{"id":638,"date":"2012-08-18T22:16:05","date_gmt":"2012-08-18T13:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lovekatano.com\/?page_id=638"},"modified":"2015-01-01T21:11:53","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T12:11:53","slug":"chapter3-katano-in-the-heian-period","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lovekatano.com\/?page_id=638","title":{"rendered":"Chapter3 Katano in the Heian period"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Nara period to the Heian period, the south of Katano was under the rule of the Moribes, who was designated as patrimonial bureaucrats of Katano Gun<\/em> (the Katano area). However, in 10th century, the Moribes’ political power became weak with the rise of powerful temples. They built their temples in the Katano area without the Moribes’ permissions. The Moribes, who was afraid of the loss of the political influence, donated their lands to Iwashimizu Hachimangu<\/a><\/em> (the Iwashimizu shrine) in Kyoto and was given political legitimacy.<\/p>\n

Since then, people of Katano, as Jinin<\/em> (assistants of the festival),\u00a0began to participate\u00a0in the Iwashimizu festival held in September 15th every year.<\/p>\n

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(c) Katano City Education Board<\/p><\/div>\n

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This picture shows people\u00a0in the Mori area are heading to Iwashimizu Hachimangu for Hojyoe<\/em> (the Iwashimizu annual festival).<\/p>\n

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Emperors and high-class Nobles frequently visited Katano Gahara<\/em> for vacation and training through hunting. Some of them\u00a0connected Ama no Gawa<\/em> (the Ama no River) with the tale of Tanabata<\/em>\u00a0since its scenery was similar to the story. Since then, nobles, who\u00a0came to Katano on July 7th, were said to enjoy the event.<\/p>\n

In the Heian<\/em> period, the Higashi Koya Kaido<\/em> (the East Koya<\/em> Rode) running from Toji<\/em> in Kyoto to Koyasan Kongobuji<\/em> in Wakayama was completed. The road was called ‘the rode for faith’ and many monks used\u00a0it to go to Kyoto or Wakayama.\u00a0One of them, Kukai, is said to have trained his spirit at Shishikutsu Ji<\/em> (the Shishikutsu<\/em> Temple)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Yakushi Nyorai Zazo<\/em> in Shishikutsu\u00a0Ji<\/em> and Jyuichimen Kannon Ritsuzo<\/em> in Shoden Ji\u00a0<\/em>were made in the end of the Heian<\/em> period. The former is registrated as a National Heirloom.<\/p>\n

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(left) Yakushi Nyorai Zazo (right) Jyuichimen Kannon Ritsuzo (c) Katano City Education Board<\/p>\n

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Go on\u00a0to Chapter 4 Katano in the Kamakura and Muromachi periods<\/a><\/p>\n

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