Himegami Kozakura Stone (Iwate Prefecture) [Famous Stones of Japan]

HIMEKAMI KOSAKURA Stone

Himegami Kozakuraishi

A story set in Japan 1,300 years ago.
Shogun Sakanoue no Tamuramaro marches into eastern Japan.
At that time, the Eboshi Shrine Maiden was enshrined on Mount Himekami in Iwate Prefecture.
Sakanoue no Tamuramaro is famous for possessing the legendary Japanese sword "Onikirimaru."
Tamuramaro fought against Tateeboshi no Miko at Onikirimaru, and she later became a princess deity who protected Tamuramaro.
There is also a myth that Mt. Iwate and Mt. Himekami, the two largest mountains in Iwate Prefecture, were married.
Himegami Kozakuraishi is a granite that makes up the entire Mount Himegami.
The bronze statue of Nitobe Inazo in front of Morioka Station is also made of Himegami Kozakura stone.
Nitobe Inazo was a Japanese thinker and author of the widely read book "Bushido."

It is a story from 1300 years ago in Japan. Sakanoue no Tamuramaro who was a Shogun marched into eastern Japan. At that time, he enshrined Tate Eboshi no Mikoto on Mount Himekami in Iwate Prefecture. Sakanoue no Tamuramaro is famous for having the legendary Japanese sword "Ogre Slayer". Tamuramaro fought against Tate Eboshi no Mikoto with Ogre Slayer, and after that, she became Himekami, who protected Tamuramaro. There is also a myth that Mount Iwate, the largest mountain in Iwate Prefecture, and Mount Himekami were a married couple. Himekami Kosakura Stone is the granite that makes up the entire Mount Himekami. The bronze statue of Nitobe Inazo in front of Morioka Station is also made of Himekami Kosakura Stone. Nitobe Inazo was a Japanese philosopher and the author of "Bushido", a book that is widely read around the world.