Hata no Kawakatsu, or Hata no Miyatsuko no Kawakatsu (秦造河勝), was a semi-legendary statesman active during the Asuka period in Japan. He is recorded as serving under Empress Suiko and Empress Kōgyoku in the Nihon Shoki, and appears as a noteworthy figure in narratives surrounding Prince Shōtoku.
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![Kōryū-ji, a Shingon temple in the district of Uzumasa [ja] (Ukyō ward, Kyoto).](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Kouryuji_Taishiden.jpg/1280px-Kouryuji_Taishiden.jpg)
Kōryū-ji, a Shingon temple in the district of Uzumasa [ja] (Ukyō ward, Kyoto).
A scroll from the "Illustrated Biography of Prince Shōtoku" (聖徳太子絵伝, Shōtoku Taishi Eden) owned by Shitennō-ji.![The Ukon no Tachibana [ja] (右近橘) located outside the Hall for State Ceremonies (紫宸殿, Shishinden) at the Kyoto Imperial Palace. According to the Gōdanshō [ja] (江談抄), the site was said to have formerly been the residence of Hata no Kawakatsu.[45]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kyoto-gosho_Ukon-no-tachibana.JPG/1280px-Kyoto-gosho_Ukon-no-tachibana.JPG)
The Ukon no Tachibana [ja] (右近橘) located outside the Hall for State Ceremonies (紫宸殿, Shishinden) at the Kyoto Imperial Palace. According to the Gōdanshō [ja] (江談抄), the site was said to have formerly been the residence of Hata no Kawakatsu.[45]![The otabisho of the Ōsake Shrine [ja] on the island of Ikishima [ja] in Sakoshi [ja] (Akō). An alleged "Grave of Hata no Kawakatsu" (秦河勝の墓) is also located on the island.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/141225_Ikishima_Sakoshi_Ako_Hyogo_pref_Japan02s3.jpg/1280px-141225_Ikishima_Sakoshi_Ako_Hyogo_pref_Japan02s3.jpg)
The otabisho of the Ōsake Shrine [ja] on the island of Ikishima [ja] in Sakoshi [ja] (Akō). An alleged "Grave of Hata no Kawakatsu" (秦河勝の墓) is also located on the island.
The "Crowned Maitreya" (宝冠弥勒, Hōkan Miroku) statue housed at Kōryū-ji, designated as a national treasure.![A Muromachi period Okina (翁; "Old Man") mask, used in Shiki-sanban [ja]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Okina_type_noh_mask%2C_Muromachi_period%2C_1400s-1500s_AD%2C_wood%2C_polychromy_-_Tokyo_National_Museum_-_Ueno_Park%2C_Tokyo%2C_Japan_-_DSC08991.jpg/1280px-Okina_type_noh_mask%2C_Muromachi_period%2C_1400s-1500s_AD%2C_wood%2C_polychromy_-_Tokyo_National_Museum_-_Ueno_Park%2C_Tokyo%2C_Japan_-_DSC08991.jpg)
A Muromachi period Okina (翁; "Old Man") mask, used in Shiki-sanban [ja]
An Edo period illustration of the "Ox Festival" (牛祭, Ushi-matsuri) held at Kōryū-ji, centered on the deity Matarajin.Musicians born in the 600s 3
About this person
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Dates
Born 600
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