Neu, Ne-U (Izumo Kaido)

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Postal Town Ne-U (Neu 根雨（ねう）
Now Part of Hino Town 日野町根雨






Stone Buddhas at the village entrance




Many travellers of old, who made it over the steep pass between Shinjo and Itaibara down to here died of exhaustion and were laied to rest here as "Unknown Travellers". Villagers would tend to the graves and memorial stones.


Memorial Stone for Animals





Memorial Stone of the Nichiren Sect






This town was famous for its iron processing, the most famous of the old homes belongs to the Kondo Family 近藤家.



The first Kondo, a certain Denbei, to settle here in Ne-U during the Edo period came from Bingo (now Hiroshima prefecture) to deal in iron. The shop curtain in front of the store even now reads "Bingo 備後".
In the fourth generation, a certain Kichibei started the iron manufacturing business, which expanded rapidly and even now has many factories in Hino Town.


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Neu, Hino town　根雨、日野

Damaged roofs were covered with plastic sheets to prevent leaks in the case of rainfall. The traffic on the Japan Railway Hakubi line was suspended due to rock falls and slope failures.

©　THE 2000 TOTTORI-KEN SEIBU EARTHQUAKE

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