Hachiman

When she became enceinte her husband dreamed that the sacred sword of the war deity, Hachiman, had been given to him, and the boy came to be called Hachiman Taro.

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The other winners would be Ares from the Greek gods, his counterpart Mars from the Romans, Tyr from the Norse gods, Huitzilopochtli from the Aztecs, Ogoun from several African pantheons, Hachiman from the Japanese, Guan Yu from the Chinese and so on.

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The mayors of Hachiman and Yamato asked the group on Wednesday to leave the area, accusing Pana Wave members of causing trouble for local residents by occupying the road and restricting traffic.

White-garment cult group moves out of Gifu forest road 2003

The white-clad cult members, who were forced by police to leave Hachiman, Gifu Prefecture, where they had occupied a section of road for a week since April 25, made a short journey in their fleet of white vehicles and arrived at a neighboring village of Kiyomi in the predawn hours of Friday May 2.

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The white-clad cult members, who were forced by police Thursday to leave Hachiman, Gifu Prefecture, where they had occupied a section of road for a week since April 25, made a short journey in their fleet of white vehicles and arrived at a neighboring village of Kiyomi in the predawn hours of Friday.

White cult on the move as doomsday approaches 2003

After passing the winter in Izumi, Fukui Prefecture, the group moved to a forest road on the borders of Hachiman and Yamato townships in Gifu on April 25, living in their tents on a roadside.

Cult decamps, issues bizarre statement about Tama-chan 2003

Group members told town officials they would depart by Saturday, but officials of Hachiman and neighboring Yamato are insisting they leave immediately.

Group, police not on same wavelength 2003

Local residents confront Panawave members asking them to leave a road in Hachiman, Gifu Prefecture, which they had been occupying for a week.

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About 10 white vans left a forest road on the border of the towns of Hachiman and Yamato at about 6:50 p.m.

Doomsday sect asked to move on 2003

Members of the group, known officially as Pana Wave Laboratory, had been staying on a forest road on the borders of Hachiman and Yamato townships since Sunday, living on tents erected on roadside.

White-garment cult group moves out of Gifu forest road 2003