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6) To Aizu

In 1589 (Ujisato at the age of 34), joining the
Hideyoshi force, Ujisato went to Odawara Castle
to attack Hojo. A strong great army consisted of
360,000 men surrounded the Castle. Ujisato also
joined the battle with his 4,000 subordinates.
Then Odawara Castle fell in 1590.

Right before the fall of Odawara Castle, Masamune
Date showed before Hideyoshi and expressed that
he wanted to render homage and service to
Hideyoshi. After the attack of Odawara Castle,
Hideyoshi ordered Ujisato to move to Aizu which
Masamune had owned.
It was 2 years after Ujisato finally completed
Matsuzaka Castle. Hideyoshi ordered so, to have
Ujisato watch over Masamune Date in the north
and Ieyasu Tokugawa in the south. It indicates that
Hideyoshi fully recognized the capability Ujisato had.
Although Ujisato would like to stay Matsuzaka, God's
hands were at work.
Because after an edict proscribing Christianity was issued by Hideyoshi, many Christians came
together to Ujisato who was a Christian feudal lord. One of them was Hayato Kagayama.
(See Footprints of the Martyrs of the Hosokawa Domain in the details)

There is a following scripture in the Bible;

　 “ For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
      Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD.
   “ For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
      So are My ways higher than your ways,
      And My thoughts than your thoughts.”
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　(Isaiah 55:8-9)


(The Kyoto Glory Church Translation Committee is responsible for the wording of this article.)

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