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Gongen Zaka (権現坂), the Mountain Path where Some Feudal Warlords on the Provincial War Era Rushed thr

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Last updated : May 02, 20222 min read

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Re: Gongen Zaka (権現坂), the Mountain Path where Some Feudal Warlords on the Provincial War Era Rushed through the Fierce Battle

 
It was a lucky day for me today. The Buddhist monk of our family temple kindly advised me on climbing up to the pass when we were having a small talk. It was the first visit for me, but I was a bit surprised to know that the mountain path did not go into so waste as I had worried. We didn’t sweat at all in this early spring, though we walked the slope for an hour or so. I felt as if I was hearing neighing of horses and seeing rushing soldiers at the path. The fierce battle was fought on the 9th and 10th of June in 1583 throughout my hometown.
[A Patron Saint at the Mountain Path (峠にあるお地蔵様)]
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[A Mountain path where many feudal warlords must have rushed]
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[Gyo-ichi yama mountain (行市山砦), on which Sakuma Morimasa (佐久間 盛政) built his fortress, was seen]
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[Lake Yogo (余呉湖) was seen through trees]
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