Date Masamune

[ . BACK to DARUMA　MUSEUM　TOP . ]
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::　

Date Masamune

quote
Date Masamune (伊達政宗)
(September 5, 1567 – June 27, 1636)
was a Japanese samurai of the Azuchi-Momoyama period through early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful daimyo in the Tōhoku region, he went on to found the modern-day city of Sendai. An outstanding tactician, he was made all the more iconic for his missing eye, and Masamune was often called dokuganryū (独眼竜), or the "one-eyed dragon".

Masamune is known for a few things that made him stand out from other daimyo of the time. In particular, his famous crescent-moon-bearing helmet won him a fearsome reputation.

Masamune's greatest achievement was funding and backing one of Japan's few journeys of far-flung diplomacy and exploration in this period. He ordered the building of the exploration ship Date Maru or San Juan Bautista, using foreign (European) ship-building techniques. He sent one of his retainers, Hasekura Tsunenaga, Sotelo, and an embassy numbering 180 on a successful voyage to establish relations with the Pope in Rome.
©　More in the WIKIPEDIA !




:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Matsushima

A few hundreds meters North of Matsushima Kaigan station is the Temple Zuigan-ji (瑞巌寺). It was founded by the Tendai sect as early as 828, long before Sendai existed. The current structure was build by Sendai lord Date Masamune　伊達政宗 in 1606, and is one of Tohoku's finest Zen temple.
The hall Seiryuden (清流殿) is especially beautiful.

. Matsushima 松島 and Haiku



Etsuki Daruma ... 江月だるまこけし
Fukuura-Jima – Insel Fukuura with Daruma Dolls
福浦島とだるま石


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


Yanagiu washi 柳生和紙 / 柳生（やなぎ・う）和紙
is a hand-made paper that was developed in Sendai City. It is produced around Yanagiu, Taihaku-ku, Sendai City and is said to have been started by paper craftsmen from Date (Fukushima Prefecture) who had been brought to the area by Date Masamune in the early middle ages.

. Matsukawa Daruma from Sendai
仙台の松川だるま


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::




. WASHOKU
Datemaki だてまき sweet rolled omelet 　　

Named after Date Masamune, Daimyo of Sendai
Dish and KIGO for the New Year



. WASHOKU
Daruma Masamune 達磨正宗 Old Sake



:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


Usui Pass 碓氷峠




夏木立花は薄井の峠かな
natsu kodachi hana wa Usui no Tooge kana

summer trees -
flowers at the pass
at Usui

Date Masamune 伊達政宗


He climbed this path in April 1614.

. Karuizawa, Usui Pass and Haiku 　


quote
The Usui Pass (碓氷峠, Usui-tōge) is a mountain pass that lies between Nagano and Gunma Prefectures in Japan. It has served as one of the major transportation routes in central Japan since at least the eighth century.

The pass on the ancient Tōsandō highway was described as early as the 8th century, in the Nihon Shoki, as Yamato Takeru 日本武尊 went through the pass during his journey in eastern Japan. Later, the Nakasendō, one of the five routes of the Edo period maintained by the Tokugawa shogunate (and one of the two that connected Edo, modern-day Tokyo, to Kyoto) followed the route through the pass.
©　More in the WIKIPEDIA !


This pass is already mentioned with poems in the collection of the Manyo-Shu.
. . . CLICK here for Photos !

At the top of the pass is the Kumano Taijin Shrine 熊野皇大神社.


:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::　

[ . BACK to WORLDKIGO　　TOP . ]
[ . BACK to DARUMA　MUSEUM　TOP . ]

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::