The all-night lights were built in the hope of preventing fires through the power of God and Buddha.
I’m not sure why they are lit when they are for fire prevention. However, I think it is clear that the system of putting people on duty played a role in uniting the villagers.
Fuchu-juku
Okunitama Shrine
Starting from Fuchu Station, I will pay a visit to Okunitama Shrine.
Okunotama Shrine is dedicated to Okuninushi-no-Mikoto. However, I only know about Okuninushi-no-Mikoto as the White Rabbit of Inaba.
I guess if I read and study the Kojiki, the walk will be more interesting.
Hassaku Sumo ring
There was a Hassaku Sumo ring.
There was a monument commemorating the 400th anniversary of the event. I felt the history.
After visiting the shrine, go west about 200 meters to the intersection of Koshu Kaido and Kamakura Kaido (in front of Fuchu City Hall).
Place to post a notice board in the fence of Otabijyo, Okunitama Shrine
Here, I found a place to post a notice board!
The texture of the wood reminds us of the past.
The explanatory board said that about six kosatsu were posted here, and that there were 35 kosatsu places in Edo.
It also says that this is the Otabijyo for the Kurayami Festival, and that on the night of May 5th, there will be a procession of eight portable shrines, where offerings will be made.
Kosatsu may have been enhanced in dignity by the backing of the gods.
The zelkova tree at Koanji Temple
About 300 meters further down the road from the place to post a notice board is Koanji Temple, and there is a zelkova tree that has been selected as one of the 100 best trees in Fuchu.
All-night lights of Honjuku Village was established in November 1792
All-night lights of Kamiyaho-mura was established in April 1794
All-night lights of Aoyagi Village was established in September 1799
Since the Koshu highway passed through a plateau, it was poor in water and the houses in the vicinity suffered from fires. Therefore, the villagers formed a “Ko,” or a group of people, who prayed at the Akiba Shrine in Enshu and set up an everlasting night light.
Along the Koshu Highway, there were still all‐night lights in Honjuku, Kamiyabo, and Aoyagi villages.
It seems that they were lit on a rotating basis for more than 100 years until the fire control system was put in place.
The all‐night lights are renewed from the east to the west. The custom of the neighboring villages must have been passed down gradually.
Yaho Tenmangu Shrine
This is Yaho Tenmangu Shrine.
When Sugawara Michizane was moved to Dazaifu, his third son, Michitake, was exiled to Yaho, and when Michizane passed away, the shrine was built out of love for him. So it was a shrine with a long history.
Hino-juku
Tappibashi bridge
The Tappibashi bridge crosses the Tama River.
In the Edo period (1603-1868), there was a ferry called “Hino no Ferry,” and people used to cross the Tama River by boat.
As I approached the western edge of the Kanto Plain, the mountains finally came into view.
Gate of Hinojyuku Main Camp
This is the main camp of Hino Inn.
Unfortunately, it is closed today.
The remains of Toiyaba and the place to post a notice board in Hinojuku
The remains of Toiyaba and the place to post a notice board in Hinojuku have been turned into Hino Library.
Hino Station
I arrived at Hino Station, which has been around since 1937, but it doesn’t look very old.
Walking data
Course: Keio Line Fuchu Station -> Fuchu-juku -> Hino-juku -> JR Chuo Line Hino Station
Distance: 10.5km
Time: 2h27m
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