Ninto zeiseki

Original Text

I visited while walking around the city by rental cycle. It may be difficult to walk because it is a little far from the city center. As for the essential rock, it seemed that I would pass by without the information board, and it was not a very characteristic rock.

Original Text

It is located along the main road along the sea of Hirara Kagawatori, which is close to the city area. It is said that taxes were imposed if it was taller than this stone. Locally, it is also called Budapest, and Budapest is a tax. Recently, the legend of taxing based on its height seems to be denied. I'm not sure, but I'm sure the tax was harsh.

Original Text

In the past, there was an explanation that it was a guideline stone that taxed if the height of this stone was higher than the height of this stone. Even elementary school students are still likely to exceed this height. There is no parking lot as it is located on the coastline further east of Miyako Shrine.

Original Text

It is located on the road along the sea from the city of Miyakojima. A stone pillar called Budmanishi. Between 1637 and 1903, the harsh tax system imposed on Miyakojima people 々 for more than 260 years. The thought of the tortured person 々 seems to be stuck in this stone.

Original Text

Okinawa People 々 was imposed a harsh heavy tax from the Ryukyu Royal Palace when the height became larger than this stone. Is it about 125 ㎝ because it is about the height of the chest? My daughters were about that in small ４, so you can see that the old people were small, but they were quite severe heavy taxes. In addition, this heavy tax continued until about 260 and 1868, even after the Haihan chiken (abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures), which is said to be a disposal of Ryukyu in the Meiji Restoration. By the way, the person 々 at that time was called "budmanishi" ...