Hanganmori
判官森
A mountain burial site for the legendary warrior Minamoto no Yoshitsune featuring a pagoda, monuments, and a historic cherry tree.
What it is
- A mountain in Kurihara City believed to be the burial site of Minamoto no Yoshitsune's torso.
- The site is associated with local legends of the warrior escaping to the north.
- Local lore states that Numakura Kojiro Takatsugu buried the body at this location.
What to see
- A five-story pagoda marking the specific burial site of the warrior's torso.
- A stone monument at the summit dedicated to Yoshitsune.
- The Yoshitsune Whip Cherry tree growing at the foot of the mountain.
- Benkeimori, a rocky area located directly above the mountain site.
- A monument for writing brushes at the former Kurikoma Elementary School.
Getting there
- The site is a forty-minute drive from Kurikoma-Kogen Station.
- A farm road behind the JA Kurikko Kurikoma branch leads to the mountain.
- The mountain is a one-hour drive from Hiraizumi Town.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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