ITABASHI
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Kanmeiji TempleIt is a temple of the Shingon sect, said to have been founded in the Muromachi period. On the temple grounds, there is a koshinto (a pagoda for praying to the gods) dating back to the first year of the Kanbun Era (1661), an inari shrine that is said to have been moved from the Kaga Clan's suburban residence, and a red gate.
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Tokoji Temple
It is a temple of the Jodo sect of Buddhism, founded at the end of the Muromachi period. The Koshinto (pagoda) on the temple grounds is the largest in Itabashi Ward (1.9m high), with a splendid carving of Seimen Kongo, and is designated as a tangible cultural property of the ward.
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Tokumaru Hara and Akiho Takashima
Tokumaruhara was a field that stretched across the lowlands of the Arakawa River, including present-day Takashimadaira, Misono, and Shinkawagishi. In 1841, Japan's first Western-style artillery training was conducted by Takashima Akiho.
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Horsehead Kannon Hall
This is a hall outside the precincts of Renge-ji Temple, built in Renge. The main deity of the temple is the Bodhisattva Matou Kannon, who is said to protect cattle and horses, and it is said that farmers of the time would bring their breeding horses to visit the temple on fair days.
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Nakasendo Toda-no Ferry
This is the site of a ferry landing on the Arakawa River, which runs between Itabashi-juku and Warabi-juku on the Nakasendo highway. In the Edo period (1603-1868), the Arakawa River was not bridged, and it is said to have been a key transportation point.
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Ruins of Akatsuka Castle
This is the site of the castle of the Chiba clan, which ruled this area during the Warring States period. It was a typical medieval flat mountain castle, and even today there are only a few remains such as air shelters in the vicinity, reminding us of the past.
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Fuji Daisen Road Sign and Goshinto
This is a guidepost standing on Kiyomizu-zaka, an old Nakasendo road. It stands at the place where the road from Nakasendo to the sacred mountains of Mt.
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Shimura Risshitsuka
This is the third ichirizuka built on the Nakasendo Road, counting from Edo Nihonbashi. It is a nationally valuable historical site that still remains in the original location in pairs.
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clear-cut hill
It is a steep slope that descends from the Shimura plateau to the lowlands of the Arakawa River basin. It is said to have been the only place on the road where one could enjoy a panoramic view of Mt.
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Birthplace of purely domestic photographic film
This monument was built because Japan's first research and production of photographic roll film was conducted here in the past. The image is that of an egg just before it hatches.
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