Kazuno

Kazuno lies in a mountain basin of northern Mutsu, crossed by the Yoneshiro River. The district belonged to the Nanbu lords of Morioka, whose lands here met the neighbouring Kubota domain. Fortified residences at Hanawa, Kemanai and Nagaushi survived as local centres of authority. Towns developed along the roads through the basin, while the surrounding hills held mineral deposits and forests.