Visited 14.05.2016 (Sat)
Magariya. The main attraction in Densyoen is magariya 曲り家, a L-shaped farmhouse commonly found in Tono city in the past. This particular farmhouse, which was re-assembled here in 1978 (Showa 53), originally belonged to Kikuchi family. The straw thatched roof building was first constructed in 1750 in Otomocho 小友町 and was later designated as a national cultural property in 1976 (Showa 51). What is atypical about its layout is that the farmhouse has a horse stable, located at one end, housed under the same roof with the farmer's residence. This goes to show how important the horses were to the locals back in the old days. There are traditional farming tools and equipment found in the farmhouse, and exhibits on silkworm cultivation, an important source of income for the people in those days. Apart from this L-shaped farmhouse, visitors will get to see how an water wheel grinding mill functions and a sample of a toilet shelter used in the past.
Oshira-sama. A secret passageway from magariya leads to a shrine named Oshirado 御蚕神堂. Here, Oshira-sama is being enshrined and there is a legend to its origin (the story can also found in the book titled Tono Monogatari 遠野物語, otherwise known as "The Legends of Tono"). Once upon a time, there was this poor farmer who had a beautiful daughter and a horse. The daughter loved the horse and eventually they become husband and wife. The farmer was furious when he found about his daughter's relationship with the horse. He proceeded to kill the horse by hanging it from a mulberry tree. The daughter was filled with grief and cried while holding onto the head of the horse. The farmer was further enraged and chopped the head of the horse with an axe from behind. His daughter clinging on the horse's head, both flew into the sky and became deities named Oshira-sama. This explains why there are numerous mulberry sticks with the head of either a horse or woman craved on one end, found in the shrine. Oshira-sama is also worshipped as the god of agriculture, horses and silk production. Visitors can write their wishes on colored cloths and insert them into any of the mulberry sticks in Oshirado.
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Densyoen 伝承園
〒028-0555 岩手県遠野市土淵町土淵6地割5番地1
Operating hours: 0900 - 1700 hrs (last entry at 1630 hrs)
Admission fee = 320 yen
http://www.densyoen.jp/
How to get there?
Ended an amazing train ride on board SL Ginga SL銀河 at Tono JR Station 遠野駅 and transferred to a local bus to visit two places of interest in the outskirts - Densyoen 伝承園 and Kappabuchi カッパ淵. At Densyoen, visitors can get to understand Tono's cultural history and folk crafts through the exhibits on display and also be transported back in time to gain insight of the life of farmers in the old days. The entire compound is actually not very big and it takes less than an hour to complete the tour. There is a cafeteria located near the entrance of Densyoen, where visitors can experience local cuisine and snacks unique to this area.
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| Udon for lunch in the cafeteria. |
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| Magariya, a designated national cultural property, showcasing the atypical layout of farmhouses found in Tono city in the old days. |
Magariya. The main attraction in Densyoen is magariya 曲り家, a L-shaped farmhouse commonly found in Tono city in the past. This particular farmhouse, which was re-assembled here in 1978 (Showa 53), originally belonged to Kikuchi family. The straw thatched roof building was first constructed in 1750 in Otomocho 小友町 and was later designated as a national cultural property in 1976 (Showa 51). What is atypical about its layout is that the farmhouse has a horse stable, located at one end, housed under the same roof with the farmer's residence. This goes to show how important the horses were to the locals back in the old days. There are traditional farming tools and equipment found in the farmhouse, and exhibits on silkworm cultivation, an important source of income for the people in those days. Apart from this L-shaped farmhouse, visitors will get to see how an water wheel grinding mill functions and a sample of a toilet shelter used in the past.
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| A water wheel grinding mill. |
Oshira-sama. A secret passageway from magariya leads to a shrine named Oshirado 御蚕神堂. Here, Oshira-sama is being enshrined and there is a legend to its origin (the story can also found in the book titled Tono Monogatari 遠野物語, otherwise known as "The Legends of Tono"). Once upon a time, there was this poor farmer who had a beautiful daughter and a horse. The daughter loved the horse and eventually they become husband and wife. The farmer was furious when he found about his daughter's relationship with the horse. He proceeded to kill the horse by hanging it from a mulberry tree. The daughter was filled with grief and cried while holding onto the head of the horse. The farmer was further enraged and chopped the head of the horse with an axe from behind. His daughter clinging on the horse's head, both flew into the sky and became deities named Oshira-sama. This explains why there are numerous mulberry sticks with the head of either a horse or woman craved on one end, found in the shrine. Oshira-sama is also worshipped as the god of agriculture, horses and silk production. Visitors can write their wishes on colored cloths and insert them into any of the mulberry sticks in Oshirado.
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Densyoen 伝承園
〒028-0555 岩手県遠野市土淵町土淵6地割5番地1
Operating hours: 0900 - 1700 hrs (last entry at 1630 hrs)
Admission fee = 320 yen
http://www.densyoen.jp/
How to get there?
(1) By bus and walk.
- Board Iwate Ken Kotsu Bus Tsuchibuchi line 岩手県交通 土淵線 heading for Densyoen 伝承園/ Nishiuchi 西 / Ontoku 恩徳, alight at Densyoen-mae 伝承園前.
http://www.iwatekenkotsu.co.jp/pdf/timetable/21_hanamaki/21250_toono-jikoku.pdf
- Board Iwate Ken Kotsu Bus Tsuchibuchi line 岩手県交通 土淵線 heading for Densyoen 伝承園/ Nishiuchi 西 / Ontoku 恩徳, alight at Densyoen-mae 伝承園前.
http://www.iwatekenkotsu.co.jp/pdf/timetable/21_hanamaki/21250_toono-jikoku.pdf
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