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was a general and shogun of the early Heian Period of Japan. He was the son of Sakanoue no Karitamaro.〔Iwao, Seiichi. (2002). ( ''Dictionnaire historique du Japon,'' p. 2329. )〕 ==Military career== Serving Emperor Kammu, he was appointed shogun and given the task of conquering the Emishi (蝦夷征伐 ''Emishi Seibatsu''), a people native to the north of Honshū, which he subjugated. Recent evidence suggests that a migration of Emishi from northern Honshū to Hokkaidō took place sometime between the seventh and eighth centuries, perhaps as a direct result of this policy that pre-dated Tamuramaro's appointment. However, many Emishi remained in the Tōhoku region as subjects of the expanding Japanese Empire, and later established independent Fushu domains. After Emperor Kammu's death, the general continued to serve Emperor Heizei and Emperor Saga as and .〔Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''Jinnō Shōtōki,'' p. 272.〕 He was the second man to given the title of shogun. The first to receive this title was Ōtomo no Otomaro. It is said that the famous Tanabata festivals and parades of Aomori prefecture (also celebrated in the city of Sendai in Miyagi prefecture), which draw over 3 million people to the prefecture a year, were popularized in remembrance of Sakanoue no Tamuramaro's campaign to subdue the tribal societies then living in Tōhoku. These annual ''matsuri'' are called the ''Nebuta'' festival in Aomori City and ''Neputa'' festival (ねぷた祭り) in Hirosaki City. Tamuramaro's military successes are commemorated today in autumn matsuri which feature a number of gigantic, specially-constructed, illuminated paper floats. These huge festival structures are colorfully painted with mythical figures; and teams of men carry them through the streets as crowds shout encouragement. Aomori's great nebuta lanterns are said to hark back to Tamuramaro's innovative strategy in that early ninth century campaign. According to legend, the taishogun is remembered for having ordered huge illuminated lanterns to be placed at the top of hills; and when the curious Emishi approached these bright lights to investigate, they were captured and subdued.〔Boroff, Nicholas. ''National Geographic Traveler Japan,'' p. 156.〕 Until the mid-1990s the prize awarded for the best float of the parades was called the Tamuramaro Prize. However, there is no historical record that he went farther north than Iwate prefecture. Tamuramaro's name is linked with payments for construction projects at Kiyomizu Temple (''Kiyomizu-dera'') in the late 8th century.〔Kyoto University of Foreign Studies: ( Japan 101 )〕 * 811 (''Kōnin 2, 3rd month''): Tamuramaro died at age 54, to the great regret of Emperor Saga, who expressed his sense of loss by distributing large quantities of silk cloth, cotton cloth and rice in honor of his dead counselor. His bow, arrows, quiver and sword were placed in his coffin by order of the Emperor.〔Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ( ''Annales des empereurs du japon,'' p. 99. )〕 Tamuramaro is reputedly buried at Shōgun-zuka, and his spirit is said to be guarding Kyoto still; but even if part of that tale is only myth, the recorded final resting place of the old warrior was near the village of Kurusu (''Kurusu-mura'' 栗栖村) in Yamashiro's Uji district.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sakanoue no Tamuramaro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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