First episode: Mr. Bikuni, who became a stone

　It's been about 1,300 years now. Kamiseya, located on the border between Musashi and Sagami, is one house at the foot of the mountain there, and one house and house on the banks of this river. It was a sparse place.
　One day, a nun came to this village. The nun was named Meiko Hibikuni, who lived in a small hermitage and served the Buddha every day. When the villagers were tired of their work or had any worries, they always listened to the Buddha's teachings and told them. Meiko Higaoka Nun, who is familiar with Biku from the villagers, was coughing hard while talking about whether he had illness. People delivered food and roasted their favorite tea, worried about such a situation of the white Hioka, which was slightly colored. At that time, tea was still rare and used as a medicine.
　One day, as usual, when the villagers visit the hermitage, they can't see Ohioka. In the hermitage there was a rug that Ohioka sat in the morning and evening when she gave her sutra to the Buddha, and on top of it there was only one large stone covered with Sumizome's clothing. The villagers who were surprised at what this was, eventually realized that Ohioka had become a stone. Since then, it has been said that praying for this stone will cure the disease of coughing, and many people have come to visit it. When he got sick, he gave tea in a bamboo tube to thank him.
　Even now, Myoko-ji Temple has a small shrine (Hokora) of Meiko Hikani, and you may see bamboo cylinders with tea.
Ohioka's stone is the body of Oishi Shrine in Nagatsuta. It is said to be Sankiishi along with Kanameishi of Fukami, Yamato-shi.

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