おりつ地蔵尊 | Oritsu Jizo

東京都葛飾区柴又4丁目8-14 柴又駅前

4-8-14 (in front of the Shibamata St.), Shibamata, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo

昭和初期(1920's)、貧困な家庭に5人の子どもがあり、その三女であった律子(おりつ)は養女に出されました。律子は事故に会い、5歳のときに実家に戻されました。しかし、何故か両親は、なんの罪もない律子を虐待し、果に父親は彼女を殴り殺し、その遺体を床下に埋めました。良心の呵責に耐えきれなくなり、1年後に自首しました。壮絶で哀れな死をとげた少女を思っった近隣の住民の思いは大きな声となり、供養の為にこの地蔵尊が建てられました。

In the early Showa era (1920's), there were five children in poor families, and the third Ritsuko (called Oritsu) was put up for adoption. She met with the accident and returned to her parents house at the age of five. However, somehow parents abused innocent her, in the result her father beat and killed her and buried the body under the floor. One year later, he gave himself up to the police by the pangs of conscience. The thought of the neighboring residents to her died in an unfortunate became a loud voice, and this Jizo was built for a memorial for her soul.

撮影日 | Date of photo

2010-04-03, 2018-05-20