Cultural property notes

Snakes and the event

At Hyakumura Myokenson (Shrine) in Inagi,
An event is held every year on August 7th.
This event has been known since ancient times for its belief in warding off evil spirits.
Note: At the time of publication, it was a cultural property designated by Inagi City, but in March 1992 it was changed to a cultural property designated by Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Published March 20, 1989 Field: Folklore
Tokyo designated intangible folk cultural property (designated March 30, 1992)

Tamagawa ware

Shisui Enomoto of Sakahama Village started making pottery in Inagi.
It is called Tamagawa ware, and most of the pieces have a ``tama'' stamp stamped on the surface of the pottery.
Note: This is a privately owned cultural property and is not open to the public.
Published on March 20, 1989 Field: Early modern Inagi City designated tangible folk cultural properties (designated on January 20, 1978)

Grave of Takako Chogoro

This is the grave of Takako Chogoro that remains in Oshidate.
Chogoro was a farmer born in Oshidate in the middle of the Edo period.
He was rewarded by the Shogunate for his long years of filial piety to his mother.
Published on August 31, 1991 Field: Early modern Tokyo designated historic sites (designated on October 18, 1939)

Kaya of Koshoji Temple

It is a female Kaya tree with a height of about 25m and a circumference of about 6.3m at chest height, and is the second largest in Tokyo.
It is said to be the 12th largest in the country.

Published September 30, 1992 Field: Nature　

Tokyo designated natural monument

(Designated on January 31, 1963)

Amida triad statue at Jorakuji Temple

It is one of the oldest Buddhist statues in the city, along with the standing statue of Kanzeon Bodhisattva at Koshoji Temple.
All three statues are made of cypress wood parquet, and although some parts lack beauty in shaping, the shape, body parts, and clothing pattern are all in good shape.
It can be said that it is a Buddhist statue of excellent technique.
Note: Not open to the public.
Published on March 20, 1995 Field: Ancient Tokyo designated tangible cultural property (Designated name: Wooden statue of Amida Nyorai and his flanking attendants, designated on January 31, 1963)

Edo no Sato Kagura in Yamahonsha Naka

It is said that Yamamoto Gon Ritsushi Hironobu founded it in the 6th year of Oan (1373) in the early Muromachi period.
It is a silent play in which masks are worn, and the theme is the world of myths such as the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki.
Published on February 20, 1996 Field: Folklore Nationally designated important intangible folk cultural properties (designated on December 13, 1994)

Flying sky map of Jorakuji Temple

The mirrored ceiling of the outer hall of Amida-do Hall at Jōrakuji Temple was painted by the artist Goryu Aizawa in the late Edo period.
A flying sky map and a dragon map remain. A flying sky map is drawn in the center of the mirrored ceiling.
Note: Not open to the public.
Published on February 20, 1996 Category: Folklore Inagi City designated tangible cultural property (designated name: Jorakuji Temple's Flying Heavens and Dragons
(Designated on October 13, 2020)

Ryo Kubozen

Kosangjuku is a private school founded by Kubozensuke, a Chinese scholar, at his home in Higashi-Naganuma.
The activities of Jōsujuku, which began in 1880, continued for 30 years until Kubo Zenpei passed away in 1913. Those who enroll are not only from Inagi city area,
We have produced over 800 graduates from the Mitama area, Tokyo, and other prefectures.
Published September 25, 1998 Field: Modern

Daimaru water supply

The water is taken from the Tama River in Daimaru and flows to Noborito, Kawasaki City.
Since the Edo period, it has been maintained and managed as an important agricultural water source that irrigates villages in the Inagi City area and downstream villages.
Published September 25, 1998 Field: Early modern times

horse line drawing

This is the remains of a kiln that produced tiles and square bricks related to Musashi Kokubunji and Musashi Kokufu during the Nara period.
One had line drawings of three horses that were thought to have been used in rituals.
Published on March 29, 2002 Field: Historic Sites Designated by Ancient Tokyo (Designated in May 2002)
[The artifacts excavated from the Kawarayato kiln site are designated as tangible cultural properties by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (designated on March 16, 2006)]

Ozawa Castle Ruins

The ruins of Ozawa Castle remain on the hill south of Anazawa Tenjin Shrine in Yanoguchi.
It is said to be the site of the castle of Ozawa Jiro Shigemasa, the son of Inage Saburo Shigenari, who was a powerful family in the early Kamakura period.
It was built on the border between Yanoguchi, Inagi City, and Suga, Tama Ward, Kawasaki City.
Published February 10, 2004 Field: Middle Ages