Ogata (緒方町, Ogata-machi) was a town located in Ōno District, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.
Saburo, feared by many as the "descendent of a giant serpent", also appears in the Tale of the Heike and is said to have contributed greatly to Minamoto no Yoshitsune's success in the battle of Dan-no-ura.
Saburo himself is enshrined in one of these, called the "Ninomiya Hachiman Shrine", where his name is still transmitted to today's generation.
According to Helen Craig McCullough, she references the unique disposition of Minamoto choosing his chief warrior.
Ogata no Saburo Koreyoshi commanded the largest armies in Kyūshū and marched in the name of the future shōgun that led to the establishment of the Kamakura period.