Origin of place name

There are many old documents that have written the place name of "Akama" as "Ama." One theory is that when the Emperor Jinmu goes from Hinata to Yamato, the god of dew (also known as the god of Hachisho-gu) appears on a red horse and appears to command people, so it is marked as Akama. Later, it is said that I came to write as Akama. Close to you, you can see the red horse and the inscription on the stone monument next to the Honenji Sanmon gate.

Source: "Roman Highway of Munakata"

The name of the place is derived from the fact that he appeared riding on a red horse at the time of the Shinbu Emperor East Conquest, and ordered to command the army.

Source: "The Munakata City History of History, Volume 3 / Modern"

Origin of place name

The name of the place in Kanegasaki is said to have been derived from the legend that, once in a long time, the Great Bell, which had been carried from the other side of the sea, sank in the sea near the cape. There have been several attempts to pull the bell out of the water, but it has not been found yet.

Source: "Roman Highway of Munakata"

About the place name of Kanegasaki (old Kanegasaki village), it was sunk in the sea of the earth when carrying a large bell from San Korea long ago. There is a legend that it came to be called "the bell of the bell" from that.

The bell has not been found yet, and it is said that those who try to pull up the bell have resentment.

The sea of Kanegasaki is the sea route that ancient officials used to travel back and forth between the capital and Hakata (Dazaifu), and there is also a song that sings Kanegasaki in Manyoshu.

Mistakes Misaki who shakes Chihaya

I will not forget Shiga's prince

(Not read "Manyoshu 7")

Source: "Fukuoka prefecture name remarks"

Origin of place name

Adjacent to Kanegasaki, there is a unique place name named Kamihachi (formerly Kamihachimura). In the original, what was written as Kairi and called as Kaju was said to be written incorrectly as the upper eight.

It is thought that it might be a place name that occurred because there was a manor called Kamihachimura alias around the end of the Heian period, but it is guessed to have arisen from the meaning of delivering the annual contribution to the government (the lord) .

Source: "Fukuoka prefecture name remarks"

Origin of place name

There is a legend that in the old days a millionaire named a great man lived near here. According to the Chikuzen Kokusai Fudoki, edited in the Edo period, the elder's mansion is a double moat, with gates in all directions, and is said to be a castle. Therefore, this area is now called Shibata (Sutada).

Source: "Roman Highway of Munakata"

Origin of place name

One hot summer day, a young man is arrested by a mysterious person and asked to deliver barrels and letters to a tugboat wholesaler. Despite this heat, it is a strange appearance wearing a cape (rain gear) and wearing a cape. However, the blinded young man, under the scorn, accepted it.

When I was taking a break with a whistle, I wanted to know Muramura and the contents of the letter. At last I opened the seal and opened the letter, and the words like "mystery with this buttocks" were written.

The young man looked into the barrel to see the meaning of this. Then there are a lot of human buttocks inside. Moreover, it was nineteen ninety-nine, and adding this young man's butt was just a thousand. At last, the young man understood the meaning of the letter and felt the chill of his spine.

This was actually the work of Kappa. It came to say that this rose is called Tarumi bowl after having this, and it seems that it has come to write now as Tarumi bowl.

Source: "Roman Highway of Munakata"

Origin of place name

The place name is derived from staying in this place, seeking for a place to be occupied by the god of eight places. Existed as a large letter name.

Source: "The Munakata City History of History, Volume 3 / Modern"