I walked the Koshu Kaido from Fuchu to Hino two weeks ago. However, a guidebook mentioned that there were two Ichirizuka on the early Koshu Kaido, so I decided to walk there as well.
Manganji-isurizuka is one of the recommended ones since it is well shaped (though a bit shaved) and close to the city center.
Fuchu-juku
Starting at Fuchu Station on the Keio Line, head south along the west side of Okunitama Shrine. Next, turn right and head westward just north of Fuchu Honmachi on the Musashino Line. This is the early Koshu Kaido.
Kamakura Kaido road sign
This road is also called Kamakura Kaido. Kamakura Kaido is a general term for the roads leading to Kamakura from various places, so you will see it here and there when you take a walk. Not all roads are the same, so be careful.
In addition, this road is also called Okariba Road.
Signposts on the Okariba Road
The Kamakura Kaido turns south at the intersection of the Boubai Station and heads toward the Boubai Kawahara Ancient Battlefield Monument.
The early Koshu Kaido, the Oharaba Road, continues further west.
Main gate of NEC Fuchu Plant
I came to the main gate of the NEC Fuchu Plant. The Honjuku Ichirizuka is located inside this gate. It is probably the area to the right of where the three people in the photo are walking, where the trees are growing thick. If I had asked the guard, I would have been allowed to see it. But for some reason, I wasn’t attached to it at that time, so I just turned right and went on. My motivation for walking along the Koshu Kaido in the early days was to see the ichirizuka, but what am I doing here?
Old Yanagisawa Family Residence
Passing through the back of Yaho Tenmangu Shrine and heading towards Yakult’s Central Research Institute from Shiroyama Park, I found an old house (the former Yanagisawa family residence)!
The signboard said that the farmhouse was moved from Aoyagi, Kunitachi City, and was built in the late Edo period.
Interior of the former Yanagisawa family residence
The inside was open to the public, and I felt nostalgic with the hearth and the old tools.
Ishida Bridge
I head for the Ishida Bridge over the Tama River.
Tama River
The Tama River is wide, and when you get here, you can see the mountains, and I felt like I had traveled a long way.
Hino-juku
Manganji Ichirizuka
I was walking along the Tama Monorail when I suddenly spotted Manganji Ichirizuka (9ri from Nihonbashi)!
Reading the signboard, it says that the origin of Ichirizuka is that Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi had it built. I thought Tokugawa Ieyasu was the originator, but he was not.
The sign also showed the original Koshu Kaido with a map. Comparing it to the current map, it looks as if it passed through Metropolitan Road 256, turned south from the entrance of Yagawa Station, reached the Tama River, and crossed at Manganji Ferry Terminal. However, it seems a bit roundabout and unnatural to go through a village mound in the NEC Fuchu plant and then get on the Tokyo Route 256. Well, what does it matter?
Furthermore, the same sign said that volcanic ash from the Mt. Fuji eruption of 1707 (December 16, 1707) was found in the mound.
I guess when Mt. Fuji explodes, volcanic ash flies to Tokyo, too.
Manganji Ichirizuka
The signboards were well written in English. However, the word “Manganji” reminds me of manganese dioxide, which is used in the production of oxygen. Is it just me?
Hino-juku Honjin
The Hino-juku Honjin, which was closed two weeks ago, was now open, so I visited it.
bat’s nail hider
When I asked the person in charge, she explained many things to me. What impressed me the most was the upside-down bat with a hidden nail. In Chinese, it means that good fortune has come to you, and it is a way of saying congratulations. In the Edo period, people were educated in Chinese literature and had a playful spirit.
Walking data
Course: Keio Line Fuchu Station -> Fuchu-juku -> Hino-juku -> JR Chuo Line Hino Station
Distance: 12.2km
Time: 3h26m
（※）大高利一郎：増補改訂版 街道を歩く──甲州街道、揺籃社、2011
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