Hakuryuokami - Nagoya

1-chome, Fukiage, Chikusa-ku Known as the 100m road, it is located to the south of Wakamiya Odori, which runs east to west in the city. This road was born from the postwar reconstruction city plan for the purpose of spreading a large-scale fire. I think it's convenient and comfortable considering only the traffic of cars, but from the walking side, it's a difficult road to cross. At the eastern end of the Nagoya Plateau, the wilderness was widespread a long time ago. 1 Above is the view from the street that entered the west from the "Fukiage Ramp South" intersection on Wakamiya Odori. "Fukiage Kannon and Hakuryuokami" is enshrined here. 2 This area was a field developed as Nagoya Nitta. People who lived in such fields gathered and villages and towns were created. Since there are no large rivers, there were scattered irrigation ponds in the area, but they were reclaimed. On the map of the Taisho era on the left, there is a large square site, which had a Nagoya prison from 1897 (Meiji 30) to 1965 (Showa 40), but moved to Miyoshi City with the construction of Wakamiya Odori. Not long ago, there were crematoriums and burial mounds around here. Nowadays, shops and dwellings are lined up and a splendid 100 m road runs, but it is a convenient and advanced landscape created by the relocation of the dwellings, facilities, and remains of the residents who lived before this appearance. If you look at it the other way around, it may be an uninteresting landscape, but it seems that there are Italian cows near here, and it is interesting to hear a good cry from time to time. 3 "Fukiage Kannon and Hakuryuokami" is a cover house built like a block-stacked garage to the south of the building. There are stone markers on the left and right, and chairs are placed inside the cover, which seems to be a community centered around this area. Four On the left is "Mr. Kozuka Nagoya Nitta Reclaiming Memorial" The development of Nagoya Nitta was carried out by two families, Genzo Kanematsu and Genbei Kozuka, during the Manji era (1658 to 1660), and initially set up a house in the castle town of Nagoya, but the Kanematsu family was in the Tenmei era (1781-1788). It seems that he moved to the current Takami-cho, Chikusa-ku, and Genbei Kozuka also moved to Furuimura Minami Fukiage (around Wakamiya Odori) in 1807 (Culture 4). The stone mark on the right is the relocation and construction monument marked Tateyuki in 1967. Five View of the inside of the shroud. There are three large and small halls in front, and the main shrine of Jizo-do and Hakuryuokami is on the right front entrance side. Multiple lanterns are hung above the incense burner. 6 Jizo-do at the entrance and the chozubachi on the left I don't know the details, but I can see these Jizo along the Shiotsuki Highway in the surrounding area. I feel that it was not originally enshrined here. The chozubachi is always filled with fresh water. The inside of the hall is sprinkled with water and is very beautifully crafted, with the scent of incense sticks, and you can feel the warmth of people as if you were coming to worship every day. 7 Hakuryuokami It looks like Nagare-zukuri, but when viewed from the side, the eaves in the back are very short and may be said to be one-sided. The dragon that controls water may represent the land pattern of this land a long time ago. The origin and time of construction are unknown. 8 Chairs are also placed on the left and right across the incense burner. Will a well-end meeting be held while maintaining an appropriate distance? When I sit here, I feel that Kannon, Jizo, and the dragon are watching over me. 9 Aged lanterns such as Senju Kanze Bodhisattva, Fukiage Kannon, and Kobo Daishi Amida Nyorai are hung all over the ceiling. Ten Sando in front There are Jizo Bodhisattva and Kobo Daishi statues beside the large hall, and the largest statue in the center is the Senju Kannon called Fukiage Kannon. 11 Fukiage Kannon It is said that this Senju Kannon was originally enshrined in the mansion of the Kozuka family before the construction of Wakamiya Odori, and it is said to be the guardian Buddha of Kozuka village with the year 1821 (Bunsei 4) engraved on it. Some of the glowing black statues are missing and painful, but they seem to listen to anything. The simple facial expression of the one-sword carving on the left seems to be smiling slightly. There are a lot of things written about whether it's auspicious, but I can't see or read them. I would like to ask the people who came to visit me, but unfortunately I never met them. Many of the gods and Buddhas enshrined, such as Fukiage Kannon and Hakuryuokami, probably came from the surrounding area due to the transformation of this area. When no one is there, it may be that the small talk is blooming in this hall. 2021/03/01 Fukiage Kannon and Hakuryuokami Construction, etc./Details unknown Address / 1-5-7 Fukiage, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya Public transportation access / Get off at "Fukiage" station on the Sakuradori subway line, and walk west for 10 minutes