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===Origins=== ;Jōmon period In the [[Jōmon period|Jomon]] and [[Yayoi period]], the [[Ōguruwa Shell Midden]] was discovered before the settlement of Nagoya. ;Kofun period In the [[Kofun period]], Nagoya was settled and the [[Danpusan Kofun]] and Shiratori Kofun was built in this area. The [[Atsuta Shrine]] is of ancient origin, it is home to the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan]], the legendary sword ''[[Kusanagi no Tsurugi]]''. According to traditional sources, [[Yamato Takeru]] died in 113 AD. The possessions of the dead prince were gathered together along with the sword Kusanagi; and his widow venerated his memory in a shrine at her home. <gallery mode="packed" style="text-align: center;" heights="130" perrow="3" caption="The Origins of Nagoya"> File:Oguruwa Kaizuka 20160815.jpg|The [[Ōguruwa Shell Midden]] was discovered before the settlement. File:Atsuta Shrine.jpg|The [[Atsuta Shrine]], which dates back to c. 100 AD and houses the holy sword [[Kusanagi no Tsurugi|Kusanagi]], one of the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan]] File:Danpusan Kofun zenkei.JPG|The [[Danpusan Kofun]] was built in the 6th century. </gallery> ;Heian period The [[Seigan-ji (Atsuta-ku, Nagoya)|Seigan-ji]] was built by the [[Fujiwara clan]] in the late [[Heian period]]. A member served as the head priest of the nearby Atsuta Shrine, one of the legendary shrines of Japan. It is believed that Yura-Gozen, also known as Urahime, a daughter of [[Fujiwara no Suenori]], was married to [[Minamoto no Yoshitomo]] (1123–60) and their son [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]]'s birthplace is Nagoya, he is also the founder of the [[Kamakura shogunate]]. <gallery mode="packed" style="text-align: center;" heights="130" perrow="3"> File:Seigan-ji (Nagoya) sanmon.JPG|The [[Seigan-ji (Atsuta-ku, Nagoya)|Seigan-ji former family villa]] was the birthplace of [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]], founder of the [[Kamakura Shogunate]]. </gallery>
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