Kanaizawa-hi is one of the Three Stelae of Kozuke, registered in the Memory of the World Program by UNESCO. It is the oldest group among the ancient (7th-11th century) stone monuments, of which only 18 examples exist in Japan, and has been carefully protected.
The Kanaizawa-hi is a stone monument erected in 726 (in the first half of the Nara Period) by a powerful family, in memory of their ancestors and for the prosperity of the family. It tells of the spread of Buddhism in the ancient East, family relations, and facts about the administrative system.
It is 110 cm high, 70 cm wide, and 65 cm thick. It is made of hard andesite, a natural stone, and has 112 characters written vertically in nine lines on the flat front surface. Due to weathering, some of the characters are illegible. It is stored in the building now for preservation.
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