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| Posted: 08 Aug 2019 10:07 PM PDT [ . BACK to DARUMA MUSEUM TOP . ] . Kaido 街道 Highways - ABC Index . :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Hijiyama Kaido 比治山街道 Hijiyama Highway  Mount Hijiyama is a small mountain in Hiroshima, about 70 m high. Hiroshima was established on the delta coastline of the Seto Inland Sea in 1589 by powerful warlord Mōri Terumoto. Hiroshima Castle was quickly built, and in 1593 Mōri moved in. Terumoto was on the losing side at the Battle of Sekigahara. The winner of the battle, Tokugawa Ieyasu, deprived Mōri Terumoto of most of his fiefs, including Hiroshima and gave Aki Province to Masanori Fukushima, a daimyō who had supported Tokugawa. From 1619 until 1871, Hiroshima was ruled by the Asano clan. - wikipedia - Hijiyama Koen Park 比治山公園 Hijiyama Park, Hijiyamacho Minami-ku Hiroshima-shi,Hiroshima - quote - Located in the city of Hiroshima as a famous site for cherry blossoms. You can get a full view of the metropolis from the top of a small hill and the art museum and manga library inside the park are places to relax. ... a site that extends north and south along the 71m-high Mt. Hiji. From the 2 observation points inside the park, you can get a view of the city of Hiroshima and the Seto Inland Sea, and enjoy both the daytime and nighttime views. Also known for its cherry blossoms, approximately 1300 cherry trees go into full bloom between late March and early April, attracting many flower-viewing visitors. Aside from the art museum and the manga library in the park, there are also outdoor sculptures everywhere. Equipped as an art park, it has become a place of rest for the citizens. - Japan's first public modern art museum A park building which will draw your attention is the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art. Located at the top of Mt. Hiji, it first opened in 1989 as Japan's first public modern art museum. There are approximately 1500 exhibits which were mostly created by young artists after the Second World War. Along with special exhibitions, the museum introduces various ways to enjoy the contemporary art including Artists' Talk where you can hear the real voices of the artists, talks by the curators, and monthly workshops which are popular with the kids. Next to the shopping center beside the park, there is a 207m-long moving sidewalk and escalator known as the Hijiyama Skywalk which will connect you to the museum. Right in front of the museum is the stop for the convenient Hiroshima sightseeing bus Meipuru-pu. - A library specializing in manga, unique in the country The Hiroshima City Manga Library which is located at the north side of the park is a unique facility specializing in manga as a public library. There are 120,000 of the latest manga magazines and the newest single volumes of manga which have become films, dramas and anime. - source : planetyze.com/en/japan/hiroshima... -  .............................................................................................................................................. Hijiyama Jinja 比治山神社 Hijiyama Shrine 広島県広島市南区比治山町5-10 / 5-10 Hijiyamacho, Minami Ward, Hiroshima  The Deity in residence was 黄幡大明神 Oban Daimyojin and the shrine was located in a valley South of Mount Hijiyama, the 黄幡谷 Obandani. In 1646 the Shrine was relocated to its present place. - HP of the Shrine - reference source : hijiyama-jinja.jp.. - :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: . Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction . Jizoo sama 地蔵様 Jizo Bosatsu The daikan 代官 assistant deputy governor passed along the old Hijiyama Kaido and took a rest. There came a beautiful young woman and offered him some tea. Then she disappeared. The local farmers thought it must have been an incarnation of Jizo Bosatsu and made an offering of a field. This is the Jizoden 地蔵田 Jizo Field to our day. . Jizō - Jizo Bosatsu 地蔵菩薩 - ABC List . There is a famous historic site in Akita called Jizoden. 4 Chome-16-8 Goshonojizoden, Akita  - quote - Jizouden Site - the Paleolithic Culture - Report of Excavation,1985 The Jizouden Site is located in the southern suburb of Akita City, Akita Prefecture. It is situated on the lower river terrace of the right bank from the Iwami River in Akita Plains where is at a height of 31m above sea level. The site was discovered by the Akita City Board of Education in 1985. A total of 4,447 paleolithic artifacts were discovered from the Jizouden Site. - source : city.akita.lg.jp/kurashi... - Jizoden is also the name of Sake from Akita :  source : takashimizu-shop.com... Akita ....................................................................... There is a 地蔵田 Jizoda in Otsubocho, Miyazaki, 880-0951 宮崎県宮崎市大坪町  .............................................................................................................................................. - reference : nichibun yokai database - ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::  - - - To join me on facebook, click the image ! ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: . Kaido 街道 The old highways . . kaidoo 街道と伝説 Legends about the old Kaido highways . . Kaido 街道 Highways - ABC Index . . Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo 江戸の名所 . . Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government . . 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