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What We Face in the Islands A Word from Our Ancestors


KUWANA SHRINE

During Heian period (801-1191), Kurii-District was a ranch for the Japanese nobility. And many of traders who used to sail the Inland Sea, visited here and offered the shrine paintings of horses wishing for their safe journey.

At Kuwana shrine, you can find many paintings of ships offered to the gods of Shinto. They tell of how much our ancestors' lives were related to the transportation by ships.

Ema, an Offering for Good Luck

Kutsuna -Bunsho

Ancient Manuscripts

During the Kamakura era and the Muromachi era (1192 - 1575), groups of marine guards called "Iyo-suigun" appeared and came to dominate the vital supply routes in the Inland Sea between the western province and Kyoto, then the capital of Japan.

The ancient manuscripts tells of the activities of Kutsuna Family who led the Kutsuna Suigun. They were the one of the Iyo Suiguns. They had the privilege of knowing the navigation of ships and they taxed all the traders and Samurai worriers who tried to go through the channels.


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