Jo-ya-to (Night Light) Traditional Geocache
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Jo-ya-to (night light) is scheduled to be temporarily removed between mid-January, 2008, and September, 2009, due to park maintenance.
In 1632, the Edo Shogunate permitted the introduction of ferries from the Gyotoku riverbank in Shimousa (an area that comprised modern-day northern Chiba, eastern Saitama, eastern Tokyo, and southwestern Ibaraki) to Nihonbashi-koamicho (part of modern-day Tokyo). The village of Hon-Gyotoku, which had obtained exclusive rights for use of the route, established a new riverbank dock called Shingashi on this site. The remaining jo-ya-to was dedicated to Narita-san Shrine with a prayer for safe passage by the religious association of Edo's Nihonbashi-nishigashi and kurayashiki (warehouse). This stone-built night-light, 4.31M in height, was built in 1812, although the location has moved slightly due to the expansion construction of the old Edo River levee in 1970.
The ferries which traveled this route were called gyotoku-sen, and were in operation from 6 in the morning to 6 in the evening daily. Although its original purpose was the transport of salt (a specialty of Gyotoku) to Edo, from the Bunka and Bunsei eras (1804 – 1830), the service began to be used by more and more travelers as a route to visit Narita-san Shrine. While there were only 16 ferries when the route first opened, this number had increased to 62 by the end of the Edo Period, indicating how much traffic was seen between Gyotoku and Edo at this time. This jo-ya-to is depicted in a number of artworks such as Shishu Shinkei Zu (landscapes of 4 states), Edo Meisho Zue (beauty spots of Edo), and Narita Miyage Meisho Zukushi (complete souvenir spots of Narita).
寛永9年（1632）江戸幕府は下総行徳河岸から日本橋小網町に至る渡船を許可し、その航路の独占権を得た本行徳村はここに新河岸を設置しました。現在残る常夜灯は、この航路安全祈願のために、江戸日本橋西河岸と蔵屋敷の講中が成田山に奉納したものです。高さ4.31メートル、石造り、文化9年（1812）に建てられましたが、昭和45年、旧江戸川堤防拡張工事のため、位置が多少移動されました。
この航路に就航した船は「行徳船」と呼ばれ、毎日明け六ツ（午前6時）から暮れ六ツ（午後6時）まで運航されていました。行徳特産の塩を江戸に運ぶのが目的でしたが、成田山への参詣路として文化・文政期（1804〜1830）のころからは旅人の利用が多くなり、当初16艘だった「行徳船」も幕末期には62艘にも増え、江戸との往来の賑やかさがうかがえます。なお、渡辺崋山の『四州真景図巻』、また『江戸名所図会』や 『成田土産名所尽』などの絵画にはこの常夜灯が描かれています。
平成21年12月12日、常夜灯公園のオープンに伴い、常夜灯は公園内に免震装置を施してリニューアルして設置され、地震に強く、より皆様に親しんで頂けるようになりました。
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