This signpost showcases this important transportation hub
The Koshin Signpost was constructed in November 1795 on a roadside stone statue alongside the crossroads between Kogane-Sakura Road, which leads to the Nikko Higashi Oukan route that continues on to Nikko, and the Kioroshi Kaido Highway, which connects Kioroshi and Gyotoku (present-day "Daibutsu Intersection").
This roadside stone statue was a milestone for the Kogane-Sakura Road.
This Koshin Signpost has “Shomen Kongo” on the front of the pagoda, the “Three Wise Monkeys” engraved on the front of the pedestal, and then “East Sakura Road” and “West Kogane Road” are engraved on the sides of the pedestal, which means it was both a Koshin Pagoda and a signpost.
The Kogane-Sakura Road, which is where the Koshin Signpost was built, extended from Owada Shinden on the Narita Kaido Highway through Kowagama and Michinobe. It intersects with the Mito Road between Kogane and Kashiwa, and connects to the Nikko Higashi Oukan route.
In recent years, the city's road network has drastically changed dramatically from what it used to be as urbanization moves forward, and more than a few of the roads that stem from long ago have already become side roads, and others have completely vanished.
As development advances forward, documents and materials that show what it was like in those days become fewer and fewer each year. With that situation in mind, you could say that the signposts that still remain today are precious materials, even though these signs have been moved to different locations.
