## [[Osakamoto-oji (大坂本王子)]] | Nakahechi 7 | [[Trails/Chikatsuyu-oji (近露王子)|Chikatsuyu-oji (近露王子)]] #trail/kumano-kodo/nakahechi > [!NOTE] Hashiori-toge Pass and Gyuba doji Statue > The names Hashiori-toge and [[Chikatsuyu (近津湯)|Chikatsuyu]] derive from an event which took place here during one of the first imperial pilgrimages to [[Attractions/Kumano Hongu Taisha (熊野本宮大社)|Kumano]]. Retired Emperor Kazan (968-1008) was constructing sutra mounds when he picked two kaya reeds to use as chopsticks. Upon noticing dew on the red stalk, he inquired whether it was "blood or dew", "chi ka tsuyu" in Japanese. Subsequently this pass was called "Hashiori" or "bent chopsticks", and the village [[Chikatsuyu (近津湯)|"Chikatsuyu"]]. The statue on the left is known as Gyuba-doji and depicts Kazan as a boy riding a horse and cow. To its right is a stone carving of Ennogyoja, the legendary founder of Shugendo, a mixed religion based on mountain ascetic practices. A third monument, a Hokyoin-to stupa dating from the 12th century, is located behind those two and is a Prefectural Designated Cultural Property. ![[gyuba-doji statue IMG_6265.png]] ![[gyuba-doji statue IMG_6268.png]] ![[gyuba-doji statue IMG_6269.png]] ![[gyuba-doji statue IMG_6270.png]] Along this segment of the trail, there is a viewpoint where you can see [[Chikatsuyu (近津湯)]]. ![[? gyuba-doji statue IMG_6278.png]] ![[? gyuba-doji statue IMG_6279.png]] ![[gyuba-doji statue IMG_6273.png]] ![[gyuba-doji statue IMG_6288.png]] ![[gyuba-doji statue IMG_6289.png]] ![[gyuba-doji statue IMG_6296.png]] ![[gyuba-doji statue IMG_6298.png]] ![[gyuba-doji statue IMG_6299.png]]