Old Shirone Town Old Shirone Town, was developed as a place of great importance of water. It was a water transportation point, agricultural village, that was home to industries such as: ironware, textiles, and Buddhist altars. Kokichijo At the end of the Middle Ages, the Shirane district was called Kokichijo. It was built on wetlands and swamps with many of its rice fields being there before the Middle Ages of the South area. A researcher “Taiko Kenchi” found the Sekine family records in Ibarasone and were found to be the family in charge of being the ambassadors of Uesugi. In the early modern period, the Shirane district came to be called Kokichigo as a territory of the new Tahan domain in 1598 till the Meiji Era. It prospered as a Post Town, surrounded by embankments, and flooding often occurred, so there has always been a battle against the water from ruining crops. This would change with the Shiranego Ordinary Irrigation Association established in 1918 who would be involved with the Okawazu Diversion Channel that passed through at the time. Kokichigo would be called Shiranego and the name Kokichigo would become forgotten. Photos of a Bygone Time In the Dozo is a store house with thick earthen walls. Lay a treasure of photos that paint a picture of life back then. One such photo is of a treasure ship for a festival that seems to be going on. More information maybe found by the company which has names on the flag “Shirane Specialty Store Association” that are covering the background of town that features the Kodama Pharmacy. The date of the photo is not known, but it does raise questions. This next photo is in the early showa period after the road was widened from the “Great Shirone Fire”. Ginkgo trees are visible, Yonekei Shoten on the left, Takakuwa Clothes Shop, Hanashin Flower Shop, and the old Tanabe Clinic area which was once Hokuetsu Bank. Back in that time there was also a Sawmill (Konda Kakura), the Storehouse, Daishi Bank, and Shikasa Mansion. It really shows the time era where Kondo-gumi were around. A old Wooden bridge that brings nostalgia is titled “Tomitsuki Bridge, 1.1.1938”. You can see really wonderful townhouses lined up on the west-side of the bridge, but they were evacuated due to the flooding that rose quite high. They were an icon of the area, since you could see the traditional designs of the architecture from the bridge and let you knew where you were entering. This was all before the flooding that had occurred. In 1958, The Embankment was raised after the flood of the Rice Bales The Photos seem to be of men doing a dance called “Niitsu Matsuzaka” during the bon dance season. According to legend, the time of the Tensho era and Bunroku era there was a refinement of Niitsu and Tanba that was appreciated by the Sengoku Jidai Military Commanders. In order to calm the brutal hearts of common people it is said that dancing and music or performing arts were encouraged. At the time in the region of Issei and Matsuzaka graceful dancing was known. It would cause many people to come learn the dance from Matsuzaka. They brought it back with them and went and performed it back in Niigata and it became known in Niigata as “Niitsu Matsuzaka”. The girls are wearing Furisode (long-sleeved kimono) worn by unmarried women. There is Shakuhachi playing in the background with Taiko drums. The appearance for Niitsu Matsuzaka has the attire of: Knitted hat, White Fan, White Socks, Obi Pattern, Kimono Crest Pine,
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