``Angoin'' is a surname that is widely distributed in Kanagawa Prefecture, and is especially common in Hadano City. It seems that there are also other people in Tokyo, Hyogo prefecture, Nagasaki prefecture, Osaka prefecture, etc.
There is a theory that the word comes from King Takamune, a descendant of Emperor Kanmu who gave the surname Taira, and that the word originates from the village priest of Enryakuji Temple on Mt. Hiei, but the historical person who speaks of the name Angoin is It is said that there was an agricultural leader and Hotoku activist during the Edo period named Yoshimichi (Shoshichi Agoin).
Yoshimichi Angoin is said to have been born in Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture, where his surname is widely distributed. He is also known to have left behind the words, ``The long and short of a wild pile, the human heart is seven to three, five to five plus ten,'' and this phrase says that even though each person's thoughts and knowledge are different, It shows the value that we can become better by understanding, helping and complementing each other. It seems that he preached the teaching that great power can be demonstrated by understanding, helping, and cooperating with others.
Angoin = Agui
``Angoin'' is a surname pronounced as ``Agui''. It is said that there are approximately 500 surnames across Japan, and in Kanagawa Prefecture, Hiratsuka City has the most surnames after Hadano City.
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