Statues of Yaji-san & Kita-san — Attraction in Kyoto

三条大橋の西のたもとにあるのが弥次さん喜多さんの像です。「東海道中膝栗毛」の主人公として知られる弥次さん、物語の中では伊勢詣での途中、大阪に行く前に三条大橋に近い宿屋に泊まった際、ハシゴを買わされるという愉快な話がでてきます。このブロンズ像は、三条小橋商店街が、二科会の会員で彫刻家の小山由寿氏に制作を依頼し平成6年に建立し、西院春日神社内にある旅行安全・還来成就の神である還来（もどろき）神社に御祈祷をして頂きました。（出典：三条小橋商店街振興組合） 駒札が二つあります。 ①道中安全祈願 ふれあいの弥次喜多さん 旅は道づれ世は情け　道中安全願いつつ ふれて楽しいい　　　旅のはじまり 三条小橋商店街 ②三条小橋商店街 町定 わたしたちは、京の都の玄関口としての歴史と文化の蓄積を大切に守り、まちに住み、働き、集うすべての人が力を合わせ、「訪れてよし、働いてよし、住んでよしの住んでよしの三条小橋」を目指して、ここに三条小橋商店街 町定」を制定します。 一、東海道の正面玄関口としての歴史性とまちなかへの導入部としての界隈性を大切にする都心をつくります。 一、三条大「橋」、三条「小橋」、ヒト・モノ・コトの出会いが生まれる都心をつくります。 一、人にやさしく、環境にやさしく、人とモノの息遣いが表出する都心をつくります。 一、安心と安全の心地よさと歩く人の気持ちを彩る都心をつくります。 一、美しいくらし・美しいなりわい・美しいまち・美しい京の洗練を守り育みます。 一、清らかな水の流れに親しみ、四季の移ろいを感じることのできる都心を育みます。 平成17年2月 三条小橋商店街復興組合

弥次さん喜多さんが泊まった三条大橋に近い宿屋があった場所は、三条大橋を西へ行った北側の「賀茂川館」のあるところです。 At the west side of Sanjo Ohashi is the statue of Mr. Yaji and Mr. Kita. Mr. Yaji, who is known as the main character of "Tokaido Nakagiri Kurige", in the story, there is a funny story that a ladder is bought when staying at an inn near Sanjo Ohashi before going to Osaka on the way to Ise. .. This bronze statue was built in 1994 by Sanjo Kobashi Shotengai, a member of the Nikkakai and a sculptor, Yoshitoshi Koyama, and is the god of travel safety and return fulfillment in Saiin Kasuga Shrine. We had you pray at the return shrine. (Source: Sanjo Kobashi Shopping Street Promotion Association) There are two pieces. ① Prayer for safety along the way Fureai Yaji Kita Travel is on the road, the world is compassionate, wishing for safety along the way It's fun to touch, the beginning of the trip Sanjo Kobashi Shopping Street ② Sanjo Kobashi Shotengai Town We cherish the accumulation of history and culture as the gateway to the capital of Kyoto, and all the people who live, work, and gather in the city join forces to "visit, work, live". Aiming for "Deyoshi's Sanjo Kobashi", we will establish "Sanjo Kobashi Shopping Street Town" here. We will create a city center that values ​​the historical nature of the main entrance to the Tokaido and the neighborhood as an introduction to the city. I, Sanjo Dai "Bridge", Sanjo "Kobashi", create a city center where people, things, and things meet. We will create a city center that is kind to people, kind to the environment, and expresses the breathing of people and things. We will create a city center that colors the comfort of safety and security and the feelings of people walking. We will protect and nurture a beautiful life, a beautiful life, a beautiful town, and the sophistication of a beautiful Kyoto. Foster a city center where you can feel the change of the four seasons by getting close to the pure flow of water. February 2005 Sanjo Kobashi Shopping Street Reconstruction Association

The place where there was an inn near Sanjo Ohashi where Mr. Yaji and Mr. Kita stayed is where the "Kamogawakan" on the north side of Sanjo...

During the Edo Period the Tōkaidō road became the most important route from Japan, connecting the capital Kyoto to Edo, the Tokugawa shogunate's city.The most popular way to travel the Tōkaidō was of course by foot. number of people traveling through the Tōkaidō route just for sightseeing started to rise after the appearance of a book, Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige, which told the story of two travelers, Yajirobē and Kitahachi, known today as Yaji-san and Kita-san. Their story was filled with all sorts of amusing adventures taking place between Edo and Kyoto.The statue of Yaji and Kita is reminiscent of their advenureous journey along the Tokaido, to pray for the safety of travelers who have visited Kyoto, and for the safety of those about to embark on...

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