When you are walking along a street, you will sometimes see a sign saying “Kosatsu site (street bulletin board) ruins. However, most of the time it is just a sign or a stone monument, and there are not many reproductions of high ticket offices. For example, the only place I know of in Tokyo that has been recreated is the Fuchu Kousatu site located at the intersection of Koshu Kaido and Kamakura Kaido in Fuchu City.
This time, I found the Kousatu site in Sakura. Although it is a mixture of old and new, I think it is a valuable and well-reproduced Kousatu site.
Usui-juku
To continue my walk from yesterday, I will head west from Keisei Sakura toward the National Museum of Japanese History. Turn left near Sakura City Hall and take Narita Kaido highway. Continue walking along Route 296 for about 700 meters, and turn east at the Shinmachi intersection to reach a street with a nice atmosphere where old houses still remain.
On the street lamps, you will see a sign that says “Sakura Castle Town Shopping Association. In the past, Sakura Castle stood where the National Museum of History and Ethnology is located, and it seems that this area still respects the tradition of the castle town.
The Kosatsu site in Sakura, a jumble of new and old information
Walk about 400 meters from the intersection, and you will see Sakura Shinmachi Ohayashi Kan on your right. On the site, I found the Kosatsu site!
In the upper left corner, there is something grave written in kuzushiji, which you can find in old documents. It is not completely clear. People used to be able to read, didn’t they? It’s amazing.
In the lower center, the Seven Lucky Gods of Sakura are introduced in modern Japanese. In the lower left corner, there is a notice about the flea market. It’s very practical. I wonder if the old high ticket booths also included introductions to local events like this?
From there, Narita Kaido makes a right angle turn to the right, and then another right angle turn to the left. Is this a so-called Kaginote (right-angled bend) to prevent the enemy from entering?
Decoration of floats in Sakana-cho
On the wall of a house in the middle of the road that looked like Kaginote, there was a display of Sakanamachi dashi-kazari ( decoration of a float ). It is said to have been made in the late Edo period. People in the past had shorter lifespans than we do now, and no power tools, so how were they able to create such a time-consuming work of art? They must have been very rich in spirit.
Mitani Residence
About 400 meters from Kaginote, we came upon the Mitani Residence, a registered tangible cultural property of Sakura City. The walls on the second floor are dirty, probably because they were blackened to avoid air raids during the war, but the first floor is clean in comparison, so it seems to have been repainted.
Sakura Juntendo Memorial Hall, where the sign of the mysterious boy stands
About 500 meters further down the road was the Sakura Juntendo Medical Institute, and next to it was the Sakura Juntendo Memorial Hall.
In Sakura, there are still words such as “Nagasaki in the west, Sakura in the east” and “The medicine of Nisshin originated in the woods of Sakura. When the Dutch physician Sato Taizen opened a school and clinic for Dutch medicine here in 1843, it is said that the highest level of surgical treatment and education was provided.
So, what does the sign of the boy at the entrance have to do with medicine?
Shisui-juku
Sogo signpost
After passing Shisui, I saw a signpost that said “Sogo Do” and took a picture without really thinking about it. But I was astonished when I looked up the origin of the road.
Kiuchi Sogoro was crucified for appealing directly to the Shogun Ietsuna to save his people from the tyranny of the elder statesmen of the Sakura domain. Sogo-do was the approach to Sogo Rei-do, a shrine dedicated to Sogoro.
Sogoro’s wife and four sons were also condemned to death.
In terms of taking the place of others, the couple and their children are as righteous as Jesus. Next time I have a chance to go near here, I will pass by this Sogo path and try to be virtuous.
Teradai-juku
Narita City sign with the city emblem hidden before the change
About two kilometers from Sogo Do, you will enter Narita City.
Huh? The mark on the signboard has been removed with tape.
The mark was changed in 2006, so they must have put a sticker on it. Since it’s an international city, why didn’t they at least print the logo and put it on the sign?
Narita Station
I have fond memories of Narita Station.
When I was in high school, I got off at Narita Station to visit Narita Airport, but I couldn’t see any airplanes, so I asked the cab driver why.
It’s a funny story, but that was in the days when there was no Internet. There was no other way.
Naritasan Shinshoji Temple
I passed in front of Narita Station once and headed for Shinshoji Temple.
Naritasan Shinshoji Temple
I’m sure I’ve been to Shinshoji several times. But I don’t remember it at all. However, I vaguely remembered that there were turtles in the precincts.
Turtle Family Tawashi
It wasn’t this turtle, though.
Walk data
Course：Keisei Main Line Sakura Station -> Usui-juku -> Sakai-juku -> Teradai-juku -> Naritasan Shinshoji Temple -> JR Narita Line Narita Station
Distance : 17.0km
Time : 4h50m
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