Sanetoki Hojo and Eel Well

It is a story about Sanetoki Hojo, a famous warlord who built Shomeiji Temple and Kanazawabunko during the Kamakura period.
At that time, I suffered a serious illness in May 1276 (1276). In the warm Kanazawa area near the sea, he continued to recuperate hard, but his illness did not improve at all and only became heavier.
In fact, in order to cure the illness that does not improve easily, he decided to make a wish for Nachisan's Nyoirin Kannon in Kii no Kuni (Wakayama Prefecture), which he worships on a daily basis, and ordered his servants.

When the servant is praying hard in Nachisan, Kannon appeared in a real dream on the 7th, when the wish ends, and Kannon-sama appeared.
"The next illness is your fate. So no matter how good you take, you won't get better. But I will give you good medicine to reward your faith. An old well is located in the northwest direction, about 2 ri (about 8 km) away. If you drink the water from the well, you will get better soon. And there are eels in the wells with patterns on their heads."
And his figure disappeared.
In the real time of his dream, he hurriedly found a well that Kannon said, and ordered his servants to bring water.
The servant looked for the place where the announcement was made, but the whole area was overgrown with grass and trees, there was no house to ask people, and when I was in trouble, an old villager appeared and there was a well He told me where there was.
When I push through the grass, there is an old well, and indeed an eel with spots on my head is swimming. He hurriedly drew the water and tried to thank the old man, and his appearance disappeared like smoke.

Later, the mysterious old well was called the "eel well" and helped those who were sick, but it was reported that the eel disappeared after the actual death.
Even now, the well is quietly left near the Seki bus stop, which has long been called "Kanesawa Road" by people.
The well will be staring at the changing times with real time.

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