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Watanabe no Tsuna (渡辺 綱) (953–1025) was a Japanese samurai of the Heian period and a companion in arms of Minamoto no Yorimitsu (also known as Raikō), one of the earliest samurai to be famed for his military exploits in a number of tales and legends.[1]
Watanabe no Tsuna was the first person to take the surname Watanabe, and Watanabe is the fifth most common surname in Japan, with approximately 1.08 million people as of 2017.[2]
Because Watanabe no Tsuna is believed to be a hero associated with the legend that he vanquished oni historically considered to be the strongest, such as Shuten-doji and Ibaraki-doji, there is a tradition that oni stay away from people named Watanabe and their houses. For this reason, some families with the surname Watanabe have not practiced the custom of throwing beans on Setsubun for generations.[3][4]
- ^ Sato, Hiroaki (1995). Legends of the Samurai. Overlook Duckworth. pp. 61–64. ISBN 9781590207307.
- ^ ｢渡辺｣｢渡部｣｢渡邊｣｢渡邉｣の知られざる真実 (in Japanese). Toyo Keizai. 28 May 2017. p. 1,2. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ 渡辺さんは豆まきしない？ 最後に「鬼は内～」 阪神間の多彩な「鬼事情」 (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun. 3 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ 「渡辺姓」の人は豆まきをしなくていい理由 平安時代の歴史に起因 (in Japanese). Livedoor News. 3 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.