Tokyo Heritage Week Opening Information Hino City ⑦Sekiden-ji Temple Open : All year Let’s take a stroll around the places ①Yasaka-jinja Shrine Times : 9:00-17:00 Open : All year Fee : Free associated with Shinsengumi ! Times : All day Shinsengumi showed its striking presence in Kyoto or in Fee : Free ⑧HIJIKATA Toshizo Museum Open : 1st and 3rd Sundays the Boshin War at the end of Edo period. Although we are impressed with their efforts in Kyoto, Tama region has also ②INOUE Genzaburo Museum Times : 12:00-16:00 Open : 1st and 3rd Sundays Fee : General ¥500, junior high many places which are associated with Shinsengumi. Some of Times : 12:00-16:00 school and younger students ¥300 them are designated for Cultural properties. Fee : General ¥500, junior high This route is selected to get familiar with Shinsengumi school and younger students ¥300 ⑨Takahata Fudo-son Kongo-ji visiting several Cultural properties. Let’s enjoy this tour of Temple Cultural properties with thought of turbulent times. ③Site of Officially Open : All year Sub-appointed Inn at Times : 9:00-17:00 Hinoshuku Fee : Free Open : All year (except Mondays (if a holiday falls on them, Chofu City・Mitaka City Tuesdays), the year’s end and beginning) ①Site of KONDO Isami's Birthplace Times : 9:30-17:00 *Varies Open : All year depending on the event Times : All day Fee : General ¥200, junior high Fee : Free school and younger students ¥50 ②Grave of KONDO Isami ④SATO Hikogoro (Ryugen-ji Temple) Shinsengumi Museum Open : All year Open : 1st and 3rd Sundays Times : between sunrise and Times : 11:00-16:00 sunset Fee : General ¥500, junior high Fee : Free school and younger students ¥300 Fuchu City ⑤Shinsengumi Furusato History Main Hall of Okunitama-jinja Shrine Museum Open : All year (Allowed to look Open : All year (except Mondays at only the exterior) (if a holiday falls on them, Times : All day (Allowed to look Tuesdays), the year’s end and at only the exterior) beginning) Fee : Free Times : 9:00-17:00 Fee : General ¥200, junior high school and younger students ¥50 Machida City KOJIMA Museum ⑥Tokan Forest Open : 1st and 3rd Sundays Open : All year (except January and February) Times : All day Times : 13:00-17:00 Fee : Free Fee : General ¥600, junior high school and younger students ¥300 Management Section, Community Education Support Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Office of Education Nishi-Shinjuku 2-8-1, Shinjuku City Tokyo 163-8001 Tel: 03-5320-6862 2016.8 Site of Officially Sub-appointed Inn at Hinoshuku Tokyo Heritage Week Shinsengumi Memories of Shinsengumi in Shinsengumi was active in Kyoto at the end of Edo period, Hino City and fought it out in the Boshin War as the Former Shogunate The vice chief of Shinsengumi, HIJIKATA Toshizo and the Army. It has been appeared many times in novels including leader of the Rokubantai, INOUE Genzaburo, were born and grown “Moeyo Ken” by SHIBA Ryotaro, movies and TV dramas. And up in current Hino City. HIJIKATA Toshizo was descended from recently, animations, games and comics featuring Shinsengumi the family of “Daijin” (provincial magnate) for generations in Ishi- make a great hit. damura Village, Musashi Country, (current Ishida, Hino City). He KONDO Isami and his comrade of Tennenrishin-ryu School recieved Kenjutsu (swordplay) training at the school of SATO Hik- (school of swordplay), HIJIKATA Toshizo and INOUE Genzaburo ogoro, who was his brother-in-law. in Hino organized Shinsengumi, and became leading members of it. INOUE Genzaburo was born to the INOUE Family of Ha- Menaces from foreign countries, domestic market disturbances by chioji Sennin Doshin (junior officials in Hachioji) at Hinoshuku opening of the country to the world, the idea of Sonno-Joi (slogan (Hino Post Town), Kitahara, and with his elder brother Matsugoro advocating reverence for the Emperor and the expulsion of foreign- joined the Tennenrishin-ryu School. OKITA Soji who was related to ers) gained momentum …, under these social conditions, they joined INOUE Family spent certain days at Hinoshuku. the Roshigumi which was organized by Shogunate for guarding the Hinoshuku on Koshudo Highway is located 39.3km far from 14th Shogun, TOKUGAWA Iemochi on the way to Kyoto. Nihonbashi, Edo City. Around the post town, with widespread rice- Although many Roshi (masterless samurai) returned to Edo for producing district, people enjoy the benefits of economic affluence. operating the anti-foreigner policy, KONDO Isami and his comrade And they have the affirming with Shogunate, and also Kenjutsu was remained and applied for a job of guarding Kyoto City to the lord of popular under the influence of Hachioji Sennin Doshin. Aizu Domain, MATSUDAIRA Katamori in the Kyoto Shugoshoku SATO Hikogoro, a dealer of Hinoshuku (in charge of post post (the deputy of Kyoto) for guarding Kyoto City. It is well known town), headman of Hino Hongo, became disciple of Tennenrishin- that they were named Shinsengumi with success in the Coup of Au- ryu School and opened Kenjutsu training hall at his house. As gust 18 in 1863 and gained fames in Ikedaya Incident etc. sword fighters who would organize Shinsengumi later began to After Taisei Hokan (Returning the power to the Emperor) have a relationship each other, it would be able to say that Shinsen- on October and Oseifukko-no-Daigorei (restoring the Imperial gumi started at Hinoshuku. rule) on December in 1867, the Boshin War occurred between And more, wealthy farmers of Tama area supported both mate- the Former Shogunate Army and the New Government’s Forces, rially and spiritually activities of Shinsengumi. This support contin- which lasted nearly one and a half year. After being defeated in ued after they went to Kyoto. the Battle of Toba-Fushimi, they continued to fight as volunteer Many letters and belongings of members of Shinsengumi remain group of Former Shogunate. However, on April in 1868 KONDO in Tama area. That is because they wrote letters to supporters there to Isami surrendered to the New Government’s Army at Nagar- tell their energetic work at Kyoto. eyama and was decapitated at Itabashi, while HIJIKATA Toshizo Tama area including Hino who participated the Hakodate Government by Former Shogu- City, have a lot of materials and nate, and he was killed in the all-out assault of Hakodate. places related to Shinsengumi, Shinsengumi which ran through the times of the turbulence could be called Shinsengumi’s called the late TOKUGAWA period, and the revolution, most of home. them lost their life in the battle. However their way of life that sac- rificed itself for loyalty to the Shogunate still attracts many people. The Battle of Toba-Fushimi HIJIKATA Toshizo 1 (Courtesy of National Diet Library) 2 Tokyo Heritage Week Hino City map Manganji Station Manganjiekimae ● ● ⑧HIJIKATA Toshizo ⑥ Tokan Forest ● ②INOUE Genzaburo Museum Museum Hino Station 河川敷公園 256 多摩川 ● Koshu-Kaido ⑦Sekiden-ji Temple ● ①Yasaka-Jinja Shrine Station 503 Tokyo Metropolitan ③Hinoshuku Waki ● Hino High school Honjin Ato ● ④SATO Hikogoro Shinsengumi Museum JR Chuo Line Chuo JR Hino Police Station Chuo Express Way Shin-Kawasaki-Kaido Shin-Kawasaki-Kaido 41 ● ⑤Shinsengumi Furusato History Museum Kawasaki-Kaido Highwa Manganji Hino City Office Station Highway 20 ⑥ Tokan Forest Hino Fire Station Hino Bypass ● ● ⑧HIJIKATA Toshizo Museum Tama Mono Tama ● ⑦Sekiden-ji y Temple r ②INOUE Genzaburo Museum ail Hino ● Station Hino Sta. 159 Hino City Office Ent. 503 256 Asakawa River ● ●Information ①Yasaka-Jinja Shrine Ke center io Line ●③ Site of Officially Kawasaki-kaid . Ave dori Shiyakusho Sub-appointed Highwa o ● Inn at Hinoshuku y 41 ④SATO Hikogoro ⑨ Takahata Fudo-son ● Shinsengumi Museum Kongo-ji Temple Takahata fudo Station ⑤Shinsengumi Furusato ● History Museum 3 4 Tokyo Heritage Week ① Main Hall of Yasaka-jinja ③ Site of Officially Sub-appointed Shrine Inn at Hinoshuku Tangible Cultural Properties of Hino City (Buildings) Designated on October 1, 1961 (Hino Post Town) Historic Place of Tokyo Designated on March 23, 2010 It was the So Chinju (the Grand Guardian Gods), also called Gozu-Tennosha Shrine. The Main Hall (Cultural property At the former Hinoshuku on Koshudo Highway, Honjin (of- designated by Hino City), reconstructed in 1800, has the height ficially appointed inn), and Waki Honjin (sub-honjin) were estab- of 9.1m, made of Zelkova, which was sculptured not only on lished side by side in the center of town. Daimyo (feudal lord), veranda and walls, but also pillars, beams and balustrades. It is Hatamoto (lord of the Edo Shogunate), officials of Edo Shogu- worth looking at. nate stayed at Honjin, and Waki Honjin played a supplementary This shrine has the Kegaku which were offered in 1858 role. Honjin of Hinoshuku was residence of KAMISATO Fam- by 23 members of Tennenrishin-ryu of Hinoshuku including ily and Waki Honjin was those of SHIMOSATO Family, and SHIMAZAKI (KONDO) Isami, OKITA Sojiro (Soji), SATO both families served as headman of Hino Hongo and dealer of Hikogoro, INOUE Matsugoro and Genzaburo. You can see this Hinoshuku. Although both Honjin and Waki Honjin burnt away Kegaku in Shinsengumi Festival on May and in Reitaisai Festi- in a great fire of 1849, Waki Honjin was reconstructed by SATO val on September. Hikogoro in 1864. It is the only Waki Honjin facilities which still remain without major alteration. This building in gable roof with a traditional tiled roof is one of biggest buildings on Koshu-kaido Highway. It shows prestigious atmosphere with Shikidai entrance in Irimoya roof (gambrel roof) facing highway. However, SHIMOSATO Family had served as “Honjin” in a period of the late Edo period, so this building is designated as “Hinoshuku Honjin” Cultural property by Hino City. SATO Hikogoro opened here the Tennenrishin-ryu Kenjutsu Main Hall of Yasaka-Jinja Shrine training hall, and HIJIKATA Toshizo, KONDO Isami and others gathering here, organized the Shinsengumi and worked actively.