The Okamoto Bridge was built

Do you know Okamoto Bridge? The name Okamoto is not originally a place name.

In the past, the area of Seki was called Kamiooka Village and the area around the ward office was called Matsumoto Village, so Okamoto Bridge was named after "Oka" in Kamiooka and Matsumoto's "Book".
The river that flows through the border between the village and the village is called the Okagawa River, a very beautiful river, and the children seemed to have enjoyed swimming and picking algae shrimp.

It was in the middle of the Meiji era. It's Muranaka Waiwai, Gayagaya, and large swagi.
The person named Rin Uemon Takanashi of Hino Village played a central role in creating a road connecting Kamiooka Village and Matsumoto Village, and building a bridge over the river.
It is a very inconvenient time when each village does not come and go to each other.
Now, it was such a big incident as to whether a pay bridge would be built.

Actually, it is not very wide, but when it comes to building a bridge, it is a big business.
But if a bridge was built, it would be easy to go to the village, and not to walk along the winding, muddy road. It is no wonder that the villagers' expectations will increase.

The construction did not proceed as expected, but the bridge, which also had the role of connecting Yokohama and Kamakura, was able to receive assistance from people from Hongo and Kamakura, which were far away.
They all worked together, envisioning the bridge over the river, and filled their hearts with hope.

When it was finally completed, it was full of villagers trying to cross the bridge and go to the neighboring village. The bridge not only connected the village with a single road, but also connected the hearts and hearts of the villagers.

In addition, many people traveled between Yokohama and Kamakura, so the distribution of goods has improved and economically.

At present, carps are released on the Okagawa River, and the bridge reflected in the river that changes with the seasons, soothes of passers-by.
If you cross a bridge, why don't you stop a little and look into the river?

On the passing day, the hardships, efforts, and hopes of the villagers may come to the river surface.

This is a story recorded in "Hometown Konan's Old Story".
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