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Overlooking the Shibusan-east area from footbridge

Cross the big pedestrian bridge across the national highway No. 246 out of the east exit of JR Shibuya Station, to the side of the Shibuya police station. Located in the back of the Shibuya police station, Meiji-dori, 246 national highway, it is triangular zone surrounded by Hachiman Road Shibuya Third Street. Further, the whole area of ​​the combined East (East), which spread to the other side of the Hachiman Street, and to explore regarded as "bitter three-east area", surprising one side of Shibuya show the face. There unceasing Shibuya of hustle and bustle in the day or night, to a place where it can be said that the origin of this town has remained quiet even during the day, anything contrast and interesting. 1092 years, gold king Hachiman Shrine, which is said to have been founded by Kawasaki Motoka that govern this land is the the place. Kawasaki Mr. changing one's family name in Shibuya said after, it is said to have been the origin of the Shibuya of place names. However, there is also a theory that took the last name from a place called Shibuya that was originally there, but do not know even now that clear, Shibuya clan of there is early days and the deep involvement of Shibuya is a mistake that seems.

Gold king Hachiman Shrine, which was once called the Shibuya Hachiman

Where it was once the "Shibuya Castle"

Even though there was a castle called "Shibuya Castle", perhaps there are more people who do not believe in the flurry. The whole area around the gold king Hachiman Shrine, Shibuya and is lined the castle and Kyokan by clan, around the current of the Shibuya police station is a surprise because say it was a moat. The precincts of gold king Hachiman extant stone that was used in the fort, is slightly bear its vestiges. Was originally named Shibuya Hachiman Shrine, but to honor the Shibuya gold Omaru known most world in the clan, it was changed to the gold king Hachiman Shrine. In today's young generation might not sound familiar, but once was also the era known enough to be referred to as the "Speaking of Shibuya gold Omaru". Gold Omaru who received the raw to the 1141 year, it was competing in raising an army of Minamoto no Yoritomo. After the death of Yoritomo bid and Tosa Bow Masatoshi and priest, it sent the living to mourn the spirits of Yoritomo. Description of the gold Omaru are found in a number of books including "Heiji story" was established in the Kamakura period, the posterity its brave figure has been played by such as Joruri and Kabuki.

Temporary but Shibuya family was prosperous, 1524, fierce battle torn Shibuya Castle and is burned at the end of, is said to have entered into under the rule of Hojo. But, then even gold king Hachiman Shrine continues to be the faith of the subject, the time of the Shogun Hidetada Tokugawa second generation, heir is not Iemitsu, was rumor that the flow to Tadanaga of his brother. Therefore, Lady Kasuga et al nanny of Iemitsu, along with the appeal directly to Ieyasu, pray to gold king Hachiman Shrine. As a result, the successor chosen is Iemitsu, Lady Kasuga et al that was erecting a shrine of gold king Hachimangu with feeling of gratitude. Existing shrine is something that has been built in that time. Although a few degrees of repair are through, they have left well Edo initial style of even now.

Torii before the intersection

When you pass through the torii out of the precincts of gold king Hachiman Shrine, it impinges on the Hachiman Street. This street is in the Middle Ages been established as a military road, had been referred to as the Kamakura road because it had been through far to Kamakura if Kudare the hill. But now has become a relatively busy roads, road width of the time I hear was about the current half. Torii in the vicinity of the intersection, there is a store of this wooden building that has continued to look at the transition of the region. Founded in the early Taisho, it was "fish balls" of fishmonger with a near 90-year history. The daughter of the founder Mitsuko Otsu, 86 years old this year. But one of the few one person to know the sight of former Hachiman Street. "I have cobbled is spread is a child, sometimes, by horse-drawn carriage had Ikika'. Ways the other side of the (one-chome east) is to had field also spread in the open field, taking the fish in the Shibuya River I played on thing, but I would not imagine from now of the scene. " During the Second World War, Shibuya-ku, it was damaged as much as the majority of the area burned to the ground by the air raids. Mitsuko's et al. Had been evacuated is, after the war, but all was homecoming and prepared for has become to ash, it is so only a small area around fortunately gold king Hachiman Shrine had been spared from the disaster. Since then, "fish balls" except the movement of some by land readjustment, has continued to operate in its current location.

Attention as a starting point for connecting the periphery of the town

Hachiman street was called the Kamakura road

Vivid gold king cherry tree that is specified in the ward of the designated natural monument in the spring

Fish Ball: Torii sides of the gold king Hachiman Shrine from Taisho initial, fishmonger of long-established to continue operating in along the Yahata street. In addition to a variety of prepared foods, such as sashimi set meal and grilled fish set meal, there is also a popular lunch with fresh fish that have been carefully selected. 住所：渋谷区渋谷3-2-4　TEL：03-3400-4584 営業時間：10:30〜19:30（お弁当は10:30〜15:00頃）※日曜・祝日定休