originally consisted of 10 districts – in modern Iwate: Iwate, Hienuki, Waga, Shiwa, Kunohe, Ninohe, and Hei (now split into Kamihei and Shimohei); in modern...

Ōtsuchi (大槌町, Ōtsuchi-chō) is a town located in Kamihei District, Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. As of 1 March 2020[update]...

11501/1873131. "The gratitude of the fox" (狐報恩, kitsune hōon) from Kamihei District, Iwate which Kunikida lists has the three transformation motifs. Yanagita...

established within Minamihei District, Iwate on April 1, 1889. Minamihei and Nishihei Districts merged to form Kamihei District in 1896. Kamaishi attained...