Virtual Old Mutsu 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #4 Hase-dera Temple

 

     Legend has it that Hase-dera Temple was founded in 804 after Shiwa Fortress was built as the northernmost base for the Imperial Army against northern foreigners in 803.  The fortress was hit by a flood and the northernmost base was moved to Tokutan Fortress, which was built in 812.  Presumably, Hase-dera Temple was moved to its present place later.

     Hase-dera Temple obviously shares the same name with the one in Nara Prefecture today.  Someone from Hase, Yamato Province, could have been dispatched to Shiwa Fortress as a general or an officer.

Address: Dai 1 Chiwari-68 Ishidoriyacho Hasedo, Hanamaki, Iwate 028-3183

Shiwa Fortress Ruins

Address: Hohatcho-47-11 Kamikazuma, Morioka, Iwate 020-0051

Phone: 019-658-1710

Tokutan Fortress Ruins

Address: Dai 6 Chiwari Nishitokuta, Yahaba, Shiwa District, Iwate 028-3603

Hase-dera Temple

Address: 731-1 Hase, Sakurai, Nara 633-0112

Phone: 0744-47-7001