Nohara House

Japanese: 野原荘 - のはらのしょう

This manor was located in the northwest of Tamana County, Higo Province, and was part of the land of Miroku-ji Temple in Buzen Usa. It is locally called "Nobara." It is believed to have occupied most of what is now Arao City, Kumamoto Prefecture, and Nagasu Town. The name of the manor appears in the entry for March 18, 1114, in the Chu-u-ki. The inspector of Iwashimizu Hachiman-gu Temple also served as the inspector of Miroku-ji Temple, and managed the manor and other land in the land of Miroku-ji. During the Kamakura period, the number of fields was said to be over 800 cho. Until the Battle of Hoji in 1247, Mori Zenmon (Susumu), son of Oe Hiromoto, was the land steward, but he was killed in the battle and Shodai Shigetoshi, a vassal of Musashi Province, was appointed as the land steward. In 1262, the lower land division was carried out, and Togo became the lord and Saigo became the land steward. After the Bun'ei Invasion, Shigetoshi's sons went down to the area and divided the land into villages. During the Nanboku-cho period, the Oshiro clan almost always sided with the Northern Court, and by the end of the period, they had control over the entire manor. Nohara Hachiman Shrine (present-day Arao City) was enshrined as the guardian deity of the manor.

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Japanese:

肥後国玉名(たまな)郡北西部にあった豊前宇佐弥勒(みろく)寺領の荘園。地元では〈のばら〉と称する。現在の熊本県荒尾(あらお)市，長洲(ながす)町の大部分を占めたとみられる。《中右記》永久２年（1114）３月18日条に荘名がみえる。石清水(いわしみず)八幡宮寺の検校(けんぎょう)は弥勒寺検校を兼ね，弥勒寺領の当荘などを管理した。鎌倉期の田数は800余町とされる。1247年の宝治合戦までは大江広元の子の毛利禅門（季光）が地頭であったが，合戦で滅び，武蔵国御家人小代(しょうだい)重俊が補任された。1262年下地中分が行われ，東郷が領家分，西郷が地頭分となった。文永の役を機に重俊の子息らが下向，村ごとに分割知行を行った。南北朝期，小代氏はほぼ一貫して北朝方につき，末期には荘全体を掌握した。荘鎮守として野原八幡宮（現荒尾市）が勧請された。

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