 This
is said to be an area in which many spirits wander. Back in the days of
Nobunaga Oda, the chief retainer of the Tosa clan and his wife were ambushed
here in an act of revenge; later, the entire Tengachaya area was the battlefield
for the Toyotomi and Tokugawa summer and winter sieges. Iemitsu Tokugawa
had this monument built in 1650. The monument eventually toppled after
many years and ended up being used as a bridge over a nearby creek. When
the Nankai Railway lines underwent repair in 1929, the creek was filled
and the monument recovered. Now taking its name from the surrounding village,
the monument is revered as the guardian deity of the region.
[From "the Origins of Kokeyama Ryuo" by the Friends of Kokeyama
Ryuo]
Location : 1-32, Tengachaya |
Kokeyama
Ryuo Monument
Osaka
City