The Emishi (蝦夷), also called Ebisu and Ezo, were a people who lived in parts of northern Honshū in present-day Japan, especially in the Tōhoku region.

The question regarding 'who were the Emishi?' historically comes down to: were they ancestors of, or related to the Ainu? Or were they related to the Japanese? The short answer is that they were related to both as ancestors to different degrees, but are neither of the two, though they were the cultural and ethnic predecessors of the Ainu.

Mar 11, 2011 · My goal is to seek to place the Emishi in the broader framework of early Japanese history, and to show how they developed as a separate people before they were conquered by the Japanese state. Originally written for Suzutayu's site (above), Conquest of Emishi, it is a revision of Suzutayu's original.

Ezo, Emishi or Ebisu Ezo (also referred to as "Emishi" or "Ebisu") is an appellation for the people who once lived in the eastern and northern areas of what is now Japan, and who were considered by the Japanese to belong to a different ethnic group.

Jun 5, 2018 · One of those lands was the northern Michinoku region (modern Tōhoku) that were inhabited by populations known as Emishi. According to 8th-century chronicles, Emishi were hunter-gatherer tribes...

The Emishi were ancestral to the Satsumon Culture that developed in Hokkaido centuries after the conquest of the Emishi heartland in northern Honshu by the Japanese.

May 19, 2018 · The Emishi (蝦夷 – Eastern Barbarians), also called at time the Ezo People1, were a Clan of people living on the periphery of the Yamato borders. Some scholars believe they could be the ancestors of the Ainu. 2 Historically they are known to have lived in northern Japan, in particular Mutsu Province. 1.

Soga no Emishi (蘇我 蝦夷, 587 – July 11, 645) was a statesman of the Yamato imperial court. His alternative names include Emishi (毛人) and Toyora no Ōomi (豊浦大臣).After the death of his father Soga no Umako, Emishi took over Ōomi , the Minister of State, from his father.. According to the Nihonshoki, from the end of the reign of Empress Suiko to that of Empress Kōgyoku ...

Sep 23, 2016 · Emishi was a term for the people of northeastern Japan (the Tôhoku region), outside of the control of the Yamato polity. The original kanji (毛人) means 'Hairy Men', and is seen in Chinese accounts as a term to describe those outside of the 'civilized' lands (i.e. beyond Chinese control).

Jun 29, 2023 · Termed Emishi, these people retained a distinctive identity in northern Honshu until ~1,000 years ago. Fragmentary references in the historical texts make it clear that these people did not speak Japanese natively, and were physically different in appearance, being a "hairy" and "bearded" people.