奉安殿

"Did the subway run through Makabe?" A heavy concrete structure standing beside an ordinary residential area. It is clearly floating from the surroundings. The size is about 1 tsubo. There is a stone staircase foundation and the height is a feeling of size that people can stand and put in. Is it a subway entrance, a public telephone booth, or a telework box that is popular these days? But it's too good for that. When I looked inside, there was a picture of the marriage of the Kamidana, the Imperial Rescript on Education, the Meiji and Taisho Showa eras, and the successive emperors of the imperial era. Apparently, this is the Imperial Rescript on Education called Hoanden, which was built in each school during the prewar period. Education It seems that it is more important than life in each school because it is just called "Imperial Rescript on Education" (in fact, it seems that the principal who lost it died by himself), and in addition to strictly managing it at the school, the hall of worship every morning It seems that he was doing it. Many schools displayed the Imperial Rescript on Education and the Emperor's Shadow on the shrine of the principal's office or closed it in a safe, but they built an independent building outside, probably to prevent fire or theft, or to "appeal to the patriotism." In some cases, it was stored there. Most of the external storage (?) Was made in Japanese style like a shrine shrine. However, this is a magnificent Greek temple-like thick pillar at the four corners, a sculpture at the top of the tower, and a shining chrysanthemum crest at the top of the entrance. This has a lot of energy. It must have been done by a skilled craftsman at that time. When I read the commentary version, it was installed at Makabe Elementary School, and although the GHQ issued a removal order after the war, it was a magnificent building and it was evacuated by the regrettable locals. It seems that there are such Hoanden in the whole country, but it seems that there are almost no records of systematic surveys or field visits by enthusiasts (?), So it can be said that it is a "forgotten historic site". Meanwhile, this is called an elaborate design, and it can be said that it is a representative of the Hoanden, which is rare in the whole country and is left with a commentary signboard in the city. After all, if you look up "Hoanden" on wikipedia, you can see the picture here at the top.

On the way to the old Makabe station while walking around Makabe, I twisted my head with a friend asking, "What is this?" The guide map says "Hoanden". When I looked into the building over 2 meters with interest, I saw the characters of the Imperial Rescript on Education. For the time being, I took a few photos. When I went home and looked it up, I found that it was at Makabe Elementary School. Pre-war and war-time relics that we, born after the war, never see. It is unknown why it is in such a place. Unique to the town where many Meiji and Taisho buildings remain.