| @Sakanoue Hironomaro is a son of Tamuramaro
who is famous for the conquest of Ezo district
(Hokkaido) in the early years of the Heian
period (around 800). Hironomaro ruled and
lived here until he died. It is said that
Hirano is a corrupted form of Hirono. The
residence of the Sakanoue family was successively
at the site of Chohoji temple which is situated
at 3-chome, Hirano Hommachi and it continued
until the end of the Meiji era. There were
seven distinguished families derived from
the same family who ruled here by dividing
the province. One of them is the Sueyoshi
family who was engaged in the Goshuinsen
trade around the Southeast Asia which was
trading by an authorized ship named Sueyoshibune
with a sealed letter issued by a shogun and
the other is the Tsuchihashi family which
was famous for contributing to the foundation
of Gansuido (private school) and the Nariyasu
family which was famous for constructing
the Dotonbori canal. Thus the families were
prosperous together with the Hirano province. |
