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From the ancient
time, the river runs throw Hiyoshi village, Iu, in Izumo country (present:
Yakumo village, Yatuska, Shimane pref.), The Iu River was rampaging
river which repeat a flood once in several years. The stream of the
Iu River was interrupted by the Tsurugi mountain which was worshipped
as spiritual mountain which was boundary line between the land of
the living and the land of the dead, and once it rain, it lead overflow
as quick as a flash, arable land and houses were taken away, at last
it born away the life of village people. There was a man who stood up in order to save village people from pain such a flood. Yahee Sutoh, who was a village headman in Hiyoshi village, has made his mind to hollow out the rocky mountain Tsurugi Mountain that causes the flood, and make the Stream of the Iu River straight. In 1706, Yahee Sutoh set his mind at the age of 56, has begun to hollow out the Tsurugi Mountain. Since 42 years, day after day, Yahee stood up against the austerity, which hollows the mountain by hammer and chisel. At last, in 1747, Yahee completed his work, "Hiyoshi no Kiritooshi" (which changes the stream of the Iu River in order to prevent a flood. Hiyoshi is the name of the land), and he had changed the stream of the Iu River, at the age of 97. He died a calm death when he was 102 years old, in 1752. Over 240 years passed, "Hiyoushi no Kiritooshi" still makes the sound of water, and still brings us a happiness. |
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comics "Story of hero of river improvement,
Yahee Sutoh" prcie: 1,300yen |
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juvenile literature "A man who changes the stream
of a river, Yahee Sutoh" price: 1,300yen |
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novel "The great personage of river
improvement, Yahee Sutoh" prce: 1,400yen |
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a set of 3 books of comics, juvenile literature, and novel of Yahee Sutoh (with a case) prce: 4,000yen |
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reading tapes juvenile literature: price: 6,000yen |
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