六道地蔵

There is no charm!

Jizo, who has been around for a long time

Is it a venerable hidden sight?

Although it is not a tourist spot, it is a rare roundabout intersection in Japan.

There is a rotary (roundabout) where there are only three places in Saitama. Signs are also rare, so how about going to the Iruma outlet?

One of Saitama Prefecture's first roundabouts introduced in 2014. As of 2018, there are only four roundabouts in Saitama prefecture. Before being designated as a roundabout, there were several one-way road signs to the left on the central island. After the introduction, the road sign was changed to a dedicated one, and a large clockwise arrow was written on the road surface. It's a small intersection in a rugged residential area between the National Route 463 bypass and the main local road (Yasukawa-dori), so the only vehicles that pass through are locals, or almost only residents of this residential area. Let's go. (A light truck coming out of a nearby distribution center may be passing by, but I have never actually seen it) The traffic is very light because it is a place that is not often used as a loophole. However, if you are not careful, the bicycle will pop out, so be careful. Also, at least I haven't witnessed a reverse-way car since the one-way era (I haven't had much experience crossing other cars here because the traffic is so light in the first place), but it probably existed in the atmosphere. I think it will be. However, there seems to be almost no demand to go to the road to the right of each. Let's go see a rare roundabout! If you are enthusiastic, you will be overwhelmed and you will miss the beat. The surrounding roads are narrow and it is not possible to park on the road, but it seems possible to pause, get out of the car, and take a quick photo. In the unlikely event that a car arrives, turn around the roundabout and avoid it. (Be careful not to be annoying and dangerous!) By the way, it seems that this place several decades ago was a field. It seems that Jizo-sama stood in the field and the roads radiated from there (according to the Iruma City Public Relations Magazine).