"Shijukuin" is a rare and difficult to read surname that has its roots in Shijukuin, Date District, Mutsu Province, in Fukushima Prefecture. Currently, it is distributed mainly in Miyagi prefecture, Hokkaido, Chiba prefecture, and Ibaraki prefecture.
Of particular interest is the origin of the surname Shijukuin, which appears in the anecdote of the ``candy-buying ghost'' that remains in the Hobara district of Fukushima Prefecture. It is said that the wife of a samurai who lived in the Shijukuin district died while still pregnant, and on the 49th day, she turned into a ghost, bought candy in town, returned to her grave, and gave the candy to her baby to lick. It's a story.
It is said that this baby, discovered by a person following the ghost, was active during the era of Terumune, the father of Date Masamune, the ruler of Oshu during the Sengoku period, and was ordered to call himself Shijukuin. . This samurai was a vassal of the Nakajima clan who followed the Date clan, and moved there when the Nakajima clan moved to Kanayama Castle, Igu District (Marumori Town, Igu District), so his descendants still live in Ouchi, Marumori Town. , it seems that the distribution of Shijukuin surnames is mostly in this area.
49 temples = Tsurushiin
``Shijukuin'' is a surname pronounced as Tsurushi. It is said that in the places where burials were held, a house-shaped funeral facility was built and was called ``Shijukuin.'' Therefore, it seems that the place name Shijukuin can be found all over the country, but it is not clear why it came to be pronounced ``Tsurushi''.
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