Kisa, Futami, Hiroshima
Kisa town (吉舎町 Kisa-chō) is a farming community of about 5000 people located 65 miles north-east of Hiroshima City. The town is divided into about a half dozen village level units, each with its own elementary and nursery schools. Okuda Genzo, a famous Japanese painter, was born in a small farmhouse in Kisa in the first half of the 20th century.
The town has a legend that it received its name when retired Emperor Go-Toba stopped off in Kisa on the way to an island in the Sea of Japan after he was sent there by the government for instigating a rebellion. Another theory is that it comes from kisaibe (Empress's estimate).
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