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Waterside course of Izumi River

Last Updated April 10, 2020

The Izumi River, which runs north-south through Seya Ward, originates from the forest of Seya, has six waterfronts, including the waterside of Futatsu Bridge, the waterside of Miyazawa Fureai, and the waterside of Higashiyama. In addition, there are Futatsu Bridge Shinmei Shrine and Miyazawa Shinmei Shrine, where you can feel the history, making it an ideal course for family picnics.

Waterside course map of Izumi River

Waterside course map of Izumi River

Highlights of the waterside course of Izumi River

List of Highlights
Name of historic sites, etc.Information
Futatsu Bridge Shinmei Shrine

 In the past, it was said that he dedicated the seedlings of Sakaki in Kamakura Hachimangu Shrine and prayed for the protection of the village as a shrine, and has been worshiped as a sacred tree since then.
 Tennosha, which was located in Futatsu Bridge Hiromachi in 1873, was enshrined by the abolition of the Buddha in the Meiji era and the subsequent enshrining order.

Photographs of Futatsu Bridge Shinmei Shrine

Monument derived from the name of Futatsu Bridge

 Waka (1613), which is said to have been written by Ieyasu Tokugawa engraved on the stone monument (1613), "Futatsu Bridge Kana passed over Shimizugawa of Shimijimi and Kiyo flow" and Ishibashi memorial tower (1856 (1856)), etc. It is said that the name of Futatsu Bridge is derived.
 There is also a signpost indicating the junction between Hachioji traffic and Kanagawa traffic.

Photo of a monument derived from the name of Futatsu Bridge

The waterfront of Higashiyama Fureai Forest and Higashiyama

 There is a walking path along the river in the Higashiyama Fureai Forest, where you can enjoy the hydrangea of Seya Ward planted in October 1999 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Seya District System.
 The waterfront of Higashiyama is an area where you can enjoy the nature where the water and greenery of the Izumi River are in harmony.

Photographs of the waterside of Higashiyama

The waterside of Sekigahara

 It is the first waterside to be maintained as the waterside of the Izumi River, where various birds inhabit and it is a place to relax and feel the hometown.

Photographs of the waterside of Sekigahara

Shinmei Miyazawa

 During the Kanei era of the Edo period (1624-1644), Shigekatsu Hagimoto gave the land of Miyazawa to make up for the shortage of known land, and emigrated the villagers of Kamiyabe Village (Totsuka Ward) under his control and cleared it.
 On the left of the shrine is the "god of agriculture" and the "god of sericulture", and there are tabunoki and zelkova (both about 370 years old) of the famous tree Furuki designated by Yokohama City.

Photographs of Shinmei Miyazawa

Tsuji of Miyazawa Rokudo

 It is a place where the six roads extend radially, and is the junction of the road connecting Hoshi no Tani Kannon and Komyoji Kannon at Bando 33 Kannon Fudasho.
 Rokudo refers to Buddhism, "Jigokudo, Gakido, Livestock Road, Shurado, Human Road, Tendo", and the farewell road is called Tsuji of Rokudo. It was thought that Jizo Bodhisattva would provide relief from six roads.

Photograph of Tsuji on Miyazawa Rokudo


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