Shibuya, would also be surely many people who think that it is a "new town" was born after the war. Actually Shibuya began is the world recognized as "Shibuya" is about 1, 000 years ago from the castle of "Shibuya Castle" from now. That two of the highway of large mountain road and Kamakura Road intersect, Meguro River and the Shibuya River Shibuya goods from the two rivers come together of, it had played an important role as a nodal point. In this key person interviews, draw the blood of Shibuya Motoka public laid the "Shibuya Castle", Shibuya this 嫡宗 House (Shibuya Yakata) of 36 generations Yakata photopolymer's welcomed Shibuya, the prosperity today from the origins of Shibuya house up to the spiritual power that achieved was Shibuya has, solve string the history of the Shibuya town. Also this spring, impressions and finishing the ancient rite archery ritual "your target (Omato)" which was revived in the gold king Hachiman Shrine for the first time in 500 years, I heard a slowly and carefully talk also about such meaning of ritual. Well, 1, 000 years ago in Shibuya will the heck was any place -.

Fortification the "Shibuya Castle" of the strong land spiritual power. Prosperity of today's city is not accidental.

_ Shibuya-san does it become what generation as Soke?

It is a little complicated, but I will explain. In We Chichibu Muraoka and roots Musashi country Chichibu-gun (Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture) house (Muraoka Chichibuke), primary is Yoshifumi Taira of its patrimony (those who inherit the successor) and (Yoshifumi of flat) say. YoshifumiKo is around the uncle of Taira no Masakado (Taira no Masakado) of everyone you know. Generally Shibuya house I have a strong image of Gokenin of Minamotoie, it's originally blood of Heike. So, the YoshifumiKo as founder, 41 II and count the family estate for generations inherit. I Even more professional, but now divided into the home of the middle Hatakeyama and Shibuya, our home issue is referred to as "Shibuya Yakata", for the first time identified himself was Motoka (Motoie) count from the public and 36 generations of the "Shibuya" It will be.

Please tell me the _ Shibuya house and Shibuya of the relationship. The first place to contribute to the war, do you give the Shibuya in the military exploits as a territory.

It is I'm completely different. As was also mentioned earlier in the family tradition, its is I had the estate to various places and got off to Chichibu. For example, based on who publicly called the Hatsukanmuri (Uikan) when the ceremony of attaining manhood, I always get the first of the crown, (around Kawasaki City of the moment) that I got from parents Ryo Kawasaki at that time. Then, to obtain small desk territory the (around the current of Yokohama Line-Kozukue Station), small desk and a bid. Once, it had been moved to Kyoto, to return to the Kanto raising the military exploits, had obtained an interest in public works such as harbor maintenance. Based on house public in these is the ancestral land has been for generations inheritance, also to have the castle in Shibuya Township is a lucky land, such as often leads to the victory of the war. At that time, we have heard that for the first time identified himself as "Shibuya".

I It was land that lead to good luck _ Shibuya.

That's right. Yoshifumi grandson SusumuHisashi (Masatsune) public of the public at the time, have been said to be the Kanto one military commander, it was ruled chaos led gathered troops in the Kanto region by order of the court. Shibuya is that had laid the army as the home at that time. Then, from the fact that won the war (Oh sword?), Then suddenly, Shibuya name in Japan is now famous. Since samurai that superstitious, in the Tohoku region was the stage "after three years of role" (1083 - 1087) also Minamoto no Yoshiie (Minamoto no Yoshiie) when war of collects the soldiers in Shibuya to imitate it you have. Furthermore Yoritomo (Yoritomo) even when performing the Oshu conquest.

_ At the time, the territory Shibuya Castle who ruled What per Which current?

渋谷区と港区のほぼ全部です。当時、渋谷は「谷盛（やもり）」という地名で呼ばれていて、現在でも「いもり川」という川があるのをご存知でしょうか？ 青山学院大学の辺りから恵比寿付近で渋谷川と合流している川ですが、その「いもり川」の名称の由来は、そもそもの「谷盛川（やもりがわ）」が訛って、そうなったと（笑）。実はその川が渋谷城の城内と城外を分ける境目となっていたんです。

If there is a castle tower and the walls and hear _ the castle, but is the image that there is a moat around, do you was what what was said in the castle at the time

Because the castle is, it's a thing of the site strictly speaking. Even in the current ordinary house, it's different I grounds and houses. Castle tower Toka mansion is that of some of the houses to be built in the castle, the original castle that capture the whole site. According to the record remaining in the home, Shibuyajo celebrated its heyday in the Muromachi period, the outer moat is that time Meguro River, and hitting the inner moat is Shibuya River. Since the Daikanyama between them means that the servants of the street lords of the word "magistrate", "vassal of the town". Furthermore, in the mountains of this area is the so-called main enclosure where there is gold king Hachiman Shrine, elongated continues until more of Aoyama, it was a pretty big castle. My home, but I had a big castle that other also Hayakawa castle (Ayase City, Kanagawa Prefecture), Shibuya Castle heyday is the case was larger than it. Sengoku Though different from the castle town of the times and the Edo era, it's samurai residences and commercial facilities, or merchant and samurai Offer in the vassal, developed as a castle town of rare medieval type in the Kanto. The around the now of Shibuya Station, it says that there was also quite a private house.

In _ valley terrain, flowing river around. Further in terms of highway to Kamakura is extended straight, Shibuyajo'd say was a very prime location.

1, from 000 years ago, Shibuya is not open, and was famous as a scenic location. Green overflows, water bloom rich in flowers, it's referred to as the sea had been called also visible "Xanadu" Mount Fuji. Another aspect is, the town where the two roads of the large mountain road and Kamakura Road intersect, is the intersection. Of which we have established a mainly rivers, but go out to Shinagawa Minato if Kudare the Meguro River, is out in Hibiya Minato if Kudare the Shibuya River. Opened the city with goods from around the two ports and two Road, says that crowded very. 're Another transmitted is very spiritual power is strong, that was a power spot. So, It was actually flourished in the also home to Shibuya house, also same has flourished Shibuya today. Including Tokyu's, I think that it is not in the altogether by chance also because different companies was born. Since human beings are animals, I think that instinctively something feel. So do not you come around a lot of people (laughs).

All is not the truth, history is something like faith in the ancestor

Please tell us about the "Shibuya gold Omaru" which is known as the origin of the gold _ King Hachiman Shrine of the name. "Tale of the Heike" "Genpei Jōsuiki", "Azuma Kagami" is also drawn in, such as, but is gold Omaru to be handed down as a hero, what was the kind of person with the gold Omaru that's photopolymer know?

Do you say that historical fact, rather than a specific person gold Omaru in my home, I'm a childhood name of generations of the eldest son. Shibuya house Soryo (heir), named "gold Omaru" to children who are determined and born to take over the house, was called so. So, it's there anything people (laughs). Whether actually points to anyone that, I do not know. To where many of the legends do not know be that such a real thing.

_ Who is in spite of the gold Omaru or unknown, this much loved was the hero of is, Why?

But there was popular from the Middle Ages, the world by storm is, from the Edo period of Kabuki. "Provisional" of Kabuki hobbyhorse (for a while), but only hero Kamakuranogongoro in the current (intends Kamakura Gongoro), Edo period it was a couple of KenGoro and gold Omaru. Shibuya, especially in Edo because it was near, the popularity of gold Omaru was very high. So in Ayaka' to Kabuki popular, that it was enough to change originally the shrine was named "Shibuya Hachiman Shrine" to "gold king Hachiman Shrine". Also the time sumo was famous after Hikawa Shrine has been referred to as the "gold king sumo", it is indeed the influence of Kabuki. And why or say popular, it's likes typical person Japanese. Speaking in the current, while a boy of about a junior high school student, brave, honest, humanity deep thing. Such as further connected with relationships and episodes of the Minamoto no Yoshitsune love Japanese (Yoshitsune), I mean it was perfect as a subject of Kabuki. However, that it is gone in reversal since the beginning of the Meiji era. The reason is, because gold Omaru was a set that was a vassal of his father-Giasa (Yoshitomo) of Minamoto no Yoritomo (Minamoto no Yoritomo). Giasa is because it is enemy of the court, why not to the vassal of the enemy of the court to the hero in the Meiji era, I have heard that there has been a trend that.

When doing _ this listening to the history, and many lore and legends, what I do not know anyone is correct or not.

You're right. But modern man is regarded as academic history, we of that history in the samurai is, I know some sort of faith in ancestors. So it does not mean that all truth even in Nihon Shoki in folk history. Of course, it has also included the truth in there, because the origin is something like faith to the ancestors.

Originally King gold there was a residence of the Shibuya Castle Hachiman

Basic of samurai education, leading to the "hospitality culture" of today

I _ photopolymerizable's you live I'm a thing of Yokohama and, actually Shibuya house clan had a territory the Shibuya Is How long?

Warring States era. After the Shibuya Castle was and fell, and moved to the old mansion at the foot of Omiya Castle, which is one of the castle, which had been supporting the Shibuya Castle (Suginami Ward, Omiya Hachiman Shrine), was there until the Taisho era. Then, living have cans, but I was let go, I'm now the site is also in Suginami Ward Horinouchi is as it is entirely, remaining. It is the place to be felt still medieval taste now. After that, my grandfather and had to run a company, may be had for a period of time in Shenzhen, where encountered in air raid on Tokyo. Also, since I was doing a lot work in Yokohama, it has moved from the father of the generation in Yokohama.

_ Rakujo to the house in the process to wander the, Toka Toka history samurai of culture, tradition and in what form, do you have to take over up to now

But I say well, my father to a salaried worker, I'm a house that does not change in any way at all with general household. However, that is a little unusual, is a samurai education. When the basic of samurai education say something, you know the story. Maybe I have is this kind of samurai long time ago, you heard from that there was this kind of thing just to single-mindedly. In short, it's a folk tale. Not too much to say I ever enigmatic lesson I folk tales, but the last end with "that so it was somehow", will feel the things of nature and the samurai image it heard children. This is I think that it is characteristic of Japanese culture. Then we'll do exactly the annual event in our house. For example, there is also alone per year more than 10 times events on the bow. When asked samurai education and samurai etiquette, polite, but you tend to give the only impression that severe, basic I, such that the "kindness". A kindness about surprised that from modern man, this is I think that it is a prototype of the "hospitality culture" of today.

_ Medieval samurai as "hospitality" is, does it was what specifically?

It called Kyo formed and (Alge profit) in a difficult term. Aka, also write the main provided (Alge profit). Originally Toka's important customers what I was doing against God, Toka's important family, friends, the beginning of hospitality began to do to eventually vassal. Not only the great man, one of the etiquette of the samurai to the extremely generous hospitality to vassal. Then, you anything the hassle. So instead of feast and luxurious ingredients, the main is himself taken have fish and birds were cooked to instruct their own, carrying on their own, "Come on, please," said. It's this a.

And say _ either, your on a person under the current Motenasuru. So to speak, but there is like a place sycophant, So you a long time ago was different.

The most important is not the "type", it is what "content". Kedomo well traditional culture says everyone and it is important, Well, I'm a story that I'm why important. It is not because it is ethnic heritage, I have the ethnic values ​​of that traditional culture to think, I think that I'm such DNA itself. Japanese is not became a Japanese in a short space of time, because you have become the Japanese also over tens of thousands of years from the Jomon period, traditional culture is its record. So it's important. On the other hand, because I like things Japanese new, I think that we should do it more and more new. But when do new things or sometimes lose sight of us, but it is likely to go to a strange direction. Do you fix stopped the kind of time. If But to fix this you do not know basic is, but it can not be modified. Touching on such when traditional culture may Kizukeru as "Oh I was so".

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