walk watching their steps not to fall.
199161. It is said that a young child who dies before his parents cannot cross the Sanzu River but must continue to build a stone stupa forever; that he must suffer from the bullying of ogres at Sai-no-kawara because he makes his parents grieve; and that he will not accrue pious acts of filial devotion to his parents.
199162. It is said that about 37,000 jars were destroyed only in Kamakura City.
199163. It is said that about eighty percent of existing stone Buddhist images were carved during the Edo period.
199164. It is said that about one third of the original figured brocade remains.
199165. It is said that above mentioned Sukedayu SUZUKI was killed at this occasion.
199166. It is said that abridged manuscripts were circulating in the late Heian period, and that the oldest of these (from the Hoen era) was supplemented by using text from Ruiju Kokushi (Classified National History).
199167. It is said that adding a pinch of salt or chopped Daikon makes tofu soft without being pithy.
199168. It is said that after Hirotada's death, Tadatsugu served young Ieyasu and led a hostage life in Sunpu.
199169. It is said that after Junsho TSUTSUI (1523-1550), the father of a well-known Sengoku warlord, Junkei TSUTSUI (1549-1584), died in the mansion in Hayashikoji in 1550, Junsho's wife remodeled the mansion into a temple in order to pray for Buddha for the repose of her husband's soul.
199170. It is said that after MINAMOTO no Koreyoshi called himself Kanja MATSUI, his son MINAMOTO no Yoshimune used the surname Matsui.
199171. It is said that after Ochi's death in 1906 he took over the post of the principle writer attached to the Kabuki-za Theater, but the details are unknown.
199172. It is said that after Toshiie was hostile toward Hideyoshi in the Battle of Shizugatake, and also after he yielded under Hideyoshi as a vassal, they kept secretly the personal friendship such as cauterizing moxa each other.
199173. It is said that after all was done, he started the practice of Nyujo (or Sokushinbutsu), the ultimate zen practice.
199174. It is said that after being defeated in the Battle of Dan no ura, Taira no Sukemori, a member of the Taira family, concealed himself on Kikai-jima Island for three years and thereafter came to Amami-Oshima Island along with his younger brother Taira no Arimori and his cousin Taira no Yukimori.
199175. It is said that after genpuku (celebrating his coming of age), he was placed under the patronage of Tokimasa HOJO.
199176. It is said that after genpuku (celebrating his coming of age), he was under the patronage of Tokimasa HOJO.
199177. It is said that after he rushed to the soan (a hermitage built with a simple structure with a thatched roof) in Inada (paddy field) and met Shinran, he immediately repented and became a disciple of Shinran.
199178. It is said that after it was named "Dairyu Maru", a sculpture of a dragon head was newly added to its prow.
199179. It is said that after many mysterious snakes were found and extirpated at a residence of the Urai family at the western foot of Mount Higashi-yama, the garden trees withered one after another and fell.
199180. It is said that after ninja lost the scene of their activities, they got new jobs such as farmers, policemen, pyrotechnicians with special skills of using fire, doctors or pharmacists with knowledge of medicine.
199181. It is said that after receiving Koshosho as a concubine, Yoshikage abandoned himself to alcohol and women.
199182. It is said that after several days the military of barbarians left the Taga-jo Castle after plundered and set fire.
199183. It is said that after the Emperor's death, like her daily task, the Empress Teimei spent her time inside the room where the portrait of the deceased Emperor Taisho was enshrined, for almost all hours of the morning.
199184. It is said that after the Meiji Restoraion, he killed Saisuke YASUTOMI, a former member of the Shinsengumi.
199185. It is said that after the Shinsengumi lost the Battle of Toba-Fushimi, he returned to Edo (present Tokyo), but he continued being a member.
199186. It is said that after the World War 2, Sugoroku broke down due to the diversified plays and the change of the society.
199187. It is said that after the death of Ieyasu, Hidemasa OGASAWARA was selected as his substitute and posed as Ieyasu until the time of Ieyasu's death as recorded in the official history.
199188. It is said that after the deaths of his brother Tokihira and MINAMOTO no Hikaru (a court noble), who together had undermined Michizane, when Emperor Daigo became prone to illness and his father, the Cloistered Emperor Uda, returned to government, Tadahira achieved rapid advancement as his advisor.
199189. It is said that after the destruction of the Takeda clan, Nobunaga ordered the 'Killing of the whole family which served Takeda clan even if they showed obedience,' which was called 'the hunt for the Takeda clan.'
199190. It is said that after the expulsion of Nobutora TAKEDA from the territory, Tokuhon lived in Suwa, Shinano Province, and after the downfall of the Takeda clan he traveled around the provinces in Tokai and Kanto districts, offering medicines to poor people free of charge or providing them with medical care at a low price.
199191. It is said that after the fall of Urizura-jo Castle, Masaie once went down to Oshu (northeastern part of the main land), and from there he returned toward Kinai region (provinces surrounding the ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto).
199192. It is said that after the manor became the territory of Todai-ji Temple, Akanabe-jinja Shrine (listed in the Jinmyocho (list of deities) of the Engishiki (codes and procedures on national rites and prayers)) was founded in the year 830 by the ceremonial transfer of the divided tutelary deity of Usa Hachiman-gu Shrine.
199193. It is said that after the reconstruction of the shrine building in 1668, it was moved to the top of the same mountain in 1725 where it stands today due to a flood disaster.
199194. It is said that after work, she prayed, read the Bible and missionized her colleague maids and other vassals at night.
199195. It is said that afterwards he served Kagekatsu through the mediation of Katsuyori (alternatively, after the downfall of the Takeda clan, he served Kazumasa TAKIGAWA, but after Kazumasa's downfall, he served the Gohojo clan), but details are unknown in regard to his latter years.
199196. It is said that air breathed out of the nose is used because of the belief that air breathed out of the mouth is impure.
199197. It is said that all of the families and retainers of the Ise-Heishi clan lived there.
199198. It is said that all people who saw the fiery apparition flying around were completely stunned.
199199. It is said that all the countries in the east from Chikushi is part of Tai.
199200. It is said that almost all the areas of Katata, including the areas that supported Enryaku-ji Temple, were burned down and the residents fled to Oki-shima Island.
199201. It is said that although Hideyoshi offered several times to say a good word in order for him to get an official rank, Mototada refused the offer, saying that he had no reason to receive any prize from anybody else except his master.
199202. It is said that although Hideyoshi saw into Takakage's mind, Hideyoshi accepted Takakage's adoption of Hideaki because he was moved by Takakage's loyalty to the Mori clan, or he thought that the Kobayakawa clan was still satisfactory despite its rank lower than the Mori clan.
199203. It is said that although Nobukado should have received treatment suitable for him as Katsuyori's adoptive father in this case, Katsuyori, unaware of the circumstances, treated him as one of the vassals, and this caused the estrangement of the family and vassals who had been against Katsuyori's succession.
199204. It is said that although Takemikazuchi no kami and Futsunushi no kami soon left Shiogama, Shiotsuchinooji remained there and taught people fishery and the method of manufacturing salt.
199205. It is said that although eight people lived by farming there, they were detected by pursuers of the Minamoto clan and six of them committed suicide while the remaining two founded Ryoke village (Honai-cho).
199206. It is said that although he fought with Takauji and Yoshiakira ASHIKAGA several times in Kamakura and Kyoto by cooperating with the group of Yoshimune NITTA of the Southern Court, he was defeated by the army of the bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) finally and was forced to surrender.
199207. It is said that although he spreads diseases, he bestows remedies for all diseases on farmers who welcome him kindly.
199208. It is said that although he was discharged in 1870, he was killed by one of the former Goryo-eji (guards of Imperial mausoleums), Juro ABE, however, this story is not confirmed.
199209. It is said that although he was fat, he was handsome and had a calm disposition.
199210. It is said that although he was rather delicate in health, he took care of himself by extremely valuing the hygiene and paying attention to what he ate, he enjoyed a long life.
199211. It is said that although it is of the Bosatsu grade in order to benefit Shaka's teaching, once it became Buddha it was called Ryushu-nyorai, Daishin-butsu or Shinsen-butsu and will become Buddha (called Fuken-nyorai) in the future.
199212. It is said that although people dislike the distinctive smell of decay before getting used to it, Nare-zushi is as delicious and addicts people when they get used to such smell, because protein of fish meat is broken down into amino acid which brings a delicious taste.
199213. It is said that although the Centaurs family was rude, not intelligent, and had no technique of Yumiya, only Cheiron learned calmness and wisdom from Apollo and Yumiya from Artemis.
199214. It is said that although the Hozu-gawa River was a meandering, raging torrent and there were innumerable huge rocks in the river, the waterway was completed in five months by manually removing rocks and blasting them with gunpowder so that Takasebune boats were able to navigate the waters.
199215. It is said that although the head was dipped in fine sake, it discomposed due to the hot climate during that season and it became unidentifiable.
199216. It is said that although the text is the Aobyoshi-bon, which is the type of Sanjonishike manuscript's shohon (a verified text), the Kawachi-bon and the Beppon (others outside the Aobyoshi-bon and Kawachi-bon lines) also greatly influenced it.
199217. It is said that among Kumogakure Rokujo (Hidden in the Clouds Six Chapters), which are the supplementary works of The Tale of Genji, the chapters of Sumori, Sakurabito (Cherry Tree Person), Nori no shi (Buddhist Monk), Hibariko, and Yatsuhashi (Eight Bridges) are narabi no maki.
199218. It is said that among his children was Masatoshi KUSUNOKI, and later his descendants as the Kusunoki clan used 楠 (Kusunoki) for their family name, omitting the second letter "木" from the original "楠木".
199219. It is said that an Otoshiyori mostly employed more than ten 'heyakata' persons.
199220. It is said that an arrow shot by a guest sometimes hit her so that she wore thick cotton on her buttocks to act as a shield.
199221. It is said that an egg was added to liquor hurriedly and made the soldier drink it, then the soldier regained consciousness.
199222. It is said that an experienced, sincere and well-tempered person is often appointed as the tenzo, and that many tenzos are highly prized as advisers to monks.
199223. It is said that an opening single quotation mark in Japanese ("'") was derived from ioriten in modern times.
199224. It is said that an original rhythm of a kanshi can be appreciated when using the classical Japanese pronunciation based on historical kana orthography although not using Chinese sound.
199225. It is said that ancestors of Joshi KOKUSHI were the Baekje royal family, and Uija, who was the king when the Baekje Kingdom fell, must have been relatively closely related to Kokushi.
199226. It is said that anyone cutting down a tree that day will be pinned under it and die.
199227. It is said that approximately 30 daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) used Nakasen-do Road to travel under the Sankinkotai system (a system under which feudal lords in the Edo period were required to spend every other year in residence in Edo).
199228. It is said that around 1912 she taught acting at an acting school in Moscow and that she formed friendship with Constantin Stanislavsky and others of Moscow Arts Theatre.
199229. It is said that around 1970's, there were over 10,000 restaurants of this style across the country.
199230. It is said that around the 15th century, about 100 years later, the entire area around Satsuki River was completely covered with plum trees to produce Ubai.
199231. It is said that around the period of Emperor Kinmei (middle of the 6th century), the son of Emperor Ketai, the lineage of the Emperor, which had been unstable, was stabilized.
199232. It is said that around this time, he started to often take young members of Shinsen-gumi out to meals and drink, and he listened to and advise them on their problems.
199233. It is said that as Yasumitsu was a devout believer in Jiun, he buried his hair beside Jiun's tomb when he took the tonsure after the death of Jiun.
199234. It is said that as Yoshimoto entered the Buddhist priesthood very young, he did not receive training in military art and personally lacked military prowess.
199235. It is said that as a result of dispersal of sushi chefs from Tokyo devastated by the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923, Edomae-zushi spread all over Japan.
199236. It is said that as a result, it came to be called Yagiri since they called 'yakui' (to eat an arrow) or 'yagire' (to exhaust an arrow) hoping for 'the extinction of Yumiya.'
199237. It is said that as a ritual approached, Emperor Showa intentionally sat in the seiza style for a long time, for example when he watched TV, and the present Empeor does the same thing.
199238. It is said that as many as 49 schools of Ninjutsu used to exist in Japan.
199239. It is said that as the second floor of Yoshio's residence was decorated with furniture imported from the Netherlands, it was called 'Dutch room.'
199240. It is said that at a young age, he played with sennin (immortal mountain wizard) and learned the Kujakuo juho (magic) and manipulated Kijin freely.
199241. It is said that at his best he swung a furibo (wooden sword used for training) with a length of 1.818 meters and a weight of 11.25 kilograms 2,000 times.
199242. It is said that at one point he moved three times in a day.
199243. It is said that at one point he was entrusted with Suwahara-jo Castle in Totomi Province (formerly, Suwahara-jo Castle, Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture), which would be one of the bases upon Ieyasu's fight against Katsuyori TAKEDA.
199244. It is said that at that time Mitsunari drank straight from the stream and ate uncooked rice to stave off his hunger, so he suffered from diarrhea.
199245. It is said that at that time people in Edo referred to Ryoo as the "Nyorai-sama" (Tathagata; one of referring names for Buddha).
199246. It is said that at that time some residents of Edo kicked and mistreated dogs to make up for all the times they had been unable to up till then.
199247. It is said that at that time, Hisaside either destroyed Hiragumo by himself so that Nobunaga could not get it or he committed suicide by placing explosives in Hiragumo.
199248. It is said that at that time, he was around 50 and the oldest member.
199249. It is said that at that time, since the assassination was not carried out quickly, he trembled while reading out the sentences and started sweating.
199250. It is said that at the Bureau of Education, he majored in Myogyo-do (the study of Confucian classics), and learned Chunqiu Zuoshi Zhuan (Master Zuo's Commentary about the Spring and Autumns), Moshi (the book of poetry in ancient china), and Shosho (classics of history).
199251. It is said that at the age of ten, he went to Kyoto, where he met a spiritual creature while doing practices in Mt. Kurama and was taught a secret magical swordplay.
199252. It is said that at the conciliation with Nobunaga in 1570, Nobunaga knelt down on the ground to talk to Yoshikage, as follows (Mikawa Monogatari [Tales from Mikawa]).
199253. It is said that at the night of the day when the oath was taken, three kemari spirits appeared as three monkeys playing kemari in his dream, that were called as Geanrin (ari), Shunyoka (yau), and Toen (ou) became the shouts when kicking a kemari.
199254. It is said that at the time he began life at the temple, Genkyo was so small that he need only pay the child fare when riding the train; he was also said to be sickly.
199255. It is said that at the time of the Battle of Nanao-jo Castle, Kenshin composed a famous poem, "the Thirteenth Night."
199256. It is said that at the time of the battle, Moriya-shin fought with an iron ring in his hand while Takeminakata no kami held a wisteria (a plant) vine; thus there is an opinion that this fight implied the match of iron-casting technologies.
199257. It is said that at the time, Nobunaga was asked to become vice-Shogun by Yoshiaki, but he refused because he had already given up the Ashikaga Shogun family.
199258. It is said that at this period of trouble, Shigemasa was afraid that his family secret techniques might be lost, so he taught them to their fourth son Shigekatsu and sent him to Kyoto.
199259. It is said that at this stage, the amount of Keicho-tsuho circulated was not sufficient enough, and the ban resulted in prohibiting the circulation of Eiraku-sen at a superior position and promoting the use of Eiraku-sen at the same level as bitasen.
199260. It is said that at this time 20,000 followers of Ikko Ikki were killed by the Oda army.
199261. It is said that at this time Toshiie attended also the identification of severed heads after the war without pulling out the arrow.
199262. It is said that at this time, Ogen and the stepmother were so angry that they left with most of the family belongings.
199263. It is said that azuki beans on Minazuki have the meaning of warding off evil spirits, and the triangular shape expresses ice beating the heat away.
199264. It is said that became the present straight railroad of about 25 kilometers connecting Nakano Station (Tokyo Prefecture) and Tachikawa Station.
199265. It is said that because Emperor Tenchi (Tenji) took Nukata no Okimi away from Oama no Miko (Emperor Temmu), he sent his four daughters to Oama no Miko (Emperor Temmu) to become princesses for an expiation.
199266. It is said that because of his position, he and his older brother were given the character '道' (michi) by Michinaga to include it in their respective names.
199267. It is said that because of the exchange, the style of inho (sealing way) which had been kept in Hamamura family for generations was modified.
199268. It is said that because of this cheating, his head was shaved in skinhead, and he was savagely murdered by Yahei TOYAMA and others.
199269. It is said that because of this transfer, the Tsutsui clan had to dismiss many of their subjects and dissolve local clans of Iga.
199270. It is said that because of this, Nagamasa was taken hostage to ensure a ceasefire with the Rokkaku clan, along with his mother Lady Ono.
199271. It is said that because there are gods of Shinto in the dohyo, sumo wrestlers clap their hands in prayer before their bouts.
199272. It is said that because there is a legend that, at the time of the Bunroku-Keicho War, Kiyomasa KATO loaded wet soybeans onto the back of a horse which fermented because of high body heat of the horse, and became natto.
199273. It is said that because they needed the large amount of the reward from the Japanese Government, they accepted boarding Sutematsu YAMAKAWA, a female student from Japan at the request of Arinori MORI who had been looking for a boarding house for her.
199274. It is said that because those generations were close to the time when Shimotsumaki was written, specific issues were omitted.
199275. It is said that before becoming a retainer of Yoshitsune he did hunting in the mountains of the Harima Province for living.
199276. It is said that before clipping, bathing one's hands in the water with seven herbs to soften the nails makes one not catch cold throughout the year.
199277. It is said that before the Heian period, unrefined sake with moromi (raw unrefined sake) made from rice had been called Dakuro and it changed to present-day Doburoku by regional accents.
199278. It is said that before the assassination, he was too nervous to eat anything.
199279. It is said that behind those reforms there was also a willingness among karate practitioners to pander to the militaristic climate of the time (the former Chinese spelling of karate '唐手' could be associated with China).
199280. It is said that being finicky originally, Ieyasu considered the balance of foods to eat as well as digestion and notified the kitchen of the information.
199281. It is said that both Kagemune and Tadamune were also executed together by the order of MINAMOTO no Yoritomo, a child of Yoshitomo.
199282. It is said that both of them then gradually realized mutually that they were run by the will of one powerful God, and they came to walk one path.
199283. It is said that buying the larger kumade than that of the previous year leads to prosperous business and so on every year.
199284. It is said that by 1284 Tokimune had already been confined to his bed, entering into the priesthood on April 27 and dying from disease on that same day at the age of 34.
199285. It is said that by the Yi's reorganization, the Korean navy became extremely powerful and made a great contribution to fighting off the Japanese navy.
199286. It is said that by this performance, the feature attraction of 'Aragoto no Naritaya' (aragoto (kabuki play featuring exaggerated posture, makeup, and costume) at Naritaya) was established.
199287. It is said that byobu nozoki can peep over byobu as high as 2.10 m.
199288. It is said that candies and sweets were sold, mainly to travelers on pilgrimages to Ise, as special products.
199289. It is said that changes in the amount of rainfall, the amount of snow-covered area, the period when the land is covered by snow and changes of kosa-flying paths constitute the major factors causing these changes concerned with kosa.
199290. It is said that children who served at the Imperial palace were called Naiju in ancient times.
199291. It is said that civil officers also wore keneikan during ryoan (Court mourning of close relatives of an emperor), but there is a possibility that it is confounded with kashiwabasami.
199292. It is said that collected Miine (rice for the Emperor) which was cultivated at Kanden (imperial estates) in the Kinai region (provinces surrounding Kyoto and Nara) was allocated to Hanryo (food expense) of the Emperor, Empress and Crown Prince ("Saikyuki" (exemplary book on Heian rituals)).
199293. It is said that considering the strong loyalty to Nobunaga by his followers, Mitsuhide hid that the target of the attack was Nobunaga and only a few followers declared loyalty to Mitsuhide.
199294. It is said that contents of niwaka included reproduction of kabuki plays and presentation of humorous stories.
199295. It is said that cool climate is suitable for growing high quality tea trees and Yamato Plateau satisfies that condition and growing tea trees are encouraged there.
199296. It is said that damage due to kosa has become significant in eastern Asian nations recently, and some observational data backs up the situation.
199297. It is said that dan ranks were introduced for the first time by Gichin FUNAKOSHI in 1924.
199298. It is said that descendants of Imperial Prince Yorihito have been serving as the successive Sojo (high‐ranking Buddhist priest) of Goryu Sonryu-in Temple, a temple for mountaineering asceticism located in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture.
199299. It is said that design of the tokko (single-prong) and flower tray were advised by Benen.
199300. It is said that due to this, Mitsukane was long delayed with sending his troops, and Yoshihiro was defeated by Yoshimitsu ASHIKAGA.
199301. It is said that during Emperor Ichijo's reign, Emperor Enyu seized strong leadership over the young Emperor Ichijo, and intended to rule a cloister government; however, this isn't certain.
199302. It is said that during his life Yoshimitsu did not get along well with his son Yoshimochi, and the policies that Yoshimitsu introduced, such as the Imperial Court policy, control of the aristocracy and Shugo Daimyo, and foreign policy including trade with Ming, were denounced by Yshimochi.
199303. It is said that during his study under Honen, Shinran got married with either Tamahi, daughter of Kanezane KUJO, or Eshinni, daughter of the Miyoshi clan.
199304. It is said that during that period, lots of monks and ordinary people who worshipped Enku gathered in front of the gate of Hirose-ji Temple.
199305. It is said that during the 18th century, the Tokai-do Road connecting Edo and Osaka was the busiest in the world.
199306. It is said that during the Battle of Miyakowan Bay, Nomura was on the warship Kaitenmaru, and on May 6, 1869, he took the initiative to cut into the enemy's warship positioned in the East.
199307. It is said that during the Boshin War, he participated in the Battle of Toba-Fushimi and the Battle of Koshu-Katsunuma, and he was killed in the Battle of Shirakawaguchi.
199308. It is said that during the Jogan era (859-877), he used a bud that was growing among the roots of the withered cherry tree adorning the left-hand side of the Imperial Court to restore the withered tree to full bloom.
199309. It is said that during the Keicho military campaign, he holed himself up in Ulsan Waesong (a Japanese castle in Korea) and played an active role from there.
199310. It is said that during the Seian War, Saigo's army tied the heko obi on their western clothes to wear the Japanese swords.
199311. It is said that during the Sengoku period (the period of warring states), a person called Tarozaemon living in Sannobara in the vicinity of Odawara City exercised the power over the hisabetsumin in the Kanto region, while Danzaemon was no more than a influential figure in a limited area around Yuigahama near Kamakura City.
199312. It is said that during the ceremony for assuming the position of Kanto Kanrei in 1561, Kenshin was upset with the indecent behavior of Nagayashi NARITA, lord of Oshi-jo castle, and slapped him in the face with a sensu (folding fan).
199313. It is said that during the early Edo period when Ieyasu TOKUGAWA retired to Sunpu-jo Castle, he was given Kishu mikan (hon mikan, namely true mikan) from Kishu, and the mikan tree he planted there became the origin of mikan in the Shizuoka region.
199314. It is said that during the period of Yoritsuna he donated his homeland Tadasho to the Sekkanke Families, and he adopted "Tada," a prestigious name used by his family since his great-grandfather MINAMOTO no Mitsunaka (aka TADA no Manju), as his vernacular family name and was called Tada Kajin, or poet of Tada.
199315. It is said that during the war of Zenshu UESUGI, he was sent as a envoy to Mochiuji ASHIKAGA so as to put Mochiuji off his guard and told him about his father's illness (feigned illness).
199316. It is said that during this period, Michitoshi, with an approval of the military, entombed with courtesy the dead body of his enemy, General Takamori SAIGO, at Kagoshima Jokomyo-ji Temple.
199317. It is said that during this period, he called himself Itsuki KONDO, lived on Koromonotana Shimodachiuri, or Marutamachi Aburanokoji, earned his living by giving lectures and private lessons.
199318. It is said that each rice cake is an imitation of boar meats, while chestnuts and kumazasa imitate boar's bones and fangs respectively.
199319. It is said that each sangaku was dedicated by a person who had solved the mathematical puzzle, as a token of his gratitude to the gods and in hope that he would devote more efforts to his studies.
199320. It is said that eating it prevents catching cold in this glacial season.
199321. It is said that eating the mochi grilled on that fire protects people from diseases during the year.
199322. It is said that even after the death of Hikohito no Oenomiko, the prince line was able to oppose the Soga clan and the Jogu royal family to put the Emperor Jomei in the throne and carry out Taika no Kaishin; which was based on such financial foundations.
199323. It is said that even high priests who came to Sesshoseki to offer prayers of repose for the fox were killed one-by-one from the poison of the rock.
199324. It is said that even in a film centering a star, he kept the stance that 'the film comes first' and actress Sayuri YOSHINAGA later said, 'he was the severest director.'
199325. It is said that even the emperor, the head priest of the Ise Shrine, is not allowed to see the real objects.
199326. It is said that even the regulatory authorities which were responsible for making them follow the Liquor Tax Act said that 'it is no use insisting public position' and took the initiative to add more alcohol than the legal highest limit in order to preserve moromi from putrefaction.
199327. It is said that even the third class fare was as expensive as about 10 kilogram of rice.
199328. It is said that even though Nobutsuna NAOE and Kageie KAKIZAKI opposed stationing there, Kenshin daringly set up his military base there.
199329. It is said that even though he died and his body was buried in Hosen Prefecture in the Tenpuku era of the Tang Dynasty (the end of the 9th century), he was seen in other provinces later.
199330. It is said that every Tsuchigumo lives in a mountain, ties up a hiker firmly with its thread and preys on them.
199331. It is said that everyone was aware of his liking of Confucianism and his extensive knowledge, but he expressed a surprising lack of skill with literature, declaring that he 'couldn't stand traditional Japanese waka poetry' and that Chinese poetry was also not his forte.
199332. It is said that examples of famous descendents of the family are Muneyoshi YAGYU, Toshiie MAEDA, Shigenobu OKUMA, Naoto KAN, and Sadatomo MATSUDAIRA, but it should be noted that information of this type about famous individuals is quite often false.
199333. It is said that female accounted for only 20 percent and unmarried males occupied large part of the population of Edo city; in those circumstances, makanai vendors sold box lunches to lower-ranking samurai, who served as the government officials under many restrictions.
199334. It is said that feudal retainers of the Uesugi clan did not have a favorable impression toward the concubine Yotsutsuji and the fact that Kagekatsu much favored her.
199335. It is said that fields were located between Kamigyo and Shimogyo, and the two parts were connected only by Muromachi-dori Street.
199336. It is said that fishermen sometimes see it hiding himself under the water, but it does not harm people.
199337. It is said that for many years his parents had prayed for a blessing before an image of the Kannon Buddhist, deity of mercy, so that they were finally blessed with a baby who was Gien, and under Emperor Tenmu's command he was brought up along with the imperial princes at Okamoto no miya Palace.
199338. It is said that for more than 30 years he did not have another place to sleep, did not undress unless he was bathing, did not raise his eyes to look at women, and never thought of personal glory or benefit.
199339. It is said that for this reason, he did not really want to attack the Kinugasa-jo Castle; however, as his father Shigeyoshi HATAKEYAMA stayed in Kyoto as Obanyaku (the job in charge of guarding Kyoto), there was nothing he could do except to fight as a person on the side of the Taira clan.
199340. It is said that foreign ambassadors could make profits by repeating such cycles of exchange five to six times a year.
199341. It is said that foreign residents tasted Omi beef brought to Kobe Port for transportation, believing that it was Kobe beef, and named it as Kobe beef by mistake.
199342. It is said that ginger kills germs and prevents food poisoning.
199343. It is said that haikairenga is poetry aiming at vulgar comedy written in obscene and explicit language with the intention of criticism on renga.
199344. It is said that hanabishi was first used as a family crest by the Kai-Takeda clan, and Takeda hanabishi, which has a standard design, was used as the official family crest of the Takeda family, just like Takedabishi.
199345. It is said that harakomeshi was served by fishermen when they had a good catch.
199346. It is said that hay fever did not use to exist in Japan but Hidenari ARAKI reported ragweed pollen hay fever in 1961.
199347. It is said that he acted rudely and was unfamiliar with etiquette, and it is described in "Chuyuki" (The Diary written by FUJIWARA no Munetada) (in the section for February 19, 1106) that, when he was served with sake wine by an Imperial envoy, he behaved seriously disregarding the etiquette and was accused of bad behavior.
199348. It is said that he adopted Emperor Tsuchimikado's Princess and gave part of his private land to her.
199349. It is said that he adopted the name 'Yosai' as his go (byname) in order to admonish himself for his character, which was too strict to show mercy to others.
199350. It is said that he adored KAKINOMOTO no Hitomaro so much that he saw Hitomaro's figure in his dream and he had it painted in a picture and stored in secrecy.
199351. It is said that he also associated with Sanyo RAI, Kyohei RAI, Shochiku SHINOZAKI, Chikuden TANOMURA, Ohira MOTOORI, and others.
199352. It is said that he also criticized the doctrine of superiority due to its excessive disrespect for the parliament, and he made a lot of judgments in favor of the parliament for his position, Director General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau.
199353. It is said that he also had a child who was secluded in Mino Province and Shindo TSUBOI was his fifth-generation descendant.
199354. It is said that he also had a relation with the Emperor's favorite court lady.
199355. It is said that he also had an illegitimate child by the name of Kansai NIJO.
199356. It is said that he also made efforts to reconstruct the burnt shrines and temples.
199357. It is said that he also painted "Nenju Gyoji Emaki" (Picture Scrolls of Annual Functions) ordered by Emperor Goshirakawa.
199358. It is said that he also promoted agricultural development, traveling extensively from province to province, in order to stabilize people's livelihood, and therefore, he was highly respected by the people.
199359. It is said that he also studied a form of Esoteric Buddhism 'Shingon Mikkyo.'
199360. It is said that he also studied under Fuyo SUZUKI, which is not clear.
199361. It is said that he also studied under Toeki KANO, who was a goyo eshi of the Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
199362. It is said that he always gave his seat to renshi (brothers and sisters of the former shogun) of the Tokugawa Family even after he became a count.
199363. It is said that he always talked with feeling in the end, "Toshizo HIJIKATA was really a nice guy."
199364. It is said that he and Ginyu KANAMORI are the same person.
199365. It is said that he and Kasuga no Tsubone were from the same family.
199366. It is said that he and Sansa played 374 games, and Sansa went 39 games ahead.
199367. It is said that he and his older maternal half-brother, Shigeie, were beloved by their father, Akisuke.
199368. It is said that he and his retainers sometimes staged fistfights or abused each other verbally.
199369. It is said that he answered that he was crying because he was impressed by Iemochi's scrupulous attention (Zanka TOGAWA, a relative of Yasukiyo, wrote in 'Bakumatsu Shoshi' (Small History in the end of Edo Period).
199370. It is said that he assisted Gennai in inventing kakanpu (asbestous cloth) in 1764 and kandankei (thermometer) in 1765.
199371. It is said that he associated closely with Tadazane, his older paternal-half brother, and following Tadazane, he took a daughter of Tosa no kami (governor of Tosa Province) FUJIWARA no Morizane, and had FUJIWARA no Naritaka as his legitimate son.
199372. It is said that he at first learned the tea ceremony from Shogen SATO, a vassal of Sansai, and then he became the disciple of Sansai himself, and eventually started his own school upon receiving the permission from his master.
199373. It is said that he attained the mentality of 'Sokutenkyoshi.'
199374. It is said that he attempted to disembowel himself at the time of arrest and died of the wound the next day in jail ("Zoku kojidan"(Ancient Matters)).
199375. It is said that he became Sekishu's pupil because the Shogunate family changed from the Enshu School to Sekishu School.
199376. It is said that he became a disciple of Hoon-hoshi of Nara, and in 778 he moved to Mt. Otowa, one of many peaks at Higashiyama, Kyoto.
199377. It is said that he became a priest after his return.
199378. It is said that he became a priest and Fumyo-ji Temple in Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture was established by Yorihira.
199379. It is said that he became a secretary to Hideyoshi when Hideyoshi ruled the whole area of Omura during the Siege of Miki.
199380. It is said that he belonged to the Taira clan after the Shishigatani plot and in Jisho-Juei War.
199381. It is said that he built the Hokki-ji temple (Ikaruga Town).
199382. It is said that he burned up the documents related to the Restoration in person, and Takamori SAIGO, Hirobumi ITO, and others had been his acquaintances since before the Restoration.
199383. It is said that he called himself Kotaro OZAWA after entering Ozawa-jo Castle.
199384. It is said that he came from Bushu (Musashi Province), but the "Eimeiroku" (a list of Shinsengumi members) made by Kai SHIMADA states that he came from the Takasaki Domain of Kozuke Province.
199385. It is said that he came to choose TOYOHARA for his main artist name in order to always remember the debt of gratitude he owed to Chikanobu TOYOHARA.
199386. It is said that he carried a large bag (the best-known characteristic of him) on his back at all times, and accepted any kind of tithes including fish and kept some of them in the bag.
199387. It is said that he caught a glimpse of Michitaka, who was visiting his daughter Takako, and foresaw his success as a politician.
199388. It is said that he changed his imina (personal name) to Shigenori (成範) at this time.
199389. It is said that he changed his name to Kamo SERIZAWA on this occasion.
199390. It is said that he changed his name to Nobumasu TSUDA, but details are uncertain because he could be a different person of the same name.
199391. It is said that he choose the day from a proverb, person leaving home on the eighth day of the new year will never return home.
199392. It is said that he chose the name "SERATA" because his father EDA claimed to have been a descendant of the Nitta Can.
199393. It is said that he climbed Mt. Fuji a number of times.
199394. It is said that he commanded a unit consisting of more than ten thousand warriors including the rank and file.
199395. It is said that he committed suicide as he was depressed by the worsening of a growth on his cheek.
199396. It is said that he conducted his own investigation into who was behind the Toi invasion (the invasion of northern Kyushu by Jurchen pirates) and the whereabouts of the Japanese captives that were kidnapped and put aboard Toi ships, after which he reported his findings to the Dazai-fu (local government office in Kyushu region).
199397. It is said that he could not hold a sword and suffered from anguish when he tried to use the stone beside him to kill himself.
199398. It is said that he could not succeed to the Mito Domain because he was treated as the eldest child out of wedlock by Yorifusa who had consideration about the feelings of his older brothers Yoshinao TOKUGAWA and Yorinobu TOKUGAWA who had no son.
199399. It is said that he created a garden modeled on a view of Shiogama City in Mutsu Province during the building of Kawaranoin Temple (present-day Shoseien gardens) and, was the inspiration for "Toru," a traditional Japanese Noh play written by Zeami.
199400. It is said that he created strict rules for Shinsen-gumi, such as Jinchu Hatto and Kyokuchu Hatto, and mercilessly killed betrayers or those who did not follow the rules; he was referred to as the pitiless vice commander, and in general, he was considered to be a heartless person.
199401. It is said that he cut Kisabro's head in his third try after first hitting Kisaburo's shoulder and then, his head.
199402. It is said that he danced like a boy when music was played although his back was too bent to straighten up.
199403. It is said that he declared himself 'Yoshihide' upon arriving in the capital.
199404. It is said that he defeated Shiragi but killed in the battle with Emishi.
199405. It is said that he desired to build Enjo-ji temple.
199406. It is said that he did not keep a diary as he believed that one's achievements would be judged by the future generations.
199407. It is said that he did so because he was closely associated with Mitsunari ISHIDA.
199408. It is said that he did this because he was planning to strengthen the prestige of the Imperial Court by establishing a school in Kyoto.
199409. It is said that he died an unnatural death there four years later.
199410. It is said that he died at Tenjogadake Mountain in Mino City in July 20, 701, at the age of 68.
199411. It is said that he died at Wado, Kai Province.
199412. It is said that he died at the age of 108 in 1643.
199413. It is said that he died at the age of 14.
199414. It is said that he died at the age of 69 or 64.
199415. It is said that he died at the age of seventy-one, but the date of birth and death was unknown.
199416. It is said that he died because of remonstration against Nobunaga's eccentric behavior or because of a feud between his son Goroemon and Nobunaga.
199417. It is said that he died in 1514.
199418. It is said that he died in the Battle of Shiroyama or he was arrested and decapitated.
199419. It is said that he died of apoplexy.
199420. It is said that he died of dysentery.
199421. It is said that he died of old age.
199422. It is said that he died on September 4, 1394 at the age of 52.
199423. It is said that he died soon because of the injury.
199424. It is said that he died soon thereafter of an illness, but there is no proof to substantiate the claim.
199425. It is said that he distinguished himself in the Kyushu campaign in the army of Muneshige TACHIBANA.
199426. It is said that he distributed money to people of the domain and performed his duties well.
199427. It is said that he earned such fame for his proper treatment both in traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine that patients gathered not only inside and outside Kyoto but also neighboring provinces.
199428. It is said that he enjoyed playing the Kotsuzumi (a small hand drum).
199429. It is said that he entered Keio Gijuku to study English after the Meiji Restoration.
199430. It is said that he excelled at Sumo so well that a bout he had fought with his colleague at Isonokami no Chimata (the junction in Isonokami) became the talk of the town, leading to being invited to the Naijudokoro (Royal Pages Office) by Emperor Shomu, who was impressed by his outstanding performance.
199431. It is said that he failed to attain the position of a minister because the Fujiwara family had kept an eye on him for fear of his fame in his later life.
199432. It is said that he fathered a child at the age of 87 and lived a long life of up to the age of 90 or more.
199433. It is said that he first became a priest in Mt. Hiei and practiced asceticism, and he used Kenjun as a pseudonym.
199434. It is said that he first became interested in medicine here.
199435. It is said that he fled to Iga together with his son, Takayori, when the Rokkaku clan was chased by Shogun Yoshihisa ASHIKAGA after the Onin War.
199436. It is said that he followed Murakami-Genji (Minamoto clan) lineage, and there is a theory stating that he belonged to Seiwa-Genji (Minamoto clan) lineage.
199437. It is said that he followed the same fate as his father dying despite the fact that he was the second generation to push the limits.
199438. It is said that he found a white deer and presented it to the Emperor.
199439. It is said that he gained Takaoka-go (village), Tsukuba County, Hitachi Province as his territory, and so he called himself Takaoka clan.
199440. It is said that he gave a cat figurine made of sterling silver given to him by Yoritomo to a child passing by.
199441. It is said that he got a stomachache after eating a peach and died without recovering from it - the cause of his death being explained as food poisoning.
199442. It is said that he got along well with Iemochi, the 14th shogunate, while Iemochi had the closest relationship with Mochitsugu, and at the same time, Mochitsugu respected Iemochi.
199443. It is said that he had a fiery temper contrary to Emperor Tsuchimikado's gentle character.
199444. It is said that he had a friendship with Seigan YANAGAWA while he was in Edo.
199445. It is said that he had a military prowess as a warrior.
199446. It is said that he had a number of farm ponds in Higo Province or Chikugo Province including Ajiuno-Ike pond in Higo.
199447. It is said that he had a particularly friendly association with Soseki, of which his commensality with NAKAGAWA was mentioned in Soseki's work "Rakudai."("Failure")
199448. It is said that he had a pure character and features of noble birth.
199449. It is said that he had a solid fighting style in which he pushed his opponent while holding his belt to draw his right upper arm a little closer and keeping the left arm a little apart from his body.
199450. It is said that he had a stomach disorder.
199451. It is said that he had a total of 6,530 horsemen.
199452. It is said that he had an excellent memory and never forgot what he once heard of.
199453. It is said that he had an intimate relationship with the poetess Nakatsukasa.
199454. It is said that he had an onset of cerebral vascular disturbance (believed to be) at the age of 40, in 1569, and had difficulty in moving his left lower extremity.
199455. It is said that he had an outstanding movement capability by nature.
199456. It is said that he had another meaning in writing Honchogashi of emphasizing the legitimate line of the Kano School since the Muromachi period.
199457. It is said that he had been believing in Buddhism since before the official introduction of Buddhism and he had his daughter, Shima (Zenshin-ni) and her two disciples become a priest under Eben, a monk from Goguryeo (kingdom of Korea), who returned to secular life in Harima Province in 584.
199458. It is said that he had dignity as busho (military commander) so that certain reports recorded that, when Ieyasu met Hideyori in Nijo-jo Castle, Ieyasu became frightened from Hideyori's charisma resulting from his large physique and made his mind to bring down the Toyotomi family.
199459. It is said that he had engaged in sodomy with Yoshitsugu OTANI.
199460. It is said that he had had connection with Tansui before he came to Japan.
199461. It is said that he had homosexual relationships with many chigo (a page) such as Toshiie MAEDA, Hidemasa HORI and Naritoshi MORI who was later known by the name of Ranmaru MORI.
199462. It is said that he had liked to draw pictures of Bodhidharma since he held a post of Mayor.
199463. It is said that he had the power of Buddhism that enabled him to manipulate Kijin.
199464. It is said that he had to wear geta (wooden clogs) with one support as the trails in Mt. Osugi in those days were full of rocks and normal geta with two supports would not work due to rocks and pebbles being caught between the supports.
199465. It is said that he hailed from Sakyo, Heiankyo and belonged to the Abe clan.
199466. It is said that he hailed usho as artists and kept on saying 'wonderful.'
199467. It is said that he heavily damaged his own face to conceal his identity before he expired.
199468. It is said that he helped MINAMOTO no Yoshitsune who was going down to Oshu Hiraizumi (Mutsu Province), seeking refuge with the Oshu Fujiwara clan.
199469. It is said that he himself always fostered many ronins (masterless samurai) and made great effort for their job hunting regardless of his own success.
199470. It is said that he incurred Yoritomo's displeasure even more since he refused a proposal to take his widowed daughter (the lawful wife of MINAMOTO no Yoshihira) as Yoritomo's concubine.
199471. It is said that he influenced the story setting of Soseki NATSUME's "Bochan" in which the main character studies at the Tokyo College of Science.
199472. It is said that he invented the jinrikisha for a missionary in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1848.
199473. It is said that he is presently in ascetic training (or that he preaches) at Tosotsuten; the belief in going to Tosotsuten of Miroku Bosatsu (上生信仰) after death was popular in China, Korea and Japan.
199474. It is said that he joined Shinsengumi because he was instructed by Kogoro KATSURA of Choshu clan to spy Shinsengumi with Isetake MIKURA, but whether it is true or not is unknown.
199475. It is said that he joined Shinsengumi in 1863.
199476. It is said that he joined Shinsengumi in 1865.
199477. It is said that he joined Shinsengumi in 1867, and he served as a close retainer of Isami KONOD, Head of Shinsengumi.
199478. It is said that he joined the Shinsengumi around 1863, but the details are unknown.
199479. It is said that he joined the Shinsengumi in around 1865.
199480. It is said that he joined the Shinsengumi, because he was motivated by Toshimichi OKUBO, who was sent as a kanja (spy) of the bakufu.
199481. It is said that he judged the Imperial Court at the time to have no capability to administer government, and he therefore sought continuation of Tokugawa Family's political power by leading the Session of Clan Chiefs.
199482. It is said that he killed Nakaakira in mistake for Yoshitoki because Nakaakira carried the sword and it was too dark to distinguish.
199483. It is said that he knew many of the other Kinno no shishi personally.
199484. It is said that he later served as a doctor, and that the doctors from the Nakarai family who served as court physicians for generations from the Sengoku period (Japan) to the Edo period were descendants of the Wake clan.
199485. It is said that he lead a serious life as a Christian after this deprivation of the position.
199486. It is said that he leaned about 40,000 Dutch vocabularies in only four months and came to be known as the Gentaku's Big Four (the Shiran-do Big Four).
199487. It is said that he learned calligraphy from Kagaku MAKI and devoted himself solely to writing and carving Tensho style Chinese characters throughout his life.
199488. It is said that he learned the Kashima Shinto-ryu School from Bokuden TSUKAHARA.
199489. It is said that he learned the magic of Kujaku Myo-o.
199490. It is said that he left the capital, went to Kamakura and died in Kamakura.
199491. It is said that he left the group in 1864 and later, in 1865, he returned to it.
199492. It is said that he liked Kamaboko (boiled fish paste) very much.
199493. It is said that he liked colorful clothes like his grandfather Nobunaga and was generally well-dressed.
199494. It is said that he liked playing Sugoroku (Japanese backgammon).
199495. It is said that he lived in Settsu province and "Settsu-meisho-zue" (a book introducing beauty spots in Settsu) reported that his graveyard was in Itami city, but currently it is premise of Osaka International Airport and doesn't exist.
199496. It is said that he lived to a great age of 78.
199497. It is said that he lived until around 1158, but the year of his death is not clear.
199498. It is said that he loved ONO no Komachi, and she told him that if he kept visiting her for one hundred days, she would marry him, but on a snowy day, the ninety-ninth night, he froze to death under the snow.
199499. It is said that he loved the following part of Kowaka-mai "Atsumori" and often danced, which reveals his view of life;
199500. It is said that he made a bet with heavers at a wharf in Onomichi and put 16 bags of rice on his shoulder.
199501. It is said that he made a great effort in the unusual investiture of Keishoin, a mother of Shogun Tsunayoshi TOKUGAWA, to Juichii (Junior First Rank) in 1702 from the Imperial court because he was asked to lobby senior vassals of the Imperial court by Yoshiyasu YANAGISAWA, his brother-in-law.
199502. It is said that he made his Nippon Yochizu (map of Japan) by combining maps of Japan and the world that he had collected or copied in Kyoto and Osaka from 1748 to 1763.
199503. It is said that he married a daughter of Taneyori TO, a younger brother of Tanemichi, and had a son named Kokujumaru (国寿丸), who grew up to be Tanemochi KOKUBUN.
199504. It is said that he married his Uncle, FUJIWARA no Kamatari's daughter and was adopted by his wife's family and then became the head of Fujiwara clan until Kamatari's biological son, FUJIWARA no Fuhito became an adult.
199505. It is said that he may have been as tall as 150 cm or so, based on the calculation from his suit of armor dedicated to Oyamazumi-jinja Shrine.
199506. It is said that he met face-to-face with FUKUZAWA, and FUKUZAWA also sympathized with the concession recovery movement by the Naganuma village.
199507. It is said that he might be the writer of the historical tale "Mizu Kagami" (literally, water mirror).
199508. It is said that he mistook Nakaakira for the sword bearer Yoshitoki.
199509. It is said that he not only exceled in bravery, but that he also enjoyed literature and studied waka (classic Japanese poetry); he was a commander with both wisdom and courage, skilled in wielding both the sword and the pen.
199510. It is said that he once tried to recover his lost power base by adopting Dogen, his maternal nephew who was famous for his gift, but eventually the attempt ended in failure.
199511. It is said that he ordered his vassals to compile a book in 10 months to cover the family lineage and the brief biography of all the territorial lords existed in the 80 years from 1600 through 1680, and he always kept the book, titled "Hankanpu," on hand.
199512. It is said that he organized some two hundred yokyoku in a book called "Aobyoshibon (literally, blue covered transcription)".
199513. It is said that he owned more than 300 guns by 1555.
199514. It is said that he participated in Mibu-Roshi (Mibu masterless warriors group) with Hajime SAITO.
199515. It is said that he participated in the Battle of Uji River in 1184 and died in a losing cause at almost the same time with other busho of his family.
199516. It is said that he participated in the assassination of Ryoma SAKAMOTO and Shintaro NAKAOKA with Tadasaburo SASAKI and Nobuo IMAI on December 10, 1867.
199517. It is said that he passed away on January 6, 1374 at the age of 52.
199518. It is said that he picked a suitable watch everyday to coordinate the color of its belt with that of the clothes he wore.
199519. It is said that he picked out ABE no Seimei and taught him the essence of Onmyodo (yin-yang philosophy) as if he 'poured the whole water of a bottle into another ("Konjaku Monogatari (Shu) " [The Tale of Times Now Past]).
199520. It is said that he practically lead the ikko ikki (an uprising of Ikko sect followers) in Ecchu in 1481, in place of his sickly older brother.
199521. It is said that he prayed for a cure of the illness of the wife of MINAMOTO no Tsunenaga, the chief councilor of state, and obtained a miracle.
199522. It is said that he prayed to Buddha for the happiness for the dead parents, which is called 'Kishin,' recited the Lotus Sutra, and always carried the Sutra, which is called 'Jikyo.'
199523. It is said that he preferred plain women, as a story says that when he visited a village, he immediately fell in love with a physically unattractive woman whom no one wanted to marry and made her his concubine.
199524. It is said that he readily responded to the member who recommended him to join.
199525. It is said that he received a fief of 1,000-koku (unit of volume of rice).
199526. It is said that he recommended the use of Masashige KUSUNOKI in the Genko Incident.
199527. It is said that he refused sutras to be chanted by a monk just before his head was cut off because of his faith in Christianity.
199528. It is said that he rejected an offer from Kazumasa ISHIKAWA to go over to Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI together.
199529. It is said that he remained at 'no special rank or title' and died according to the record.
199530. It is said that he removed the influence of gesaku literature, which had still remained strong in Shoyo TSUBOUCHI's "Tosei shosei katagi" (The Character of Modern Students) written ahead of time, and told the beginning of modern Japanese novels.
199531. It is said that he repaired only the leaky part of the building out of necessity.
199532. It is said that he repeated nenbutsu (Buddhist invocation) 70,000 times each day until his death.
199533. It is said that he respects the Emperor Meiji and especially the Emperor Showa among successive emperors.
199534. It is said that he restored 'Hokkedo Konpon Mandara' in 1147.
199535. It is said that he retired early and was content with being a koken (guardian) of Sotan.
199536. It is said that he retired to Iwami Province.
199537. It is said that he returned to Kyoto in his late years, and died in 1583 at the age of 76.
199538. It is said that he rewarded his subjects when he played Sugoroku with them.
199539. It is said that he rose in rebellion after Emperor Yuryaku's death.
199540. It is said that he ruled over the Kazurano Domain by dispatching vassals while residing in the town of Wakayama-jo Castle.
199541. It is said that he sacrificed his life to try and stop Ujimitsu ASHIKAGA from attacking Kyoto by taking advantage of the Koryaku Coup.
199542. It is said that he said, 'Kondo and Hijikata died young, but I can experience such wonderful products of civilization because I survived.'
199543. It is said that he sent Japanese envoys to Sui Dynasty China in 600 and 607.
199544. It is said that he served Tsunashige TOKUGAWA with a stipend of 500-koku (139 cubic meters) crop yield thereafter.
199545. It is said that he served as a close adviser of the 8th Seii Taishogun (literally "great general who subdues the eastern barbarians") of the Muromachi Shogunate Yoshimasa ASHIKAGA, but he threw it up and became a sword ornament craftsman.
199546. It is said that he served as a vassal of Hideyoshi HASHIBA (later Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI), around 1579, during the Nagahama Castle (Omi no Kuni) period alongside Mitsunari ISHIDA, who was born in same province of Omi.
199547. It is said that he served the FUJIWARA no Michinaga's family as his father had done, filled the post of Zuryo (the head of the provincial governors) and was promoted to Fourth Rank.
199548. It is said that he slashed back violently when being attacked from the left, (the side with his impaired eye), and was rather off guard when being attacked from the right (the side that should have functioned normally).
199549. It is said that he sometimes could not pay the tuition due to the above-mentioned family situation.
199550. It is said that he sometimes made opponents faint.
199551. It is said that he sometimes moaned, 'Even Hitchcock does not get a film award' to the people around him.
199552. It is said that he spoke in a normal manner when Yoshinobu visited him.
199553. It is said that he started to learn the Ritsuryo codes in his adolescent period, and was familiar with duties of a government official.
199554. It is said that he stayed in Ogata County, Kawachi Province after his assignment and died of disease soon after.
199555. It is said that he still had the fresh scar from a sword wound on his face.
199556. It is said that he stopped at Banba Renge-ji Temple in Omi Province (present Maibara City), and died there.
199557. It is said that he stopped moving after that.
199558. It is said that he studied under Gon-Dainagon Tamekazu REIZE and others, and over 1000 pieces of poems still remain to this day.
199559. It is said that he succeeded to Ogasawarago, Koma district, Kai Province among the territory of his father Tomitsu Kagami who served Emperor Takakura as an Imperial Palace Guard and that he was granted the family name of Ogasawara from Emperor Takakura when the time came to celebrate his coming of age.
199560. It is said that he succeeded to his grandfather due to the early death of his father, and FUJIWARA no Yoritsune, seii taishogun (literally, "great general who subdues the barbarians"), appointed him shusei (third-ranked official of Gunji) in Oshu in 1221.
199561. It is said that he temporarily lived off Tomonori KITABATAKE of Ise Province, playing a role as a strategist and exterminated pirate ship, but the truth is unknown.
199562. It is said that he told them to use the name 'Busshin sect' if they were compelled to identify themselves.
199563. It is said that he took Murasaki Shikibu with him when he left for Echizen to go to his new post.
199564. It is said that he took Tojo's advice to be cautious of Konoe.
199565. It is said that he took a lively part in the Hogen War under MINAMOTO no Yoshitomo's command.
199566. It is said that he took it along with him when he went to battlefields.
199567. It is said that he took one hour to shoot a scene where Yukiko TODOROKI, who was dancing with Shoji YASUI, found lice on his shoulder, using a 100 mm telephoto lens the longest lens in those days.
199568. It is said that he took over the family estate either in 1368 due to Sadayori's retirement or in 1372 due to Sadayori's death, but details are unknown.
199569. It is said that he transported his invalid wife in a jinrikisha through the streets of Yokohama.
199570. It is said that he turned over headship of the family to his son (or possibly adopted son) Munekiyo YUASA.
199571. It is said that he visited China (Southern Song Dynasty) on three occasions (although there are other theories).
199572. It is said that he waited on his master, Soseki MUSO, as a close aide, until Soseki passed away in the following year.
199573. It is said that he was 37 years old at that time, but it is believed that the age of his death was reported incorrectly.
199574. It is said that he was Dairyo (Chief district official) of Munakata.
199575. It is said that he was Horyu no Shitsu (poor in health) by nature
199576. It is said that he was Kiyochika KASAI's own younger brother, but became his adopted son.
199577. It is said that he was Kurodo (Chamberlain) ("Sonpi Bunmyaku" [a text compiled in the fourteenth century that records the lineages of the aristocracy]).
199578. It is said that he was a Buddhist monk of Konko-ji Temple, Kyoto Shichijo dojo Training Hall (Kyoto City) (Jishu sect).
199579. It is said that he was a Buddhist monk of Myoraku-ji Temple (Fukuoka City) and a monk of the same name appears in the diary of Kugyo (Court noble) Noritoki YAMASHINA, "Noritoki Kyo Ki" (diary of Noritoki YAMASHINA).
199580. It is said that he was a brave warrior of Izumo Province (present eastern Tottori Prefecture) and was a 14th generation descendant of Amenohohi, one of the sons of Amaterasu Omikami (the Sun Goddess).
199581. It is said that he was a child who was born in Osaka-jo Castle in 1593 when Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI was 57 years old.
199582. It is said that he was a close aide to Isami KONDO, the leader of the Shinsengumi.
199583. It is said that he was a deeply religious Buddhist.
199584. It is said that he was a descendant from the Konoe family and had been a Shingon sect monk at first, but later converted to Nichiren sect and studied under Nichizo.
199585. It is said that he was a descendant of the Uragami clan, Sengoku daimy (Japanese territorial lord in the Sengoku period).
199586. It is said that he was a director with craftsmanship, and he decided on the sequence of cuts in tenths of a second, before shooting.
199587. It is said that he was a fan of the singer Shizuko KASAGI and that he loved listening to the phonograph recordings of 'Tokyo Boogie-Woogie' and 'Kaimono Boogie-Woogie.'
199588. It is said that he was a grandson of TAGIMA no Miko and a son of TAGIMA no Toyohama, but it is unclear.
199589. It is said that he was a grandson of the fifth generation of the Qin Dynasty (and descendant of Shi Huangdi) and that he introduced sericulture and weaving to Japan after his arrival.
199590. It is said that he was a guide when Shimazu's army withdrew from Gifu-jo Castle after the battle.
199591. It is said that he was a master of yumi (bow) and served shogun MINAMOTO no Yoriie and MINAMOTO no Sanetomo.
199592. It is said that he was a painter patronized by the shogunate (government) and taught secrets to Sesshu.
199593. It is said that he was a person who greatly elevated the estimation of sashie, which had previously been only a premium of a book.
199594. It is said that he was a son of Kumanobetto (title of an official who administered the shrines at Kumano) Tanzo and born in Kii Province, but the details are unknown.
199595. It is said that he was a son of Masanori KUSUNOKI and grandson of Masashige KUSUNOKI..
199596. It is said that he was a son of Yukinaga's concubine.
199597. It is said that he was a spy of Aizu like Hajime SAITO (Jiro YAMAGUCHI).
199598. It is said that he was a talented man who studied from Min in the knowledge temple during his youth period.
199599. It is said that he was a talented poet and edited the anthology of poems, 'The collected tanka poems of Juntoku-in,' his poems were also left in the One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets.
199600. It is said that he was a vassal of Naoie UKITA at first and served mainly as an envoy in charge of diplomacy.
199601. It is said that he was a younger brother of Shiren KOKAN.
199602. It is said that he was able to use soko, a knife used to carve seals whose point is shaped like a hook.
199603. It is said that he was active in the poetry circle in the era of FUJIWARA no Michinaga and took part in compiling 'Shui Wakashu' (Collection of Gleanings of Japanese Poems).
199604. It is said that he was against the Edo government.
199605. It is said that he was almost 180 centimeters tall.
199606. It is said that he was also called 'Sakuramachi (cherry town) chunagon' because he loved cherry blossoms and planted many cherry trees in his residence.
199607. It is said that he was also called Norikata KURAMOTO.
199608. It is said that he was also the lord of Yata-jo Castle in Nagato Province.
199609. It is said that he was always chagrined and said, "if only I was born twenty years earlier... (I could conquer Japan)"
199610. It is said that he was an author of "Jikkinsho" (Miscellany of Ten Maxims).
199611. It is said that he was an excellent archer.
199612. It is said that he was an expert not only in playing biwa but also in massage and acupuncture.
199613. It is said that he was an illegitimate child of Chancellor Taneie KONOE.
199614. It is said that he was an illegitimate son of the 12th shogun Yoshiharu ASHIKAGA.
199615. It is said that he was an owner of Yagyu no sho, the lord of Yamato Yagyu-jo Castle.
199616. It is said that he was appointed Shusei (Third-ranked officials of Gunji) by the seii taishogun (literally, "great general who subdues the barbarians") Imperial Prince Hisaaki in May 1305.
199617. It is said that he was assassinated by the Hojo clan including Tokimasa.
199618. It is said that he was assassinated in Tenmabashi Bridge or Tenjinbashi Bridge (Osaka Prefecture) (both located in Osaka City).
199619. It is said that he was at strife with Saigo even during this period, who left public office due to the political disturbance of 1873 and returned to Kagoshima.
199620. It is said that he was attacked and killed by robbers in the vicinity of Myojin, which was on the border of Shirakawa and Sakai, when he was peddling on the road, and his body was buried there.
199621. It is said that he was born and raised in Muro County of Ki Province, and his wife was the daughter of Tankai, Kumano betto (an official who administered the shrines at Kumano), and the sister of Tanzo.
199622. It is said that he was born at a corner of Hogon-ji Temple located in the deep valley of Dogo-onsen Hot Spring in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, and a stone monument which is inscribed 'Ippen Shonin Birthplace Site' was built there in 1334 by Michitsuna TOKUNO who had come from the same family.
199623. It is said that he was born in 1533, 1540, 1541, 1542, 1543, 1552, or 1555, but the theories claiming that he was born in 1533 or 1541 are now widely accepted.
199624. It is said that he was born in 1561 as the oldest son of Shigeoki (Sadayu) SUZUKI, but he was Shigehide's younger brother according to another theory; thus details remain unclear.
199625. It is said that he was born in 1583 as a legitimate son of Mitsunari ISHIDA.
199626. It is said that he was born in Kisarazu, Kazusa Province, in 1832, but there is another belief.
199627. It is said that he was born in Mihara, Bingo Province (present-day Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture) and was a Buddhist monk of Joju-ji Temple of Rinzaishu sect; but some people say he was born in Osaka and others say Kyoto.
199628. It is said that he was born in Mikawa Province in 1513, the middle of the Sengoku Period, (one of the alternative theories suggests he was born in Yamura, Kai Province).
199629. It is said that he was born in Shinano Province (Nagano Prefecture), his family was a member of the Takanashi clan and he was a son of Takaie TAKANASHI.
199630. It is said that he was born in an imperial family and the Kuro-mon gate (black wooden gate) that still exists today was completed in the days of this head priest.
199631. It is said that he was born in the Kanin line of the Northern House of the Fujiwara clan and was the originator of the Toin family.
199632. It is said that he was born into the Koga family of the Minamoto clan but there is a possibility that this is a false claim that was made after his death.
199633. It is said that he was born with a beautiful teeth alignment and so was he named (Mizuhawake).
199634. It is said that he was buried in Tamade no okanoeno misasagi.
199635. It is said that he was called "Zuhaku" (white hair) because he was born with white hair.
199636. It is said that he was captured after he was defeated in the Battle of Dannoura, and died at Tomoie HATTA's house where he refused to eat; some say this is not true.
199637. It is said that he was closely acquainted with TAIRA no Tadamori and TAIRA no Kiyomori, father and son, and Kiyomori often visited Ienari's residence in his youth.
199638. It is said that he was closely associated with court nobles such as Tokio YAMASHINA and Tamemasa REIZE, and regularly took part in the renga-kai (gatherings of linked verse) and waka-kai (gatherings of waka poem) hosted by the Reizei family as a master of waka poem, and sometimes even served as the mentor.
199639. It is said that he was cold towards his retainers on purpose so that they would not kill themselves on the death of Kanbei, or so that his retainers would devote their fidelity to Nagamasa who was the head of the Kuroda clan at that time.
199640. It is said that he was conciliated on the contrary by Hideyoshi on this occasion.
199641. It is said that he was deeply involved in the establishment of the Kichizaemon RAKU family.
199642. It is said that he was deeply involved in the move to Heiankyo in 794.
199643. It is said that he was derived from the Ashina clan that was a family of the Miura clan, and was born in Mutsu Province.
199644. It is said that he was descended from MINAMOTO no Mitsumasa, from MINAMOTO no Mitsuyoshi, or from MINAMOTO no Yoshitada of the Kawachi-Genji (Minamoto clan) in the Seiwa-Genji (Minamoto clan).
199645. It is said that he was dispatched to Kanno-gun (later Nii County, present Niihama City, Saijo City, etc., Ehime Prefecture) for the subjugation of Iyo Province and used there as his base.
199646. It is said that he was easygoing and liked children.
199647. It is said that he was either the 4th son of Shugo Daimyo (Governor feudal lord) Mochikiyo KYOGOKU, or the child of Katsuhide KYOGOKU, who was Mochikiyo's progeny, and he went by the childhood name of Otsudojimaru.
199648. It is said that he was engaged in the dismissal of Sadayo (Ryoshun) IMAGAWA who was Kyushu Tandai (local commissioner).
199649. It is said that he was excellent in military art.
199650. It is said that he was familiar with politics and cultural affairs rather than military affairs among the priests of Hongwan-ji Temple's, and that he communicated with the merchants of Sakai through tea parties and so on.
199651. It is said that he was famous from his childhood as a child prodigy who read fifty copies of part of the "Lotus Sutra" a day or the aggregate of tens of thousands copies.
199652. It is said that he was fond of playing Igo (Japanese board game of capturing territory).
199653. It is said that he was fond of walking about the city incognito.
199654. It is said that he was forty-seven years old.
199655. It is said that he was from Choshu Domain or Edo.
199656. It is said that he was from Edo and he was an expert of swordplay in Ittoryu style.
199657. It is said that he was from Kyoto or Kawachi Province, but it is not certain.
199658. It is said that he was from a family of the Shimazu clan descended from the Koremune clan, and was a younger (or elder) brother of Tadahisa SHIMAZU, who held the title of Satsuma shugoshiki (provincial constables of Satsuma Province).
199659. It is said that he was from the Izu area, but that is uncertain.
199660. It is said that he was from the Kuzumaki clan, became Shigetsuna YOSHIDA (Izumo school)'s adopted son, and married his daughter (rumors also says he was a close relative of the Yoshida clan).
199661. It is said that he was from the present Shimokitayama-mura, Yoshino County, Nara Prefecture.
199662. It is said that he was gifted with both the refined and dignified style of Minoru KITA, and the opulent and universal style of Roppeita, which made him a first-class actor of a wide range of programs, including Hagoromo (The Feather Mantle), Ataka (The Ataka Barrier) and Kagekiyo (General Kagekiyo).
199663. It is said that he was good at using a blowgun.
199664. It is said that he was greatly trusted by Nobunaga and Nobutada (father and son) for he was prudent and lacked personal greediness.
199665. It is said that he was greatly trusted by the people of Chichibu District, and had more than 200 people who claimed themselves his followers.
199666. It is said that he was highly trusted by Hideyoshi and in his later years he served Hideyoshi's adviser as one of his otogishu (advisers).
199667. It is said that he was honest, never denigrated, and was excellent in the military arts, and he always wore swords to guard an imperial carriage.
199668. It is said that he was impressed by FUJIWARA no Michinaga's demeanor at the funeral of Kaneie, chief advisor to the Emperor, in 990, and therefore he began to serve as one of his close advisers.
199669. It is said that he was in a position of considerable authority being able to, for instance, control temples and shrines or to decide on rewarding, at his own discretion.
199670. It is said that he was in bad terms with Yoshitomo.
199671. It is said that he was in charge of communication under the Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI administration.
199672. It is said that he was in charge of the defense of Sugatani of Odani-jo Castle.
199673. It is said that he was incapable of speech, as described in Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan) that 'he was a dumb person who cannot speak.'
199674. It is said that he was interested in natural science as well as his father, so that after Meiji Restoration he set his mind on zoology and learned western-style taxidermy.
199675. It is said that he was involved in murder of ITO with Kuwajiro OISHI and two others in Abura-no-koji Incident (discourse by Juro ABE in "Shidankaisokkiroku") and he died in Tenmanya Incident in January, 1868.
199676. It is said that he was involved in the Zeze Incident and escaped into the residence of a loyal supporter, Kenzo INOUE.
199677. It is said that he was killed by the army led by Shigehide SUZUKI, the Saiga-shu (the gun troop).
199678. It is said that he was killed during the battle of Shiroyama or he was caught and beheaded.
199679. It is said that he was killed in Nyoraido attack by the New government army.
199680. It is said that he was killed in the attack at Nyoraido by the New government army during the Aizu War, however these theories are not certain.
199681. It is said that he was killed in the attack by the New government army at Nyoraido on October 19, 1868.
199682. It is said that he was killed on the field on 29th, but according to the name list of war deaths in the Eastern Camp, he 'was killed in Fushimi on January 27.'
199683. It is said that he was later sent to Yoshizaki Gobo, which was the destination of Rennyo who fled from persecution by Enryaku-ji Temple and decided to propagate in Echizen Province, as a hostage (attestant) of followers in Echizen who were preparing for Rennyo's settlement.
199684. It is said that he was more severe than the former feudal lord Horio clan and Tadataka KYOGOKU.
199685. It is said that he was moved to tears when Tadayoshi TORII showed him the arms, military provisions and money that Tadayoshi had kept secret from the Imagawa clan.
199686. It is said that he was offered along with 10 volumes of Rongo Analects and 1 volume of Senjimon (a poem consisting of one thousand Chinese characters) (it is believed that "Rongo" and "Senjimon," or Confucianism and Chinese characters, were brought to Japan by Wani).
199687. It is said that he was on good terms with SUGAWARA no Michizane, who had opposed his brother Tokihira.
199688. It is said that he was once abandoned in an alley, picked up by neighbors, and returned to his parents' home a week later according to the customs of the neighborhood, because he was born in the climacteric year for his father,
199689. It is said that he was originally from Mino Province.
199690. It is said that he was permitted by the Imagawa clan to use his surname.
199691. It is said that he was popular with the people around him and was called by them with "Keikyu-sama," (which is another way of reading the kanji characters of his name Yoshihisa).
199692. It is said that he was praised by Hideyoshi for his loyalty and bravery at that time and given a gold fan that Hideyoshi had used.
199693. It is said that he was probably a Prince Oama's palace servant when the Jinshin War broke out.
199694. It is said that he was really disappointed when Shoeki bought Tayu's freedom and they got married.
199695. It is said that he was requested to accede the throne when Emperor Yozei retired in 884 and the problem of succession arose, but he refused it.
199696. It is said that he was sentenced to banishment soon afterwards, upon people's petition to the Emperor.
199697. It is said that he was so sentimental and sympathetic that he was moved to tears by stories about human nature told by Encho SANYUTEI.
199698. It is said that he was strict in his personnel affairs.
199699. It is said that he was such a dedicated sumo wrestler that he always pressed his upper arms against his sides even in his sleep and gripped Geta (Japanese wooden sandals) tightly with his big toes in walking, which made big dents in his Geta.
199700. It is said that he was surrounded by his wife Maria, younger sister Julia, his children, and the local missionaries and monks when he passed away.
199701. It is said that he was taciturn, possessed an air of dignity, and was a calm theorist, therefore few people could put forth their own opinions to his face.
199702. It is said that he was taught by Masatsuna ASUKAI of the Asukai family.
199703. It is said that he was the 26th head of the Ikenobo school, famous for ikebana (or kado, the art of flower arrangement).
199704. It is said that he was the 4th head of the Kideranomiya family, which was the main branch of Daikakuji-to (imperial lineage starting with Emperor Kameyama).
199705. It is said that he was the composer of the first Japanese military march 'Tokotonyare-bushi' (Miyasan Miyasan), lyrics by Yajiro SHINAGAWA.
199706. It is said that he was the eldest child of the 'New Emperor' TAIRA no Masakado, and his name was also written as '良兌' or '良?' (in addition to the usual '良門').
199707. It is said that he was the eldest son of MINAMOTO no Mamoru, Daijo (the third rank official) of Hitachi Province, and his younger brothers were MINAMOTO no Takashi and MINAMOTO no Shigeru.
199708. It is said that he was the father of Nobuyasu ODA, the lord of Iwakura-jo Castle in Owari.
199709. It is said that he was the father of TAIRA no Masakane.
199710. It is said that he was the fifth emperor of the Miura Imperial Line and the first head of the Miura family (Yoshimasa was the eighteenth family head).
199711. It is said that he was the fifth head of the Kokubun family, but there is also a doubt that he might not have existed.
199712. It is said that he was the fifth-generation grandson of Takami musubi no Mikoto or the fourth-generation grandson of Amekamitachi no Mikoto.
199713. It is said that he was the first person who bought life insurance in Japan.
199714. It is said that he was the fourth head of the Kokubun family, but there is also a doubt that he might not have existed.
199715. It is said that he was the nephew of Kukai.
199716. It is said that he was the progenitor of 'the Oda Isenokami family' (the Iwakura Oda family).
199717. It is said that he was the second family head of the Nasu clan.
199718. It is said that he was the second son and disciple of Kiyomasu TORII the second.
199719. It is said that he was too young to join in combats (such as the Aizu War).
199720. It is said that he was treated better than other exiles because he was a person of high rank.
199721. It is said that he was very sloppy with work and lacking in common sense.
199722. It is said that he was very smart from early on and studied under Issai SATO.
199723. It is said that he went deep into mountains of Kumano Sanzan (three major shrines, Kumano-Hongu-Taisha, Kumano-Hayatama-Taisha and Kumano-Nachi-Taisha) due to public service and stayed for a few dozen days to learn taste of sansui (landscape).
199724. It is said that he went insane and killed himself but details remain unknown.
199725. It is said that he witnessed the construction of Toshodai-ji Temple by Ganjin (Jianzhen) at the old site of Imperial Prince Niitabe in 759.
199726. It is said that he wore Jinbaori (sleeveless campaign jacket worn over armor) embroidered a Dokuro (skull) on the back.
199727. It is said that he wore western amour when he went to the battle fields in his later years.
199728. It is said that he worked to restore court functions and that, as a highly educated person, he was very versatile.
199729. It is said that he wrote more than 1000 words of it on four pieces of paper made from hemp or mulberry without any copybook while drinking at a dyer's.
199730. It is said that he wrote the adaptation from The Tale of Genji in order to compete with Bakin.
199731. It is said that her adopted mother, Shizu (静), pitied star-crossed Okiku, presented a wooden sculpture of Okiku to Hofuku-ji Temple (Hannan City), the family temple of the Goto, and prayed for the repose of her soul.
199732. It is said that her father Norihiro sent her sister who closely resembled Hiroko to Mitushide in disguise as Hiroko, but Mitsuhide found it out and married to Hiroko.
199733. It is said that her father is SOGA no Umako and her mother is a daughter of the Mononobe clan.
199734. It is said that her father was Amenoyasakahiko no mikoto and that Yasakairihime no mikoto was her younger sister.
199735. It is said that her first name is also pronounced 'Ohime' or 'Ootome.'
199736. It is said that her marriage got worse for a while because many other waiting maids serving her were executed.
199737. It is said that her model would be the author, Murasaki Shikibu, because of the resemblance to her circumstances and status.
199738. It is said that her niece, Tokuko KAWAGOE, gave birth to Hideyoshi's daughter.
199739. It is said that her real father was a samurai of the western province.
199740. It is said that hierarchical order in todoza was very strict.
199741. It is said that hikichigiri was originally made in order to save the labor of having to roll mochi when staff were short at the Imperial palace
199742. It is said that hiogi fans were used as notes of complicated manners of court functions, and women used these fans to hide their faces at once to avoid people's eyes.
199743. It is said that his Zen style was very strict, his lifestyle was extremely simple, and he devoted himself to Zen training.
199744. It is said that his behavior was beyond eccentric, since even without permission he drilled into walls of houses, saying they obstructed the measurements for the laying.
199745. It is said that his biological mother was from the Tomo clan and he was the first son of the Emperor.
199746. It is said that his birth year is 1617 or 1618.
199747. It is said that his birthday was on the 20th of February according to the lunar calendar.
199748. It is said that his body was buried beside the Shoshin an with three bamboos planted as his grave marker.
199749. It is said that his child Motomichi KATO also introduced himself as Toshiro and that the house was succeeded for 12 generations, and even now in Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, there is Suehiko Jinjya Shrine which enshrines Kagemasa.
199750. It is said that his child, TOMO no Kunimichi, was also exiled to Sadogashima Island to be punished under the collective responsibility of the criminal's relatives.
199751. It is said that his childhood name was Sanshichi (literally, three and seven) (possibly because he'd been born on March 7).
199752. It is said that his corpse was discarded outside and hit by the rain.
199753. It is said that his cousin Emperor Kanmu was a boon companion and he was appointed as the emissary for Kamo-jinja Shrine and Ise-jingu Shrine in the transfer of national capital to the city of Heian-kyo.
199754. It is said that his daughter later became a concubine of Nobuhide ODA, a brave man nicknamed "Owari no tora" (Tiger of Owari).
199755. It is said that his dead body was buried at Daien-ji Temple in Hakodate City (Hokkaido).
199756. It is said that his death was brought about by a cerebral hemorrhage due to excessive drinking.
199757. It is said that his descendant was Tominoichii who defeated MONONOBE no Moriya with Prince Shotoku.
199758. It is said that his descendants identified themselves as the Yokoi clan and joined the Southern Court army, but the details of this remain unclear.
199759. It is said that his designation as a Living National Treasure was given for the contributions he had made as a buyo performer, and even today Mitsugoro BANDO VII is known as 'Odori no Kami-sama' (literally, the god of dance).
199760. It is said that his education was so strict when he was alone with Terumoto, and he sometimes even disciplined him.
199761. It is said that his family descended from the Sugawara clan, but there are a lot of suspicious records about it (it is also considered that the Yagyu was the same family of the Akamatsu clan in Harima Province).
199762. It is said that his father Akisuke had a rather strained relationship with Kiyosuke, who was closer to his father in age and showed his love to Shigeie and his other children.
199763. It is said that his father Tsunemoto was one of the Sukemasa's senior vassals, and as he died in the Battle of Minoura as a scapegoat for Sukemasa, Sukemasa, with his gratitude, gave his son Tsunechika an important position.
199764. It is said that his father is Kagenari KAMAKURA who was a descendant of the Taira clan; however, according to another theory, he was a son of Kagemichi KAMAKURA.
199765. It is said that his father was Ex-Emperor Chuai and his mother was Empress Jingu, namely Okinagatarashihime no mikoto, but there are many different opinions.
199766. It is said that his father was KOSHI no Saichi, who was a member of Kawachi no Fumi clan, descendents of those who had come from Kudara (Baekje; one of three kingdoms in the southern Korean Peninsula in Ancient periods).
199767. It is said that his father was Kaneaki Urabe(YOSHIDA), and his brother was Kenko YOSHIDA who wrote 'Tsurezure gusa' ('Essays in Idleness').
199768. It is said that his father was Masahide KUSUNOKI..
199769. It is said that his father was Sadayuki ISE (it is also said Sadatsune ISE).
199770. It is said that his father was Yorishige UESUGI, a descendant of the Northern House of the Fujiwara clan, and his mother was a daughter of the Ashikaga clan, and he was the uncle of Takauji ASHIKAGA, seii taishogun (literally, "great general who subdues the barbarians").
199771. It is said that his father was a businessman from Kyushu.
199772. It is said that his father was either Emperor Gotoba or Emperor Juntoku.
199773. It is said that his father was killed in the battle of Onoyama in 1522 (according to another opinion, in the battle of 1518).
199774. It is said that his father, TAIRA no Yoshimasa, governed Sakura City, Shimosa Province, and there exists a district named Masakado in Sakura City to this day, but there are no historical documents that substantiate these claims.
199775. It is said that his father, Tadazane, loved his younger son Yorinaga so much that he pressured Tadamichi to cede the positions of Sesho and Kanpaku to Yorinaga.
199776. It is said that his father, Yoshifuji died in Mochikiyo's childhood.
199777. It is said that his given name was also written by using other kanji 麻智 or 満知.
199778. It is said that his grandson Hikooshihito no mikoto became Musa no kuni no miyatsuko during the reign of Emperor Seimu.
199779. It is said that his grandson Ototakehiko was appointed Sagamu no kuni no miyatsuko during the reign of Emperor Seimu.
199780. It is said that his great-grandfather Ieuji or his father Takatsune took the surname of Shiba.
199781. It is said that his head and body, along with Mitsuhide's, were gibbeted at Honno-ji Temple.
199782. It is said that his height did not reach 150cm even in his adulthood.
199783. It is said that his height is estimated to be from 156 cm to 160 cm.
199784. It is said that his height was 176 cm and his weight was 135 kg.
199785. It is said that his hiding place was in Kyoto, and it is assumed that he met Yukimori (Shikanosuke) YAMANAKA and Katsuhisa AMAGO, who were remnants of the Amago clan in those days (around 1568).
199786. It is said that his home castle was originally an old castle that Toshitada repaired when it was given to him by the Shimazu family.
199787. It is said that his home was poor due to his father's dissipation.
199788. It is said that his house used to be in the area stretching from the present JR Yugawara Station to Jogan-ji Temple.
199789. It is said that his incessant moving was due to the antagonism between Yoshimitsu and himeself and to wars including Meitoku War.
199790. It is said that his influence was so big that the people even named him 'Goi Sessho' (Fifth Rank Sessho).
199791. It is said that his instructor was Ichiami, Ido no Kami (a person who takes care of a well) in Samegai, who supplied ladles to Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI and was praised as being 'the best in the country.'
199792. It is said that his kojin (successors) started to call him 'Mokuami KAWATAKE' instead of 'Mokuami FURUKAWA,' after his death, and Mokuami was not responsible for it.
199793. It is said that his last words were 'Pour water over here to keep me from dying,' he cried while opening his nightclothes in front.
199794. It is said that his last words were 'where on earth are they taking this country to?'
199795. It is said that his lawful wife was Sadako TOYOTOMI, the daughter of Hidekatsu TOYOTOMI and Sugen-in, however, this theory is not clear.
199796. It is said that his loyal subject called Hyogo KAMIYA borrowed no less than 2,000 ryo (currency unit) from the Nishi Hongan-ji Temple, which enabled Naomasa to join the battle.
199797. It is said that his mother is Onabe no kata (Kyounin), a daughter of Genjuro TAKAHATA, but there are different opinions (refer to 'About His Birth Mother').
199798. It is said that his mother was Kikkonyo, the granddaughter of Taro Yoshiie HACHIMAN of Seiwa-Genji (Minamoto clan).
199799. It is said that his mother was TAKAHASHI no Kasa no Ason who was the daughter of Ane no Iratsume and his wife was the daughter of HATA no Imikichogen.
199800. It is said that his mother was TOMO no Inukai no Musume but the truth is unknown.
199801. It is said that his mother was Zonnyo's mother's attendant, but the details are not known.
199802. It is said that his mother was a concubine.
199803. It is said that his mother was a daughter of either TAGIMANOKURA no Kurahiko (当麻倉日子) or KAZURAKI no Atai Ihamura.
199804. It is said that his mother was a daughter of the Yamana clan.
199805. It is said that his mother was the daughter of Gon Chunagon MINAMOTO no Masayori (Murakami Genji (Minamoto clan)), but in reality, she was the daughter of FUJIWARA no Suesada, Hyobu taiyu (senior assistant minister of the Hyobusho Ministry of Military).
199806. It is said that his mother was the younger sister of Tsunatsugu of a different mother.
199807. It is said that his mother, Tokujuin, was the daughter of Nagamitsu SHIOKAWA, Yoshinari MORI or Shingen TAKEDA.
199808. It is said that his name Terumasa was written as 輝政 all his life, but during the years when he was the lord of Yoshida-jo Castle, it was written as 照政.
199809. It is said that his name might have been 下毛野公忠 (pronounced SHIMOTSUKE no Kintada as well).
199810. It is said that his name was known nationwide as one of the Japanese poets representing the Kasei culture, and many literati traveling on Sanyo-do Road dropped in Renjuku.
199811. It is said that his name was written in Okugaki (postscript) of the first, third and seventh volumes of "Daihokojuringyo."
199812. It is said that his natural father was a Nohgakushi, (Noh actor) Saburosannyu MIYAO, but recently, there is another theory that it was Hisahide MATSUNAGA.
199813. It is said that his official rank was Goi Minbu no jo (a fifth-rank official in charge of census and taxation).
199814. It is said that his original name was Yoshimitsu.
199815. It is said that his pen name, Shozan, originated from a Zen temple Zozanemyo of the Obaku sect in the neighborhood.
199816. It is said that his personality was partially a cause of it.
199817. It is said that his place of birth was Jokyoraiseki-son Village of Koma-gun County in Kai Province (present Hokuto-shi City, formerly Kita-Koma-gun County, Hakushu-machi Town)
199818. It is said that his political achievements included the harbor construction of Kagamijima Port and the cultural preservation of cormorant fishing in 1594 in following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Nobunaga ODA.
199819. It is said that his promotion (among the various daimyo in Bungo province, 65,000 koku was quite a large income) while working for Hideyoshi came as a result of Kazuyoshi being close with Mitsunari ISHIDA, who remained his lifelong patron.
199820. It is said that his real mother was a concubine.
199821. It is said that his real mother, who was from the Kozukuri clan, was the second wife of his father, Nobukatsu.
199822. It is said that his son Prince Iwakiwake no miko buried him in Mt. Mio and constructed the Mio-jinja Shrine.
199823. It is said that his son Shigetsugu took over as a head of the Anegakoji family.
199824. It is said that his son was Akiyo.
199825. It is said that his specialty of steric design by using the theory of sculpture is unique among other successive leaders.
199826. It is said that his specialty was in bold paddle work.
199827. It is said that his squad was about to withdrew, but he was killed on the ironclad warship and his body was thrown away into the sea by the New government army.
199828. It is said that his style was artful and gorgeous with introducing the style and design of the Oribe-yaki (Oribe ware), Iga-yaki (Iga ware) or Seto-yaki (Seto ware).
199829. It is said that his surviving descendents subsequently escaped to the south of Mikawa Province (present-day Tanao District, Hekinan City) and they worked hard on learning Western medicine by utilizing their intellect in later generations.
199830. It is said that his travel to Ming and meeting with many high priests there enabled Chushin ZEKKAI to acquire the skills to compose earthly poetry and Shirokubun (Chinese verses using four-six form).
199831. It is said that his voice was so small that students found it difficult to understand his lectures.
199832. It is said that his works were sold more than the works of his father, Gyokudo, at that time.
199833. It is said that historical people who plotted it can be checked but it is unknown whether they had such intentions.
199834. It is said that hoshi natto was originally prepared as a preserved food, but today it is brought with when traveling to overseas destinations where natto is unavailable.
199835. It is said that humans first settled in Maizuru roughly 10,000 years ago.
199836. It is said that ichinen sanzen was created by Chigi, who was a Tendai Daishi and the founder of Chinese Tendai sect.
199837. It is said that if Hiraga had not killed the man, Tanuma would have assigned him as one responsible for the development of Ezo (present Hokkaido).
199838. It is said that if a person goes to the toilet on New Year's Eve and casts a spell "Kanbari Nyudo hototogisu (a little cuckoo)," he or she would not see the monster all the new year round.
199839. It is said that if a picture is left untended even when it gets old and need restoration, a character in the picture will give warning.
199840. It is said that if gastric acid causes hydrogen cyanide toxicity, people can develop spasticity, difficulty in breathing, and in the worst case die from paralysis.
199841. It is said that if one hits the lower back of a childless woman, she'll give birth to a boy.
199842. It is said that if whole nation eats small amount of okara everyday, it will not become waste product, but most okara become waste product for the above reason now.
199843. It is said that if you pay a visit to his grave, you get over a stomachache for some reasons.
199844. It is said that in 1136 while he was at the position of Shimousa no kami, he seized Soma-mikuriya (a private estate of Soma ranch) and the Tachibana manor from the local lord Tsuneshige CHIBA.
199845. It is said that in 1180, Todai-ji temple and Kofuku-ji Temple went up in flames by the fire caused by the war of TAIRA no Shigehira, and Hokke-ji Temple was also damaged.
199846. It is said that in 1212 he died from illness, but the details are unknown.
199847. It is said that in 1217 during the Kamakura period, Yoshihisa MATSUSHITA, the head Shinto priest of the Kamigamo-jinja Shrine (or the Kamowake Ikazuchi-jinja Shrine) followed an oracle to invite Kyoen Shonin from Yamato Province (present-day Nara Prefecture) as the founder of the temple, and erected it.
199848. It is said that in 1298 a royal visit by Emperor Fushimi was made to this temple, and that Tahoto pagoda (a "multi-treasure" pagoda) was built in accordance with an Imperial order.
199849. It is said that in 1392, in the era of the Ming Dynasty, a professional group called the '36 Min families' immigrated from Fusian Province to the village of Kuninda in Naha City.
199850. It is said that in 1550 Sadataka attended the deathbed of the 12th Shogun Yoshiharu ASHIKAGA, who willed that Sadataka should assist the next Shogun Yoshiteru ASHIKAGA.
199851. It is said that in 1593 Sadayori OGASAWARA made an expedition toward south by order of Ieyasu TOKUGAWA and found Ogasawara Islands (Bonin Islands).
199852. It is said that in 1691, Basho MATSUO stayed here and wrote the Saga Nikki (Saga diary).
199853. It is said that in 1698 Korechika KAMEI, who became a receptionist for Imperial envoys, was treated harshly by Yoshihisa, but Korechika could no longer stand it and therefore notified the chief retainer, Sanekake TAKO.
199854. It is said that in 674 the shrine was built, and in 686 Onamuchi no mikoto was enshrined together.
199855. It is said that in 702 the same treatment with the powerful clans in the capital was made for the powerful local clans by letting the powerful local clans to register the clan name and hereditary title of Kuni no Miyatsuko in the various provinces to the government.
199856. It is said that in 815, Kukai (Kobo Daishi [a posthumous title of the priest Kukai]) reconstructed Tahoto pagoda, Kon-do hall (main hall of a Buddhist temple) and many other temple buildings afterwards.
199857. It is said that in 966, he engaged in Genpuku (coming-of-age ritual) and received a cautionary lesson from his grandfather Koretoki at the age of 13 (in fact, Koretoki died in 963, according to "Kugyobunin" (list of upper officers)).
199858. It is said that in August 1189 he took part in the Oshu Battle and washed Yoritomo's cavalry horse every day.
199859. It is said that in Kyoto, there were large gardens like the Shinsen-en garden, said to be as large as east to west approximately 218m and north to south approximately 436m, Reiszei-in imperial villa, Suzaku-in imperial villa and Junna-in imperial villa.
199860. It is said that in March, 773, he was selected to be one of the ten masters of Zen.
199861. It is said that in Nijo-jo Castle Yoshiaki was terrified to see Nobunaga setting fires to Kamigyo.
199862. It is said that in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Sunakake-babaa appeared on a pine tree and was heard throwing sand, but actually no sand fell on anybody there.
199863. It is said that in Suzan Shorin-ji Temple, Daruma faced the wall and continued meditating for nine years; however, there is also a theory that this legend resulted from a misperception of Daruma's hekikan (literally, "staring at the wall").
199864. It is said that in an era during which there were no megaphones and the like, he sought to spread Buddhist teachings to the populous through a form of easy to understand silent drama using exaggerated movements and gestures.
199865. It is said that in ancient times, a local ruling family who spearheaded Saishi (religious service) collected hatsuho from subjects in order to cover the expenses or to use it as altarage.
199866. It is said that in fact there were loud sounds heard when breaking shutters and Shoji with kakeya (wooden maul), that could be heard all the way to the northern neighboring residence of Chikara TSUCHIYA, a Hatamoto (direct retainer of the shogun).
199867. It is said that in her final years, she would ask those who visited her in her sick bed 'Even if I go blind, will there still be roles that I can perform?'
199868. It is said that in her later years she lived around Higashiyama Tsukinowa, where her deceased father Motosuke's mountain villa was located, and that she kept in touch with old friends in the Imperial Court such as FUJIWARA no Kinto and the court ladies who had served the Empress FUJIWARA no Shoshi, such as Izumi Shikibu and Akazome-emon.
199869. It is said that in his later years, Ichiro became to believe in Christianity influenced by Aizan, quit drinking alcohol, and eventually died as a 'typical fatherly Tokugawa samurai' (from remembrance of Aizan).
199870. It is said that in his later years, he built Fudaraku-ji Temple at Iwakura in the northern part of Kyoto and lived in seclusion.
199871. It is said that in his later years, tears would fall from his face upon hearing the mention of Iemochi, and he would say 'My heart bleeds for him,' thinking of his life with such a burden in a turbulent age with poor physical health.
199872. It is said that in later Edo Period, Edo almost encompassed fifteen Wards of later-Tokyo City, present-day Chiyoda, Chuo, Bunkyo, Taito, Sumida, and Koto wards, as well as the east side of Shinjuku Ward (up to Yotsuya).
199873. It is said that in one of the pictures he leaned a little bit because his right shoulder had been injured.
199874. It is said that in order to avoid being sent to the foremost front where the possibility of getting damages is higher, Masamune calculated and sought for the position of his troops to be near the headquarter, by applying his troops with the military uniforms, which would please Hideyoshi with showy character.
199875. It is said that in pre-war Kagoshima Prefecture, it was extremely difficult for 'Heimin' (commoners) to secure public service roles in a new government.
199876. It is said that in previous times in the southern east Asia area (Vietnam and others, but unknown now), bronze drums were usually buried and, picked up and used in the case of ceremonies and funerals.
199877. It is said that in such a situation the customer paid some money and apologized.
199878. It is said that in the Asuka period, Prince Shotoku used OTOMO no Hosohito as "Shinobi (志能備)".
199879. It is said that in the Asuka period, Toyura no Miya Palace was located to the west of Asuka, was on the other side across the Asuka-gawa River, and Oharida no Miya Palace was in the region called Oharida (also known as Owarida) to the north of Asuka.
199880. It is said that in the Edo Period, a local priest doubted its existence, excavated the tumulus, and found a stone coffin there.
199881. It is said that in the Edo period, when a house was built, three tiles should be left unused.
199882. It is said that in the Kyoho era (1716-36) Koremasa's gravestone was discovered when Takatsuki-jo Castle was under repair, then the stone was relocated.
199883. It is said that in the Meiji period, he made efforts to restore impaired reputation of his comrades, who had worked together with him but died in the movements, and visited their bereaved families in various places to offer his apologetic sentiment and condolence.
199884. It is said that in the Meiji period, the Yaotome mai was reformed into a dance of higher artistic quality because it was about to be prohibited according to government policy,
199885. It is said that in the Ming and Qing dynasties of China, vessels originally used for serving wine were adopted for use in the tea service, and there are many extravagantly designed examples.
199886. It is said that in the Muromachi period, Genno osho who opened Gengen-ji Temple in the Aizu district destroyed Sesshoseki, and pieces of the destroyed Sesshoseki flew to various parts of Japan.
199887. It is said that in the ancient times, Himiko who was also a shrine maiden or shaman conducting rites and festivals controlled the administration by prayer or fortune-telling.
199888. It is said that in the early rendering, Togashi was represented as a mediocre man who was fooled by Benkei far too easily.
199889. It is said that in the era of Masashige, the clan restored its family name from Sakuma to original Miura, but the Miura family line was extinguished with Masashige.
199890. It is said that in the era of the second emperor of joko more than three thousand years ago, sixteen younger brothers and sisters scattered all over world and their names still remain as place names
199891. It is said that in the fiscal 2005, approximately 20,000 tons of live eels were farm raised in Taiwan, and approximately 50,000 tons were farm raised in China.
199892. It is said that in the following year the sariras were dug out, placed in a new vessel and a wooden box, and buried in the pillar foundation again.
199893. It is said that in the garden, water was drawn in from the Kamo-gawa River (the Yodo-gawa River system) and flowers and trees of every season offered by shugo daimyo (shugo, which were Japanese provincial military governors, that became daimyo, which were Japanese territorial lord) were planted, resulting in the name 'Hana no gosho' (literally, the flower palace).
199894. It is said that in the inside of tenshu (main keep or tower of a castle) was a fukinuke (stairwell).
199895. It is said that in the late Heian period a grandchild of Shigeto URANO, whose name was Sigenaga ASUKE, lived in Asuke-cho, Mikawa Province and called himself the Asuke clan, and for generations since then it was based at Iimori-jo Castle, in Mikawa Province.
199896. It is said that in the old lunar calendar, as May is the month of the horse (refer to the item of 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac), and the first horse day of the month was celebrated as the sekku.
199897. It is said that in the past, Sojo from the third (Nichimoku) to the 4th (Nichido) and from the sixty-sixth (Nichidatsu) to the sixty-seventh (Nikken) was done in the form of confidential affairs, but some deny that regarding the case of Sojo to Nikken.
199898. It is said that in the past, it was named Kasuga izakawazakaokasha, but it turned to be 'Kango-jinja Shrine,' making kan (韓) in kara-kami kan (漢) and sono (園) in sono-kami go (國).
199899. It is said that in the period of the Tang Dynasty, Dosen, who founded the Nanzan-risshu sect, completed the study of the commandments and that Ganjin, who learned from Dosen's disciple, transmitted the commandments to Japan, as requested by Japanese priests who had studied in China.
199900. It is said that in the post World War II world of traditional Japanese Noh drama, it was Akiyo TOMOEDA who embraced and continued the charismatic acting style of Hisao KANZE.
199901. It is said that in the suibyo there is kudokusui (功徳水), meaning water that never dries up.
199902. It is said that in the text of less than 300 characters the essence of Mahayana Buddhism is preached, and it has been used as one of the sutras for recitation without regard to whether one is a priest or a lay person (except for certain sects).
199903. It is said that in this debate he handed down a judgment favorable to the Jodo sect because he was tired of the aimed Nichiren sect's conflicts with other sects.
199904. It is said that in this defeat, more than 10,000 soldiers of Takeda forces were killed or injured (according to one theory, 1,000 of the Takeda forces and 600 of the Oda and Tokugawa allied forces).
199905. It is said that in this religious sphere in general, burning the dead body might be considered as an insult to the dead.
199906. It is said that ingredients in four colors symbolize the four gods or seasons, and that ingredients in five colors symbolize the universe.
199907. It is said that inuyarais are originated from Komayose (surrounded areas under eaves), and they also have an effect to make it difficult for thieves to enter the house.
199908. It is said that it appeared at the time of a religious ceremony to pray for rainfall held by Kukai at Shinsen-en.
199909. It is said that it benefits Jigoku-do (world of hell) as Kannon with great mercy in the role of Roku Kannon.
199910. It is said that it depicts Kyoto from 1615 to 1623.
199911. It is said that it depicts the image with which a priest Enchin was in the state of enlightenment.
199912. It is said that it eats fragrance and is a guardian god of soma, the alcohol of the gods, as well.
199913. It is said that it ferments more quickly natto and is easier to be digested than the usual natto.
199914. It is said that it got this name from the failure to achieve its original purpose of the issue.
199915. It is said that it had many more elements of rough style than the modern "Sukeroku."
199916. It is said that it has been believed in since around the end of the Muromachi Period.
199917. It is said that it has some followers such as the Shitenno (four guardian kings) and lives at Zenken-jo Castle atop Mt. Shumisen (the Touriten).
199918. It is said that it is better to use mixture of ground beef and pork, as they complement each other, than just using ground beef or pork.
199919. It is said that it is difficult to store because it is pure sake which has not been heat sterilized; unless it is refrigerated after filtering moromi and consumed fairly soon, it will begin to develop bacteria in short order.
199920. It is said that it is preferable to eat cooked rice and the side dish placed on it alternately.
199921. It is said that it is repeated seven, five and three times.
199922. It is said that it lives in Kizaki-ko Lake, one of Nishina Sanko (Nishina three lakes) in Omachi City.
199923. It is said that it lost its utility later.
199924. It is said that it originated from a thatched hut called Ojo-in Temple where Genzan lived during the Chogen era (1028-1037).
199925. It is said that it refers to the release of the prisoners.
199926. It is said that it started when Risso (monks following Rishu) and the Jishu school promoted it as a Buddhist ritual for the common people in the early medieval period and it took hold in the Edo period when Terauke seido (the system of organizing whole temples in Japan with registration of follower families) was established.
199927. It is said that it took at least three years to learn to walk properly drawing the letter of 八.
199928. It is said that it usually stays inside of a shell and drifts in the sea.
199929. It is said that it was Kinito who secretly made efforts to make his son Kinmochi SAIONJI go to France for study.
199930. It is said that it was Masamori's generation of the Taira family who secured the base upon which later generations flourished, and Masamori is considered to be the individual who laid the foundation.
199931. It is said that it was Shinpachiro YAMAYOSHI who cut Yukichige CHIKAMATSU down into the pond.
199932. It is said that it was Tadaakira who named this canal Dotonbori.
199933. It is said that it was about the time of this battle that he began to be called by another name like "Yari no Matazaemon" or "Yari no Mataza".
199934. It is said that it was after the return of Okinawa when (Japanese) soba started to be commonly eaten there.
199935. It is said that it was aimed to confirm the creed Nichiren advocated and relationship among followers by chanting together 'Namu Myoho Renge-kyo Sutra' (Devotion to the Law of Hokekyo (the Lotus Sutra), daimoku (Nichiren chant) of Hokekyo.
199936. It is said that it was also used by Tsuna to kill an ogre ("Shuten Doji" - the leader of a group of local bandits) at the Rajo-mon Gate and also by TADA no Manju to kill the ogre of Mt. Togakushi ("Taiheiki", The Record of the Great Peace).
199937. It is said that it was an agonizing choice, prompted by his awareness of his position as the head of Gosekke and to keep the Imperial family safe by preventing responsibility for the war from falling on Emperor Showa.
199938. It is said that it was around present-day 'Katabiranotsuji'.
199939. It is said that it was at the tower in this temple that Kukai discovered "Dainichi-kyo" (Mahavairocana Sutra), one of the primal scriptures for the Shingon sect.
199940. It is said that it was because Shingen's illness transiently became worse.
199941. It is said that it was because the people were afraid of Kakurin's curse or it was the question of saving money and troublesome work.
199942. It is said that it was because they wanted to prevent the another rising tide of public opinion.
199943. It is said that it was built in 712.
199944. It is said that it was consecrated by Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI.
199945. It is said that it was created by fusing cultures of the samurai class, the nobility, and Zen priests around the Higashiyama mountain villa in Kyoto which was built by Yoshimasa ASHIKAGA, the eighth shogun (1436-1490).
199946. It is said that it was enshrined by a man named OGA no Higi during the reign of Emperor Kinmei (539-571).
199947. It is said that it was founded by Shinkaku sponsored by Fuminori HINO in 971, and it was a branch temple of the Onjo-ji Temple.
199948. It is said that it was in 758 or thereafter that the representation of '大和' was formally determined.
199949. It is said that it was introduced to Koguryo, which was the northernmost country, as early as in 372 during the era of the King Shojurin from Former Qin.
199950. It is said that it was invented by a famous contemporary master of tea ceremony Enshu KOBORI, who was also a garden designer.
199951. It is said that it was left while the giant was carrying the soil from Biwako Lake to Mt. Fuji.
199952. It is said that it was made at home for special events such as Shichi-go-san (a day of prayer for the healthy growth of young children).
199953. It is said that it was organized by the Emperor Gotoba in around 1200 to counter the military force organized by the Kamakura bakufu.
199954. It is said that it was painted by Eitoku KANO, and Nobunaga ODA gave it as a gift to Kenshin UESUGI in 1574 (Uesugi Nenpu (Uesugi's chronological record)).
199955. It is said that it was prized in Kyoto, and very popular as a souvenir or a gift from the western part of Japan in those days.
199956. It is said that it was produced by remodeling JNR's track change locomotive.
199957. It is said that it was propagated to Japan directly or via the Korean peninsula, but that isn't certain.
199958. It is said that it was result of a mutation of citrus imported from China, and although the parents are not known, recent researches on genome show that its structure is similar to Citrus nobilis Lour.
199959. It is said that it was started by MINAMOTO no Mitsuyuki on March 16, 1236, and completed once, after MINAMOTO no Mitsuyuki's death, by MINAMOTO no Chikayuki on August 17, 1255 after 'resolving questions' through 'several collations' and 'repeated proofreading.'
199960. It is said that it was stored as winter preserves in ancient times similar to other dried food.
199961. It is said that it was the Dochu sect who informed Saicho of the existence of "Bushosho," but it is debatable.
199962. It is said that it was the former Shuraku-ji Temple, which was built in the personal residence of SAKANOUE no Hirono, who was the second son of SAKANOUE no Tamuramaro and was commonly called 'Hirano-dono,' who developed this area in the Heian period.
199963. It is said that it was towards the end of the eighth century to the early ninth century that such a trend accelerated.
199964. It is said that it went to Omizo, Takashima Cho in order to set a fire but failed because there was no space.
199965. It is said that its Japanese name 'hamo' stems from the word 'hamu', which means bite and eat, because it always attempts to bite.
199966. It is said that its ancient term of 'kamu' (醸む, to brew) sounds the same as 'kamu' (噛む, to chew) because of this, but there is also another theory.
199967. It is said that its costume was based on a figure of slave or follower in ancient India so that it shows that it is a person who follows a disciplinant and guards him.
199968. It is said that its name was Toshidasan Daishomudo-ji Temple at that time.
199969. It is said that its realistic description influenced the writing of "The Tale of Genji."
199970. It is said that jomen ho was adopted in 1722.
199971. It is said that juke boxes were brought by the occupation army that came to Japan after World War II.
199972. It is said that kaisha-Kenjutsu changed into suhada-Kenjutsu, which was supposed to be used in an accidental fight during peace time between people wearing ordinary clothes.
199973. It is said that kamaboko was first sold as a commercial product during the Edo period or later.
199974. It is said that kokerabuki roofs ordinarily have a life of around 40 years.
199975. It is said that kujishi was the origin of the lawyer system in Japan after the daigennin (lawyer in the Meiji period) system in the Meiji period, but the nature of the systems was very different.
199976. It is said that kurodo with the longest tenure, in other words gokuro, was ennobled every year with the exception of the cases where the kurodo was allowed to remain in office (joryu), and that most of them made the transition to kokushi (provincial governors).
199977. It is said that lamenting over not being able to see Prince Hachiko, she drowned herself in clear water in Oshimizu, Kawamata-machi.
199978. It is said that later he changed his imina (personal name) to Yorihiro.
199979. It is said that later he was adopted as a son of Chikasumi INBE (忌部親澄), a Shinto priest of Oda-jinja Shrine (the Tsurugi Shrine) in Oda sho, Nyu gun, Echizen Province, changed his surname to Inbe and became a Shinto priest.
199980. It is said that later, FUJIWARA no Yoshitsugu completed the temple buildings.
199981. It is said that later, he committed joint suicide with Karu no oiratsume, who had followed him.
199982. It is said that loyal subjects of the Miura clan, who settled in Oaza-Ikuji, Higashiura-cho, Chita district, Aichi Prefecture and became peasants, enshrined their lord Saku-hime as a Konohana-sakuya-hime.
199983. It is said that manju stuffed with azuki bean filling was created because original manju was stuffed with meat (eating meat was prohibited in Japan while it was not originally prohibited by Buddhism).
199984. It is said that mantra of Dainichi Nyorai of the spiritual principle or mantra of Dakiniten, was chanted.
199985. It is said that many Japanese cypress trees were planted in the west of the Kanto region (central area to the Kansai region) but it has been identified that a large number of a different type of Japanese cedar tree were also planted in this area.
199986. It is said that many companies rejected this taking over saying, "It will be unprofitable," in the course of business negotiations.
199987. It is said that many how-to books on bento were published during that time.
199988. It is said that many methods to reach enlightenment are summarized into these two.
199989. It is said that many of his portraits that are left today look unearthly because he listened to the worries of many people.
199990. It is said that many of the Chiba clan families died in battle or lost their territories besides Hidetane's families.
199991. It is said that many of the princes and imperial descendants of Emperor Seiwa descended to subject status, given the family name of Minamoto.
199992. It is said that many people die every year due to death by suffocation caused by choking on a piece of mochi.
199993. It is said that many people still do not know the difference between Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples even now.
199994. It is said that many scholars cooperated with Kikan IKEDA in making this book, and his family, especially his father Hirofumi, helped him with the work.
199995. It is said that many similarities can be seen in Greek mythology, such as Orpheus going to the underworld just as Izanagi went to the underworld, and plants and flowers withering when Demeter and Amaterasu hid themselves (god of death and regeneration).
199996. It is said that meals and between-meal snacks were always ready for their men, Okappiki, in Doshin's houses, and Okappiki were able to eat meals there anytime.
199997. It is said that metal ash spoons (haisaji) originated when Doan had used a metal piece to level ash.
199998. It is said that miso soup appeared on the common people's tables from the Muromachi period.
199999. It is said that miso soup, as a food consummed at the front, was more like 'rice poured soup' and was often cooked by pouring hot water on rice and miso, but later it has changed gradually into a combination of rice and miso soup.
200000. It is said that miso soup, especially made with freshwater clams is a cure for a hangover as it helps to break down alcohol.