Ishiusuzuka

Nakano was a soba collection area.

Original Text

Many stone mills are collected and enshrined. The stone mill mound in the precincts of Hosenji Temple shows a part of Nakano's history. One reason may be that the Kanda River flows nearby. It seems that the area around Nakano was an important food supply base to Edo in the past. Especially when it comes to soba, it is remarkable, and it seems that soba fruits were gathered from all over the Kanto region, and it became soba flour here and was delivered to various places. The remnants are like Ishiusuzuka. Certainly along the Ome Kaido Road, the monument of the big stone mill ...

Stone mill

Original Text

It is a proof that it tells the remnants of the history of the Nakano district when it was a soba collection area. In Nakano, not only soba but also miso and soy sauce breweries were once held on a large scale, and you can see that they were active breweries and abandoned sites. This stone 臼塚 is located in the precincts of Hosenji Temple.

Nakano was a collection of soba in the past.

Original Text

Although it is unimaginable in today's Nakano, it used to be a difficult soba collection area. Soba fruits were gathered and soba flour grinded with stone mills was supplied to various parts of Edo. The remnants are Ishiusuzuka in Hosenji Temple. Along the Ome Kaido, there is also a soba mill company that displays a huge stone mill called Stone Mill as a monument.

Nakano was a major producer of soba flour.

Original Text

Nakano used to be a flour mill using a water wheel on the Kanda River, and it was said that it was a major production area of soba noodles. It is a stone mortar that remains in the precincts of Hosenji Temple by stacking stone mortars that became unnecessary due to mechanization. Hosenji is one of the 36 immovable Kanto temples. Free parking is possible in the corner of the large precincts during worship.