５．Celebrity

I will describe Nasunoyoichi was master of bow military commander of the Heian era.



Nasu capital Takashi father (Taro). Wife daughter of Nitta Yoshishige. Ru et al tell that it is featured with Munetaka there are many real name in general, but this is the first name, and identified himself with the capital of the same name Takashi father and family head since he took office. There is a tradition of the local arm of the bow is as fit as a fiddle from an early age, and was amazed the capital Takashi father shows its prowess in front of the brothers to sit in a row. In Ran zisyou・zyuei, joined the Minamoto who were served in Minamoto no Yoshitsune. Story who are inscribed in the "Tale of the Heike" and of the fan are very famous.

In I describes the story of the famous "the target of fan".

Leaning to the west, the sea was beginning to shine brilliantly sunset the day anymore. Then, from Taira way, so one of the ship carrying the lady-in-waiting was approaching. If you look, the tip of the pole, fan is built each other, lady-in-waiting has a constantly beckoning. I try to have that with a bow, a fan of this. It was a sword? Divination of Taira. Genji wins if you drop going well. I mean wins Taira Once the well there. So Yoshitsune was called Yoichi was Tsu Nadaka and virtuoso of the bow. It does not become or be twenty yet, Yoichi was called, was a young samurai small while.

"If I is not there, not meeting anyone again, but to die folding the bow" Yoichi decided to mind. And, straddles the horse in silence, we rode into the sea. Of the fan being shaken by the waves, I'm swaying from side to side constantly. In a blind eye, and from praying to God for a while, pointedly, I let the arrow Hasshito. It soars in the sky beautifully, inside lit by the setting sun and fluttering, fan was dust in the ocean as Maple leaf. From Genji, the voice of joy went up suddenly. Hit the ship Bata, Taira who was also praised its splendor.

In addition, there is also a tradition that to also age at death, and died in 1189 (1190) or reason to disguise in order to escape the purge of Yoritomo, was ordained to the order, the face has changed applied to leprosy. In addition, after you have faith in the Pure Land as a priest, and continued more than the '30 trip to mourn the dead of Genpei battle, that died because of paralysis in 1232.

It is said that because you have overloaded the training and attempt to raise the bow arm, arm length and has changed the left and right.