⑲国名勝『東氏館跡庭園』の周辺地域
The area around the National Scenic Landmark Tō Clan Manor Ruins and Garden
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この周辺には、『東氏』が支配していた時代の面影を残した場所が点在しています。その代表例のひとつが、栗巣川を挟んで東氏館跡の向かい側に鎮座する「明建神社（みょうけんじんじゃ）」です。東氏のルーツである千葉氏（現在の千葉県北部の豪族）の氏神様で、『東氏』がこの地に分社しました。明治に入って神仏分離令が施行されるまでは、妙見宮と呼ばれていました。その門前を東西に走る横参道（全長約230m）は、かつては乗馬や流鏑馬（やぶさめ）の練習が行われていた馬場だったようです。『東氏』の館の近くには家臣たちが集まり生活したとされ、その子孫たちは今もこの地で暮らしています。
Many places in the environs of the ruins and garden retain traces of the period in which the Tō clan ruled. An example of this is the Myōken Shrine, which is situated opposite the Tō Clan Manor Ruins on the other side of the Kurisu River. The Tō clan branched off and built this shrine, which enshrines the patron deity of the Chiba Clan (the clan which the Tō were originally a part of who were located in what is now the northern part of Chiba Prefecture). It was called Myōkengū Shrine until the beginning of the Meiji era (1868-1912), when the separation of Shinto from Buddhism was enforced. It seems that the side-approach to the shrine (approximately 230m total length) that runs east to west was a horse-riding ground and used to be used for horseback riding and yabusame (mounted archery) practice. It is understood that the vassals of the clan lived near the Tō clan manor, and many of their descendants still live in this area to this day.