Memorial monument to the dead in Mount Asama in the third year of the Ming Dynasty
It is built in front of the Fudo Gate of Zenyoji Temple.
Many bodies of human horses that were killed in the great explosion of Mt. Asama from July 6th to 8th, 1783, flowed down the Edo River and washed ashore. The people of Shimokoiwa Village buried it carefully and built this monument on the 13th anniversary of the 7th year of Kansei (1795). It conveys the splendor of the eruption of Mt. Asama and the warm feelings of the people of Shimokoiwa Village.
The size is 115 cm in height, 33 cm in width, and 21 cm in thickness.
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