Bunfuku tea pot in Tojuin

When Mr. Kazuo opened the door, it was young and a beautiful woman stood alone. And said in a little voice, trembling in the cold.
"I'm lost. I'm sorry, but could you stay overnight?"
Mr. Kazuo, who was old, thought poor, gave a woman to the temple, served warm rice porridge, and stayed.
The next morning, the woman bowed her head many times and thanked him, and went away somewhere.
And two or three days later, the woman appeared in the temple again. "Thank you for taking care of me the other day."
He offered the tea pot and tried to leave. At that time, he called out. This woman lost her way on her journey and thought she must have no place to go or stay, so she encouraged her to stay in the temple for a while.
The woman who came to stay in the temple said, "I can't thank you any more, even if I want to be kind."
He said, borrowed a brush and paper from Mr. Kazuo and drew a picture smoothly. It was so wonderful that Mr. Kazuo was completely overlooked.

The ceramic statue of Raccoon Dog and a woman

The story of this woman quickly spread to Muranaka and became a hyoban. The number of visitors to the temple has increased, and it has become quite popular.
One night, however, a dead Raccoon Dog was found near the village, which had been bitten and killed by a dog. And what Raccoon Dog wore the same kimono as the woman of the temple. From that day, I had never seen the woman in the temple.
Mr. Kazuo buried the Raccoon Dog at all times. Then, I decided to make the "chagama and picture" left by the woman important as a treasure of the temple.
Unfortunately, the picture was burned in the great fire of 1884, but only the tea pot is still left in the temple and is called "Bunfuku Chagama".
In the garden of Tojuin, there is a ceramic statue of Raccoon Dog and a woman who conveys this story.

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