Virtual Kesen 33 Kannon Pigrimage #30 Oishi Kannon-do Hall

 

     Yahagi Genba was based in Tsurugasaki Fortress in Kesen County.  As he was subject to the Kasai Family, he became a farmer after the dismissal of the family in 1590.  It means he escaped from the slaughter of the local samurai by Date Masamune (1567-1636).

     In 1590, both the Osaki and Kasai Families were "dismissed" by Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536-1598).  On October 16th of the year, revolts against Hideyoshi's rule broke out.  On July 4th, 1591, the revolts were finally suppressed.  On August 14th, Date Masamune (1567-1636) summoned the leaders of the revolts to Sueyama, Momunofu County, Mutsu Province, and killed them all.

     Genba and his family moved about 1 kilometer downstream and settled in Tochigasawa with their personal 50-centimeters-tall Eleven-Faced Thousand-Armed Sahasrabhuja standing image.

Address: Tochigasawa Takatacho, Rikuzentakata, Iwate 029-2205

Tsurugasaki Fortress Site

Address: Koshimappe Yahagicho, Rikuzentakata, Iwate 029-2201