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Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 8How Big Were Horses in the Old Days? Chibanosuke Guide Is this what Japanese horses used to look like? They're so small— kind of like Nomao. H-hey! I’m still growing, you know! Back then, horses stood about 130 centimeters tall at the shoulder— about the size of a modern pony. Even the famous warhorses in The Tale of the Heike were only a little over 140 centimeters. Bones found at samurai residences in Kamakura suggest the same size. Horses today are way bigger, right? Aye. Thoroughbreds, which are common today, stand around 160

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 9Why was Kazusa Hirotsune Killed? Chibanosuke Guide Why did Lord Yoritomo have Hirotsune killed? But Hirotsune played such a big role in helping him become the Kamakura-dono, didn’t he? Aye, but Hirotsune was known to be fiercely independent, and paid no mind to the imperial court. That kind of attitude was bound to clash with Lord Yoritomo’s plans—he aimed to unify his vassals and run the shogunate under the court’s authority. Hirotsune had simply become an obstacle.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 10Why Is There Writing on Both Sides? Chibanosuke Guide Whoa, this is really hard to read… There’s writing packed on both the front and back! Aye. The paper originally belonged to the Chiba clan, but it was later given to a great monk named Nichiren, who used the back side to study Buddhism. A fine example of recycling, eh? Thanks to that, documents that would have been discarded ended up surviving— and now give us a glimpse into life at the time.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 11Why Is a Bell from Kyushu in Chiba? Chibanosuke Guide This bell has the word “Saga” on it—doesn’t that mean Saga in Kyūshū? Wait, why would a bell from Saga end up in Chiba? During the Nanboku-chō period, the Chiba clan was split—some lived in Kyūshū, others in Shimousa. When the Kyūshū branch attacked the Shimousa branch, they likely brought this bell from Saga and used it as a signal during battle.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 12Why Did Chiba Become a Thriving Town? Chibanosuke Guide I wonder what made Chiba grow into a town? It must be the same reason Lord Tsuneshige chose to settle here. Indeed! Roads from all over the Bōsō region converged here, and there was a port on Tokyo Bay— making it a perfect place for people and goods to come and go. And truth be told, that hasn’t changed one bit. Lord Tsuneshige had a keen eye, he did!

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 13What Was the Relationship Between the Chiba Clan and the Oyumi Kubō? Chibanosuke Guide Did the Chiba clan and Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the Oyumi Kubō, always fight each other? Not quite. Some members of the Chiba clan actually sided with Yoshiaki. In the Warring States period, it was quite common for people— even within the same family—to switch sides depending on what benefited them. ’Twas the way of the times. So the Chiba clan wasn’t exactly united, then.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 14Why Did the Chiba Clan Ally with the Hōjō Clan? Chibanosuke Guide Why did the Chiba clan team up with the Hōjō clan in Odawara? Odawara is pretty far away, though. Aye. But the Satomi clan from Awa and Kazusa—both in the Bōsō region—had begun pushing into Shimousa. The Chiba clan couldn’t fend them off on their own. That’s why they turned to the Hōjō for help. But in the end… that alliance turned out to be their undoing.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 15Myōken and the Companions Chibanosuke Guide Who are the group shrouded in clouds, and what’s that strange symbol above them? That’s our guardian deity, Myōken-sama, along with his companions. The symbol above is the Big Dipper. Myōken-sama is the deity of the North Star and the Big Dipper, shining in the northern sky. This is where the story of the Chiba clan begins.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 16Praying to the Sun: Taira no Yoshibumi Chibanosuke Guide Who's that man in armor, and what’s that mysterious light shining down on him? That is our ancestor, Lord Yoshibumi of the Chiba clan. It is said he was born after his parents prayed to the sun.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 17Taira no Masakado Taking Aim Chibanosuke Guide Look at that man drawing a bow in the garden. Haven’t we seen a similar picture somewhere in the exhibit? Aye, a similar painting is up on the 4th floor. This here is Lord Masakado—he was Lord Yoshibumi’s nephew. He rose in rebellion against the imperial court in Kyoto and is remembered as a hero of the Bandō region.