Ozu Tenagakaisho no Okyakuyamon

Entrance gate

Near Toshine Shrine, there is a wooden gate. It used to be an entrance gate of a guest house in Edo Period. Ozu was actually an important post town on Bungo Kaido (a route between Kumamoto and Oita) a...

There is a nine crest on the tiles.

Original Text

Otsu, the first post station on the Bungo Highway. The only remaining gate of the guest house (Wakimotojin) has been relocated to its current location. It's a pity that there is only a gate, but the roof tiles in front of the gate are the Kuyo crest of the Hosokawa clan. On the other hand, many three-way crests were arranged, and there was a nine-yo crest in the center. Along with the explanation board, there is also a drawing of the entire guest house at that time and a plan (?) Of the entire post station.

It's in front of the shrine every year.

Original Text

It was like only the gate remained right in front of the shrine year by year. Looking at old photos, it used to be with the walls, but now it seems that only the gates are available. It seems that the Hosokawa domain was a gate of a large building.

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Original Text

　The gate was located just a short walk from JR Higo Otsu Station. It seems that it was the gate of the former 々 Wakimotojin, and it seems that the ones standing in other places were relocated and exhibited to their current location. There was a detailed explanation at the back of the gate so that you could understand the situation at that time.