Japanese Local Fairy Tales-Legend-Asahi-do / yuuhi-do

Asahi-do(朝日堂)

Yuuhi-do(夕日堂)

朝日 = Sunrise 夕日 = Sunset

堂 = Small shrine or hall

Story

“Hotokenoyama Pass” from Motegi Town, Ibaraki Prefecture to Kasama City.

There is a legend of “Asahi-do yuuhi-do” here.

Once upon a time, there was a bandit at the “hotokenoyama pass” that killed passers-by and robbed them of their money.

There was a teahouse at “hotokenoyama pass” and there was a daughter named “Osen”.

Osen notices that the bandit on the pass is her father.

She pretended to be a traveler to stop it, she headed for the pass, Her father killed her daughter without knowing it.

His father erected asahi-do and yuuhi-do to regret his sins and pray for the souls of his daughter.

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asahi-do is a position that is beautifully illuminated at sunrise.

yuuhi-do is in a position that is beautifully illuminated at sunset

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asahi-do is located along prefectural road 1.

It’s still quite a countryside. It may be dark at night and scary even in a car.

There is a certain amount of traffic during the day.