Kirikiri Zenbei (Maekawa Zenbei) successive graves

Otsuchi Town

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It is said that the ancestors of Kirikiri Zenbei (Maekawa Zenbei) were from Sagami Province (present-day Kanagawa Prefecture), took the surname Shimizu, and served the Odawara Hojo clan. In the 18th year of Tensho, when Toyotomi Hideyoshi attacked Odawara and the castle fell, Maekawa's ancestors fled to Kesenura and eventually settled in Kirikiri. He then adopted the surname Maekawa, after his hometown of Maekawa Village in Sagami.

Location: 028-1101 Kirikiri, Otsuchi-machi, Kamimei-gun
Inquiries: Otsuchi Town Lifelong Learning Division
Phone number 0193-42-2300
FAX number 0193-42-2400
Website: http://www.town.otsuchi.iwate.jp/

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Otsuchi Town

Coast

Nature / Scenery