a scene from Gon fox

Nankichi Niimi who is an author of Gon fox is writing it as follows in scene where Gon sees funeral of Hyoju's Mother. "In the early afternoon, Gon went to the village graveyard and hid behind the Six Jizo Statues at the entrance. It was a beautiful day. In the distance, one could see the tiled roof of the castle, shining brightly. The red spider lilies bloomed all around, covering the cemetery ground like a red cloth." The graveyard where Six Jizo was here is a Yanabe Community Center at present. Could Gon see a west roofing tiles of Nakayama Castle? (2018.3.10 Wen Lee)


Map of time of the story (left), Present map (right)


Picture of Yanabe, which was the location of Gon Fox. (R.F.prov.)

Words in the figure

権現山 (Gongen Yama): Mt. Gongen
中山 (Naka Yama): Mt. Naka
矢勝川 (Yakachi Gawa): Yakachi River
常福院 (Jofukuin): Jofukuin Temple
岩滑城址 (Yanabejoushi): Ruin of Yanabe Castle
墓地 (Bochi): Graveyard
六地蔵 (Roku JIzo): Six Jizo
(Jizo is the most popular Buddha in Japan, we can see on the roadside as well as temple)
岩滑コミュニティーセンター: Yanabe Community Center
岩滑小学校 (Yanabe Shogakko):Yanabe Elementary School
南吉記念館 (Nankichi Kinen Kan): Nankichi Memorial

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