Moon above the sea at Daimotsu Bay

In 1185, the rivalry between the Minamoto (Genji) and Taira (Heike) clans was settled definatively in favor of the Minamoto at the naval battle of Dannoura. Minamoto no Yoshitsune was then set upon by his elder brother, Yoritomo in an internal battle for control of the county. Here, the hero Musashibō Benkei, follower of Yoshitsune, rides a boat during a violent storm. The legend is that the ghosts of defeated Heike warriors appeared, carrying out revenge upon the fleeing forces of Yoshitsune.