Nakito is a tower 424 Kamijinde, Terabun, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan (During the Edo period, Jinde, Terabune Village, Kamakura County, Sagami Province, Jinde, Terabune Village, controlled by the Nirayama magistrate's office in Sagami Province under the shogunate system) It is the common name of the Hokyointo pagoda, which stands on the site of the former East Japan Railway Company Ofuna Factory [2]. The name of the corner where the crying tower stands is called 'Jinde,' and it is also called 'Jinde no Crying Tower.'
Overview[]
Yagura behind the Crying Tower[]
The total height is 203 centimeters, and it is made of Izu stone. There is a tower behind the pagoda, and there are 14 five-ringed pagodas, including some that have decayed and only a portion of them remain.
This is because the crying tower has characteristics such as its very regular shape, the unusual shape of the corner decorations and the convex parts at the four corners of the base, and the inscription engraved on the base that is clearly visible. , Based on the "Law Concerning the Preservation of Important Art Objects", on August 23, 1933 (Showa 8), it was certified as an important art object under the name of "Fukasawa Fumiwa 5th Year Meihokyo Into"[ 3]. This law was abolished in response to the enforcement of the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties on August 29, 1950. Continuing by regulation. In addition, on September 11, 1971 (Showa 46), it became a tangible cultural property designated by Kamakura City under the name of "Stone Hokyo Into (Bunwa 5th Year)" (Owner: Kamakura City)[1] .
Currently, due to heavy rain in the summer of 2019, the yagura cliff has collapsed, and for safety reasons, it is not possible to enter inside the fence.
Origin of name[]
The origin of the name 'Nakito' is not known in detail, but some say that it was named 'Nakito' because the tower behind the tower echoes in the wind and makes a sound like crying.[4] ], and there is a theory that 'Makihito (meaning muenbutsu) tower' was accented. There is also a legend that when the stone pagoda was temporarily moved to nearby Shoren-ji Temple, it was called 'crying pagoda' because sobs could be heard night after night.[2] However, since there is no record of Shoren-ji Temple, which is said to have been relocated, the details, including the fact of relocation, are unknown.