[雲仙市] [神代小路] 下坊墓地 [英]

Shimobō Cemetery

The tombs of Nobufusa I and Shigemasa II of the Kōjiro Nabeshima family, who ruled Kōjiro from 1608, are still visible.

After the establishment of the Kōjiro Nabeshima domain, Nobufusa stayed in Saga and dispatched deputies to rule Kōjiro, but moved his residence in the reign of the fourth generation Takanari.

The arrangement of the monuments, which are made of flat and elongated stone, and the appearance of the stone walls suggest that they were erected in honour of ancestors during the development of the area.

Private residence, not open to the public.
Please do not enter.

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[雲仙市] [神代小路] えびすさん [英]

Ebisu, the god of good commerce and bountiful fishing

‘Ebisu’, one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, is the god of fishing and prosperity.

The worship of Ebisu is popular with tradesmen and the god is enshrined in shrines and other places throughout Japan.

Saga Prefecture is said to have the largest number of Ebisu artefacts in Japan, with over 800 enshrined.

Kōjiro was part of Saga’s territory during the Edo period (1603-1868), when the samurai ruled the area. Kōjiro had a port leading to Saga, so it is thought that the worship of Ebisu was influenced by Saga’s culture and spread into the area.

Even today, seven statues of Ebisu are enshrined in the eaves of inns and shops facing the street.