Koushintou(庚申塔) in Samukawa
There are 4 kinds of Koushintou in Samukawa.
・Only letters engraved type - 16(42%)
・3 monkeys (see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.) type - 7(18%)
・Syoumen-Kongou-Koushintou - 14(37%)
・Jizo type - 1(3%)
There are lots of “Only letters engraved type”
and “Syoumen-Kongou-Koushintou”.
Three monkeys on one side and a monkey on three sides.
・Only letters engraved type - 16(42%)
・3 monkeys (see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.) type - 7(18%)
・Syoumen-Kongou-Koushintou - 14(37%)
・Jizo type - 1(3%)
There are lots of “Only letters engraved type”
and “Syoumen-Kongou-Koushintou”.
Jizo type is only one in the Oozou cemetery (1719).
The oldest one in Samukawa is the Shimo-omagari Shrine Syoumen-Kongou-Koushintou, which was made in 1653. It is old in the Syoumen-Kongou-Koushintou and it seems to be 1st to 2nd oldest in Japan. It was registered as prefecture designated important cultural asset together with the same type of Syoumen-Kongou-Koushintou in the neighborhood.
“3 monkeys type” is relatively few at 18%.
There are two kinds in Samukawa. Three monkeys on one side and a monkey on three sides.
There is a 3 monkeys type that is regarded as the oldest in Japan at Rinkoji temple in Chigasaki City.
Koushintou in Samukawa (Japanese)
https://samkajyoho.exblog.jp/26837043/
