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STORY True historical story of Hero Archer Nasu No Yoichi during 1180 end of Heian Period. He was born in Nasu, Kurobane no Sato, Tochigi Prefecture in Japan. He was a Lord of Nasu, district of Tochigi, under the powerful Genji Clan – Minamoto Yoshitsune. He was famous for killing the Monster lived in the mountain of Nasu with the special archer KABURAYA given by the Tomomori Taira who were passing through the village as a pilgrim. Later the Heike and Genji met in the Battle of Yashima known as “Dan no Ura no Tatakai”. At the Battle of Yashima, Genji Military Force destroyed the Heike Clan, and Family of Tomomori Taira was fled to Hiuga (current Miyazaki Prefecture) Kyuushuu Island. Powerful leaderof Genji Clan, Minamoto Yoritomo ordered Yoichi and his young brother Daihachiro to kill Tomomori Taira and his remaining forces in Hiuga, Kyushuu. With great sorrow and hesitation both Yoichi and Daihachiro departed for Kyuushu. Yoichi was saved by Tomomori Taira when Yoichi was having difficult time killing the Monster in the Nasu, Tochigi. Remembering Tomomori’s kindness, Yoichi asked Tomomori to surrender. Tomomori agreed to surrender under the one condition in asking Yoichi and Daihachiro to look after his only daughter TSURUTOMI HIME (Princess Tsurutomi). Both Yoichi and Daihachiro promised Tomomori that they will take care of her as long as they live. Tomomori committed suicide immediately after he saw that both Yoichi and Daihachiro will take care of his daughter. But Yoichi decided to become Priest and left on the long journey praying for the deceased spirits of soldiers who dies at the Battle of Genji and Heike. Daihachiro, young brother of Yoichi, lived very peacefully, and happily with Trurutomi Hime in Miyazaki, Kyuushu, as a farmers.
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