Tsurumakiinari Shrine - Bunkyo City

It is in the corner of the apartment. You will notice as soon as you pass. I want to visit even after visiting Gokokuji Temple.

It was on a hill, and it used to look good, but now the surrounding buildings are taller, and the ginkgo tree, which is probably a sacred tree, rises so as to be surrounded. That is also good.

A northward company which faced Shinobu street. Be careful not to miss it because it is settled in the valley of the building, upstairs going up the stairs. There is a precinct of Inari In the shrine just behind but it is on the cliff so you need to climb the stairs westward.

It seems to bear the name of the string winding river that was culverted in the early Showa period. The origin of this shrine could not be read from the field observation. I was curious about the origin, so I decided to scrutinize the local materials. Since we have confirmed some references, we will list them in chronological order. Primarily. It is "Ushigome Kohinata Otowacho Henba Sue-ezu". Looking at the map, there is "Inari" here. Information is around 1740. Secondly. It is a map of the Edo period, "Edo Kiriezu, Zoshigaya Otowabezu". If you look at the map, you can see the words "Child-rearing Yoribuchi Inari" around here. Information is 1851. Third. "Tokyo Famous Place Map Koishikawa-ku Nobe" (Mutsushi Shobo, 1969.03). The following is the description on page 235 of this document. "Higashiyama Inari Shrine is a small shrine on the south shore of Matsuyabashi. It builds a small number of small shrines that are written as Higashiyama Inari. It is not listed in the entire map of Tokyo Koishikawa Ward published by the Tokyo Post and Telecom Bureau. In the Edo Kiriezu, there is Koishikawa Inari here. Therefore, Higashiyama Fuji Inari (Betsuto Shinkoin) is located in the western part of Zojigaya Village. I don't know what to do with the natives. " Supplementally, this book is a reorganization of the items published in 1906-7 after the war, and the information is from the end of the Meiji era. Fourth. It is a map after the end of the Meiji era, such as "Complete map of Koishikawa-ku, Tokyo (Meiji 44)". Map symbols of shrines were seen around here. However, no shrine name has been confirmed so far. Information is at the end of the Meiji era. Fifth. The 29th page of the book "Koishikawa Ward Overview" (1934, Tokyo Koshiron Shimbun). The item of [West Aoyagi Town] was as follows. "... Until recently, there was a basin called the Chinmaki River on the west side of the town, but when it was changed to an underdrain with the road revision, it was called Aoyagi Bridge with a bridge, and on the shore of that bridge was Chinmaki Inari (Inari with a cough). There is a famous company called, and it is still enshrined. " Sixth. It is a map called "Tokyo Metropolitan Housing Information Book: Eastern Bunkyo Ward (Showa 32)". There is a description of "Tsrumaki Inari". It seems that it was currently built near the entrance of "Yakitori-ya Like". Seventh. It is a map called "Dwelling display old and new comparison map (Mejirodai 1, 2, 3-chome, Sekiguchi 1, 2, 3-chome, Otowa 1, 2-chome)". Currently, there is "Tsurumaki Inari Shrine" near the place where "Yakitori-ya Like" is built. The information is from 1964. Finally. The magazine "Sakamachi Tsushin 1" (1992, Sakamachi Tsushin Editorial Department) stated as follows. "⑬ The shrine of Tsurumaki Shrine was under the highway No. 5 in the southeast, the demon mother god of Kiyoto, until the middle of 1955. Now it has been moved to the building of Mejirodai across Kiyotozaka. . " [Summary] There are some inconsistencies in the information. However, roughly, it will be as follows. Around 1740. "Inari" exists. Around 1850. It was called "Child-rearing Yoribuchi Inari" near Matsuya Bridge over the Genmaki River. Around the 1900s. Field workers at the time confirmed that the child-rearing Yorifuchi Inari remained unchanged (however, because there were several small nobori called "Higashiyama Inari", "This is the child-rearing Yorifuchi." Is it Inari? "It seems to have confused the field workers.) 1932. The string winding river is culverted. Before the culvert, Matsuya Bridge was replaced by Aoyagi Bridge. 1934. Exists in the same area. By this time, "Child-rearing Ryofuchi Inari" was called "Chinmaki Inari" or "One-person coughing Inari". ~ Around 1960. Opposite the road, the shrine is located near the current Yakitori restaurant. From around 1960. Relocated to the current location.

Previously, the other side of the building on the opposite side (former Takahashi Pharmacy) was reorganized for general road expansion work on the Metropolitan Highway No. 5, the narrow street next to Yakitori-ya (former Kiyochi district) used to be Kiyoto Tofu store Kanedaya liquor store. There are buttons and hook shops, etc., and now it is only a soba restaurant (Matsue Sakae), Tsurumaki Inari Shrine is the site of the former Tokiwa Oil (GS) circa 1973 Relocated at construction.

Be careful as it is located between the buildings and is likely to be overlooked. High on the stairs. I stopped by after visiting at Gokokuji Temple.

It was in a mysterious place between buildings. Since it is on a hill, I wondered if the Chinmaki River was flowing in front of it, but it seems that it is different.

It is Inari who sits between the buildings. I was surprised at such a place, but it seemed to be properly maintained and cherished. It's the same name as the Culvert River, which is now a culvert.