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OpensaroundMay2KiriishiKanzeonEnshrininga13th-15thcenturystoneobeliskinscribedwithSiddhamtext,it’ssaidtohavespiritualbenefitsrelatingtohorses.Opens88daysafterthebeginningofspring(aroundMay2eachyear)duringfestivities.Address93Kami,AkasakaNishino,SamegawaVillageOiwake-ishiStoneAninscribedstonesaidtohavebeenraisedin1721,locatednearanoldroadconnectingTanaguraandIwaki.InadditiontoSiddhamtext,italsodisplaysdistancestomajorcentersofthetimeontheback,suchas50RitoEdo,24RitoAizu,andsoon(1Ri=approx.4km).Address156Orido,Nishiyama,SamegawaVillageKumanoJinjaShrine,Hishoshishi-gata(FlyingLion-type)KomainuVisitorswillbegreetedbydynamic,flyingkomainu,carvedbythefamedstoneworkerKomatsuTorakichiin1898,hailingfromtheadjacentAsakawaarea,andknownas‘Tohoku’sMichelangelo.’Address385Myoga,AkasakaNishino,SamegawaVillageNagayamonGateoftheFormerAkasakaFamilyResidenceAgatebuiltpriorto1686.PartofthehomeoftheAkasakafamily,headsoftheformerWatarasevillageduringtheEdoperiod.Thelonghouses(‘nagaya’)oneithersideofthegatealsoactedasstablesandmore.Address60Kinone,Watarase,SamegawaVillageFormerWataraseVillage’sStoneEpitaphThisepitaphwasbuiltin1791asamemorialforthevictimsofthe1783famine,andasasymbolofthevillagers’commitmenttoworktogetherandrevivetheirvillage,meantasaremindertolatergenerations.Address88-2Kinone,Watarase,SamegawaVillage9
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