The Okamoto Bridge was built

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

Once upon a time, the area around the Seki intersection was called Kamiooka Village and the ward office was called Matsumoto Village, so Okamoto Bridge was named after "Oka" in Kamiooka and Matsumoto's "Book". .
The river flowing through the border between the village and the village is called Ookagawa, a very beautiful river, and the children jumped in from the shore and enjoyed swimming and picking seaweed shrimp.

It was in the middle of the Meiji era. It's Muranaka Wai Wai Wai Wai, Gayagaya, and Osagi.
A person named Rinemon 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 time when it is very inconvenient and each village does not come and go with each other.
Now it was a big incident like a pay bridge over.

In fact, it's not so wide, but it's a big business when it comes to building a bridge.
But if you have a bridge, you will be able to easily go to the village, and you will not have to walk along the winding and muddy path. It is not surprising that the expectations of the villagers will increase.

The construction did not proceed as expected, but the bridge, which also served as a link between Yokohama and Kamakura, was able to receive assistance from distant Hongo and Kamakura.
Everyone worked together, envisioned the bridge over the river, and excited their hopes.

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

In addition, as many people travel back and forth between Yokohama and Kamakura, the distribution of goods has improved and economically blessed.

At present, carps are released on the Ookagawa River, and the bridge reflected in the river that changes seasonally calms the hearts of passers-by.
If you ever cross the bridge, why not stop a little and look into the river?

The hardships, efforts, hopes, etc. of the villagers over the past days may come to the river surface.

It is a story recorded in "Old Story of Hometown Konan 50 Episode".
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