This was once the place of departure from
Osaka toward the district of Nara and Ise
(Mie Prefecture) by way of the Kuragarigoe
Nara Road. There were two tea houses (chamise)
named "Tsuruya" and "Masaya"
situated between the passage of the Road,
where those who were going to trip were sent
off or bought the well-known sedge hat of
Fukae's. "Tsuruya" survived until
the 40th year of Meiji.
There is a road at the eastern side of
the monument, running from the north to south,
is the site of the Nekomagawa river which
was used as a canal situated at the east
side of the Osaka Castle. The stone bridge
was over the road in the 8th year of Houei
(1711) or 3rd year of Keian (1650), which
was named Kuromonbashi (bridge beside the
black gate). The stone stuff of the monument
is the remnant of it. Kuromon was derived
from the name of "Tamatsukuri Mon (gate)"
of the Osaka Castle and it was painted black.
This gate was moved to the Isshinji temple
after the Summer battle of Osaka Castle but
was burned to ashes in the World War. |
