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Out of the many people enshrined at the Fukui-Ken Gokoku Shrine, is one Sanai Hashimoto, a brilliant doctor who lived during the closing years of the Edo Period. His quotes are written on paper and put inside a “daijyobu” charm that people can carry to protect themselves from illness. The “I’m okay” charm is only available at this temple and is popular with people who say that they desire an unshakeable faith. On the shrine grounds there is a sturdy pillar called the “Kyuryu Chutei Pillar,” which symbolizes this unshakable faith. And nearby is another, called the “Senobi Stone,” which allows you to compare your height with that of Dr. Hashimoto. Many people come to pray for success or victory, especially students, who come in large numbers to pray during examination season, between November and March.

左内の父長綱は藩の奥外科医を勤めていた。生家跡には、産湯井戸跡と石碑が残っている。

幕末の福井藩士由利公正は、明治新政府で金融財政を担当し、「五箇条の御誓文」起草にも参画した。交流のあった土佐藩郷士坂本龍馬と公正が日本の将来を語り合ったといわれる「莨屋旅館」の跡が残っている。

橋本左内の像がある。橋本左内は、幕末の福井藩士。藩主松平春嶽の右腕として、将軍継嗣問題、外交問題について開国派として奔走。しかし、安政の大獄により捕らえられ、26才の若さで斬首された。

急勾配の階段坂で、愛宕坂に合流する百坂。石段には笏谷石が用いられています。

Tachibana Akemi was a poet during the closing days of the Edo Period. He was discovered by Shiki Masaoka during the Meiji Period and became widely popular thereafter. The Tachibana Akemi Memorial Literature Museum is built on the ruins of Akemi's former house, called “Koganaya,” or Golden Hut. At the age of 21, Akemi retired and lived a secluded life on top of Mt. Atago (currently Mt. Asuwa), where he continued to write poems about life, society and nature while living in poverty, but without the restraints of civilization. In one exhibit area, you can see a part of the restored straw house in which he lived; in another, you can see some of the letters and literary works he wrote during his life as well as learn about the famous people of the late Edo period. This is the place to visit to know more about Akemi’s world.

横井小楠に師事し、福井藩財政を再建した福井藩士由利公正は、明治新政府で金融財政を担当し、「五箇条の御誓文」起草にも参画。 現在の足羽川河川敷のところにあったとされている由利公正（当時は三岡八郎）の居宅跡には石碑が建てられている。 宅跡のあたりは、「毛矢侍」と呼ばれる下級武士が住んでいた地域で、由利公正は、この地から福井藩の重要な家臣として出世していく。