Historic sites in Tsuchiura's Komachi district connected to the Heian poet Ono no Komachi. Ono no Komachi is considered one of Japan's three great beauties, famous for her Hyakunin Isshu poem. Famous for the poem 'Hana no iro wa utsuri ni keri na itazura ni waga mi yo ni furu nagame seshi ma ni.' Komachi no Sato has a mound said to be Ono no Komachi's grave, a place to feel the romance of history…

Ono no Komachi (dates unknown, 9th century) was an early Heian female poet, one of the Six Poetry Immortals. Known for beauty and poetic talent, many legends arose in later generations. Local legend says Komachi visited this area in her later years and spent her remaining days here. The mound said t…