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The picture of this armor handing depicts a boat that crosses from Kayabacho side to Koamicho side. The mansion on the left of the dock is the upper mansion of Makino Kawachi Mamoru Tango Tanabe Domain. There was a ferryboat from the back of the mansion. In Koamicho, there were many wholesalers, including a shipping wholesaler. It would have been beautiful to see the white walls of the storehouse lined up.

The Heian period goes back. Yoshiie Minamotono was caught in a storm here during the conquest of Oshu. It is said that when the armor was thrown into the sea and prayed to the dragon god, he was able to reach it safely, so he called it "Armor is Fuchi".

But what I was concerned about this time was a man on a boat.

He is a man holding his hands on the water of the Nihonbashi River on a boat. It may be simply a traveler whose river is rare. You may want to soak your hands on how cold the water is. But what if Armorinowatari was famous for some reason?

There is "Edo Shinto Buddha Application Shigehoki" published in 1814 (1814). This book contains Shinto and Buddhas, places, and manners, which are said to be beneficial to various wishes in the town of Edo.

A long time ago, the word power spot became popular, and there was a phenomenon that when the well of the shrine was waited for a mobile phone, it spread if something was beneficial and a line was formed to take photos, but such a place was introduced Is it a book?

The armor is listed in this "Edo Shinto Buddha Application Shigehoki".

To sum up, "The crossing of armor from Koamicho to Kayabacho is carried by ship boats from various countries, and the water is not calm. Pump the water in the middle of this tide to boil the water, and let the child before it becomes pox or measles have the water to make it lighter. If all children's illnesses, such as pertussis, are rinsed with this water, it is like God to stop crying at night. " It seems to have been believed to work well from the prevention of children's illness to treatment.

There were many rivers and moats in Edo city, but why was it a delivery of armor? Some of these folk religions are inspired, but there seems to be no certain reason for the delivery of armor. So the following is my guess.

The Nihonbashi River is now calm, but it is written that the water is not calm at that time. Since ancient times, the flow of the river has the meaning of exorcism, such as moving diseases and disasters to the river and flowing them to the river with chicks and purification, and entering the river with purification. The water of the handing of the armor flows without stagnation, so I feel that the disease is likely to be exorcized.

The time and effort of boiling water with the water is also a ritual to pray to God, and it feels like God's power is strengthened.

Also, the dragon god of Yoshiie Minamotono mentioned at the beginning may be related. The water of the river where Ryujin lived (where he lived) may have felt more spiritual than other rivers.

Anyway, the man on this ship depicted in "Edo Famous Zoukai Armorinowatari" doesn't seem to be drawing water, so this is the river water famous for its wish. Can't you think that you're trying to do it?

Similarly, summarizing the items of the cone Daimyojin in the Edo Shinto Buddhist wish Shigehoki, `` In the middle of Ryogoku Bridge, head north in the middle of the Ryogoku Bridge, head north in the hope of Hida's national cone Daimyojin, and flow three cones into the river and pray for pox and various diseases Heal. After healing, I would like to thank you again by flowing the cone to the Sanbon River. " It is also written that the cones used for praying are sold at the guardhouse on the bridge. And as "cutting", "sardines, chicks, sesame seeds, tami sardines, and fair rabbits' day" is "prohibited for three years."

Why is it a cone? There is a special religion using a cone at Musashi No. 6ten Shrine in Saitama Prefecture. It prays for ear sickness and headache healing, and imitates ear and other bad places while chanting the name of the sixth Tenjin in the morning and evening. It is said that when heals, he puts two pyramids. I think there is something that leads to the wish of the cone of Ryogoku Bridge. In addition, at the time of lottery of lottery lottery in the Edo period (lottery sponsored by temples and shrines and conducted for the purpose of obtaining repair costs for temples and shrines), when selecting the wooden tag of the lottery number in the box, the cone was plunged with a cone, It may have had some religious meaning.

There is also a request to hang on "giboshi in the middle of the north side of Kyobashi balustrade". It is said that he will heal if he attaches "a rough rope to giboshi" and wishes for healing "headache". At the time of healing, "I pour tea into a green bamboo cylinder and pour it" and "giboshi in Nihonbashi" were also used for wishing. Not only Edo but also "Kyoto Gojo balustrade" is used for praying, and it is written that "I prayed that the rice crackers were poured over the Kamo River to cure tooth pain." Such a wish may have been made in large rivers in various places.

With the armor bridge being hung in 1872, the handing of the armor disappeared.

At present, there is an explanation board for the handing of the armor and a monument with the word "Yoroihashi" at the foot of the armor bridge.

It is written like this on the explanation board on the left side. There is also a picture of the Edo Famous Zoukai.

It is the Nihonbashi River seen from the current armor bridge. The waves are calm, and I can't imagine the flow that does not stagnate as described in "Edo Shinto Buddha Request Shigehoki".

The nearest station is Kayabacho Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Tozai Line. It's right away from the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

You can see "Edo Shinto Buddha's wish" here.

Not only those who can read the kuzushi characters, but also those who can look at the illustrations even if they are not, you can get a glimpse of various wishes, so please come by all means.