Virtual Akata 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #6 Okamoto Tetsuzo’s House

 

     Judging from the Akata 33 Kannon Pilgrimage map, the #6 deity of the pilgrimage seems to be located in Daikanmen Akata, Yurihonjo, Akita 015-0023.

     Daikanmen means Local Administrator Exemption.  It is unknown whether the local administrator of the Kameda Domain exempted Akata Village from paying taxes from the rice fields there or the taxes from the rice fields there were exempted as the income of the local administrator.

     The Kameda Domain government divided its territories into 4 areas: the Utechi area, the Kawaouchi area, the Shimohama area, and the Daishoji area.  4 local administrators' jurisdiction areas were routinely swapped after 3 to 5 years so as not to allow them to be too powerful or to have corrupt relationships with villagers.  Akata village belonged to the Utechi area.

     For your information, the Utechi area covered the following villages in 1725: Ono (today’s Ono Matsugasaki, Yurihonjo, Akita 015-0032), Shinnosawa (Shinnosawa, Yurihonjo, Akita 015-0033), Ashikawa (Ashikawa, Yurihonjo, Akita 015-0034), Oyakawa (Oyakawa, Yurihonjo, Akita 015-0035), Ishiwaki (Ishiwaki, Yurihonjo, Akita 015-0011), Shibano (Shibano Kawaguchi, Yurihonjo, Akita 015-0051), Hiraoka (Hiraoka Utetsu, Yurihonjo, Akita 015-0024), Hataya (Hataya, Yurihonjo, Akita 015-0052), Iwaya-machi (Iwayamachi, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0711), Iwaya-fumoto (Iwayafumoto, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0726), Kami-Kurokawa (Iwakikamikurokawa, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-1225), Rokurota (Iwakirokuroda, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-1224), Oora (Oora, Yurihonjo, Akita 015-0021), Uchi-Kurose (Uchikurose, Yurihonjo, Akita 015-0022), Nakanome (Nakanome Nishimemachi Nishime, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0603), Nakadate (Nakadate, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0722), Fukasawa (Fukasawa, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0724), Yamada (Yamada, Yurihonjo, Akita 015-0025), Otani (Otani, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0721), Yonezaka (Yonezaka, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0725), Ushidera (Ushidera, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0723), and Akata (Akata, Yurihonjo, Akita 015-0023) Villages.

     The Kawaouchi area covered Kami-Hebita (Iwakikamihebita, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-1222), Shinsawa-fumoto (Shinsawa, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0842), Takao (Takao, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0844), Kuzuoka (Kuzuoka, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0852), Hiraguki (Hiraguki, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0851), Nakatashiro (Nakatashiro, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0901), Nakatashiro-shinden (Shinden, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0902), Koguriyama (Koguriyama, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0903), Iwanomezawa (Iwanomezawa, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0904), Taki (Taki, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0905), Habiro (Habiro, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0906), Nakacho (Nakacho, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0843), Suyama (Matsumoto-Suyama Bus stop in Maeno Matsumoto, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0855), Nagasaka (Nagasaka, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0853), Nozoki (Nozoki, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0854), Matsumoto (Matsumoto, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0855), Kagasawa (Kagasawa, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0841), Okurazawa (Okurazawa, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0733), Fukuda (Fukuda Fukuyama, Yurihonjo, Akita 015-0053), Tokusawa (Tokusawa, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0732), Masukawa (Sankawa Ouchisankawa, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0731), Haraikawa (Haraikawa Ouchisankawa, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0731), Kawaguchi (Kawaguchi, Yurihonjo, Akita 015-0051) Villages.

     The Shimohama area covered Akahira (Iwakiakahira, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-1215), Futago (Iwakifutago, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-1305), Uchi-Michikawa (Uchimichikawa Iwakiuchimichikawa, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-1301), Michikawa (Iwakimichikawa, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-1304), Katte (Iwakikatte, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-1302), Araya (Araya Iwakikatte, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-1302), Hanekawa (Shimohamahanekawa, Akita, 010-1503), Nagahama (Shimohamanagahama, Akita, 010-1502), Katsurane (Shimohamakatsurane, Akita, 010-1501), Tota (Tota Iwakitakinomata, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-1211), Kimino (Iwakikimigano, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-1303), Myogasawa (Shimohamamyogasawa, Akita, 010-1504), Hatta (Shimohamahatta, Akita, 010-1505), Shimo-Kurose (Yuwashimokurose, Akita, 010-1203) Villages.

     The Daishoji area covered Shimo-Kurokawa (Iwakishimokurokawa, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-1226), Shimo-Hebita (Shimohebita Uwano, Yurihonjo, Akita 015-0094), Tomita (Iwakitomita, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-1214), Kawaharada (Kawaharada Takao, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0844), Akahira(Iwakiakahira, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-1215) , Takimata (Iwakitakinomata, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-1211), Fukumata (Iwakifukunomata, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-1212), Arawa (Yuwaarawa, Akita, 010-1341), Mukaeno (Yuwamukaino, Akita, 010-1344), Nakanomata (Nakanomata, Yurihonjo, Akita 018-0845), Kayagasawa (Kayagasawa Yuwakayagasawa, Akita, 010-1352), Kiurisawa (Kiurizawa Kiharada, Daisen, Akita 019-2334), Eharada (Eharada Bus Stop Address: Kiharada, Daisen, Akita 019-2334), Kitanome (Kitanome, Daisen, Akita 019-2121), Engyoji (Engyoji, Daisen, Akita 019-2201), Jinga (Yuwajingamura, Akita, 010-1342), Ikarida (Yuwaikarida, Akita, 010-1351), and Tsunagi (Yuwatsunagi, Akita, 010-1343) Villages.