Akitsuso

…The city was also a key transportation point where the pilgrimage route to the Kumano Sanzan (Kumano Kaido) branched off into Nakaheji, which runs through the mountains, and Oheji, which runs along the coast. From the Heian to Kamakura periods, Misu Manor, the domain of the regent family, was established in the left Aizu River basin, Akitsu Manor, the domain of Daigoji Ichijoin, in the middle and upper reaches of the right Aizu River, and Hoyo Manor, the domain of Iwashimizu Hachiman Shrine, in the Haya River basin that flows through the western edge of the city. The Fighting Cock Shrine in Minato is famous for the story that during the Genpei War, Kumano betto Tammasu had a fight between red and white chickens in front of the shrine to tell his fortune about which side to support. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Akitsuso" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…また熊野三山への参詣道(熊野街道)が，山間を抜ける中辺路（なかへじ）と海岸に沿う大辺路（おおへじ）とに分岐する交通の要地であった。　平安～鎌倉期には左会津川流域に摂関家領三栖（みす）荘，右会津川の中･上流域に醍醐寺一乗院領秋津荘，そして市域西端を流れる芳養（はや）川流域には石清水（いわしみず）八幡宮領芳養荘が成立。湊にある闘鶏神社は，源平合戦に際して熊野別当湛増が，いずれに味方すべきか神前で紅白の鶏を戦わせて占ったという話で著名。…

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