小方(Ogata) unofficial inn town is about 20 minutes walk south of JR Kuba station.
According to a couple of guide maps, there is very little information.
I watched one of YouTube channels and read guide maps. And it looks like series of old houses start here. So I am guessing this is the beginning of Ogata unofficial inn town.
Basically going southwestward.
Turning right here.
I am not sure if this structure of the road was built on purpose or not. Normally, if this was an official inn town, I would say yes.
In Ogata, there are very few signs that explain about San’yodo/Saigoku Kaido.
Off from the main route, there is Sainenji temple, built in 1615. This temple became one of hot spots of 1866 Second Choshu Expedition(also called Choshu War). Choshu army stationed here as their base camp, and a Tokugawa’s battleship fired a canon at this temple. You will still see the scar from the canon ball.
Kamei castle ruins is only 2-3 blocks west of the route, over the hill. One of pictures I saw online was a night view of Otake city from the castle ruins. It looks bea
So far, seriously, I have not seen any signs about San’yodo/Saigoku Kaido.
A little over a block westward, there is Ritsuanji temple. Local historians assume that this was esrablished in around 1375-1378.
On the left side, there is Wada family residence Nagaya gate(longhouse gate). It was burned during 1866 war. The current one was built in 1867. Building nagaya gate required permission from a local lord.
The blue circle is a monument of “Kegoromo”. It was erected by local poets who honored Matsu Basho’s 150-year memorial in 1843.
On this monument, there is a Basho’s poem:
裘に包みてぬくし鴨の足
(Kegoromo ni kurumite nukushi
Kamo no ashi)
Wrapped in a fur coat,
The duck's feet are warm
(I’m not warm)
One of notable things to see in this area is Kamei castle ruins, built by lord Masanori Fukushima(1561-1624). He completed the construction in 1608, but Ieyasu Tokugawa ordered him to destroy the castle in 1611, because Ieyasu was suspicious about Masanori’s loyalty. Masanori served Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Ieysdu’s rival, and after Hideyoshi’s death, Masanori honored and often became a moderator between Tokugawa and Toyotomi clans.
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