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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.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 18 Myōken Appears at the Someya River with Taira no Yoshibumi and Taira no Masakado Chibanosuke Guide Aren’t Yoshibumi-sama and Masakado-sama going to drown, wading into the river like that? This scene shows the time when the two of them fought against Lord Yoshibumi’s older brother, Kunika. The river is the Someya River, which now flows through Takasaki City in Gunma Prefecture. But worry not—our guardian deity, Myōken-sama, caused the waters to recede and kept them safe.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 19What Is Hidden in a Rice Field Chibanosuke Guide Something shines in the ground! What’s buried there? After being moved to Chibadera Temple, Myōken-sama was stolen and buried in a rice field in a place called Ikeda, beneath Inohana. But thanks to the divine light shining from the ground, people were able to find and recover the sacred statue.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 20What Is a Myōken Riding? Chibanosuke Guide Why is Myōken-sama riding a turtle? Ah, but it’s no ordinary turtle. You see the snake, too? That’s Genbu—a sacred creature said to guard the north. Since Myōken-sama is the deity of the North Star and the Big Dipper, it makes perfect sense that he ride upon a Genbu.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 21Where Was He Going to by Boat? Chibanosuke Guide Who’s that on the little boat? And where’s he going? That’s Lord Yoritomo. After losing to the Heike forces at the Battle of Ishibashiyama—what’s now Odawara City —he fled across the sea to the southern part of the Bōsō Peninsula, to Awa. But thanks to the support of Lord Tsunetane and the warriors of Bōsō, he would go on to become the Lord of Kamakura.

Knowledge Spots｜Chibanosuke Guide 22Come From Behind Victory By The Saving grace of Myōken Chibanosuke Guide Myōken-sama is riding on a cloud… What is he doing? T'was when Fujiwara no Chikamasa, fighting for the Heike clan , launched an attack on Chiba. Lord Tsunetane’s grandson, Lord Naritane, stood to face him—but he was outnumbered. Then Myōken-sama appeared and came to their aid, turning the tide of battle in their favor!