武蔵の生家跡 Musashi-no-seike-ato Musashi’s Birthplace
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There are several opinions about Miyamoto Musashi’s birthplace; the theory that he was born in Harima province (present-day the southwestern part of Hyogo Pref.) is a widely accepted historical fact, but in his novel “Miyamoto Musashi,” Eiji Yoshikawa writes he was born in Miyamoto Village in Mimasaka province (present-day Mimasaka City, Hyogo Pref.). In the city of Mimasaka is an area called “Musashi no Sato (Musashi’s village),” in which many monuments and remains pertaining to Musashi are located including his birthplace, his grave, and Sanomo Shrine. Musashi spent his early life in this house until he left the village at the age of 17, having high hopes of success in life. It used to be a large house with a thatched roof, but was destroyed by fire in 1942. In the reconstruction work, the roof was changed to the present tiled roof, but the Daikoku-bashira (the main structural post) was located at the same place as it was, which reminds us of the old times.
- address
- Miyamoto, Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture 707-0415
- name
- Musashi’s Birthplace
- phone
- 0868-78-4600