Kuratsubo soba

Five hundred arhats

In the 5th year of the Horeki era, in addition to the flood, there were over 60,000 people who died of starvation and disease in the entire domain due to a major crop failure that was considered one of the four major famines in the southern domain, and the following year, as a result of this, 2,500 people died of starvation in Tono territory alone. It is said that the number of harvests has increased, and poor harvests and bad harvests have continued since then. In the 3rd year of Tenmei, the 19th head priest of Daiji Temple, Gizan, carved 500 large and small natural stone statues of Arhats to repose the souls of those who died of starvation due to repeated poor harvests.

Tono Furusatomura Nature Museum

Exhibits include specimens of plants and insects that live naturally in Tono, stuffed animals, and photographs.

Masuzawa Kagura (city-designated intangible ethnic cultural property)

This is Hayachine-style kagura, which is descended from the Oide kagura of Tsukubaushi-cho, Tono City, and in the Tono region, it is called the Shinto-ryu Shinnin school. The time when it spread to Masuzawa is unknown, but oral tradition says it was around 180 years ago. [Event dates] August 15th: Masuzawa Takadate Hachiman Shrine Annual Festival, September 10th: Kurasako Kannon Hakusan Shrine Annual Festival January 20th: First dance at a rural woman's house in Miyamori Village, other requests Performances from time to time by