JR長浜駅前に豊臣秀吉と石田三成の出会いの銅像がありました。
長浜市石田町生まれの三成が、観音寺で修行をしていたある日のこと。
当時長浜城主だった秀吉が鷹狩りの途中に立寄ったところ、最初は大きい茶碗にぬるいお茶をなみなみと、次は前より少し熱くして半分ほどのお茶を、最後には小さな茶碗に熱くした少しのお茶を差しだしました。
この三成の心配りに感心した秀吉は、やがて三成を召抱えることとなりました。これが有名な「三献の茶」の逸話です。この像は、二人の出逢いをモチーフに昭和56年9月に駅前に建立されたものです。
One day, Mitsunari, who was born in Ishida-cho, Nagahama City, was undergoing training at Kannon-ji Temple.
Hideyoshi, who was the lord of Nagahama Castle at the time, stopped by on his way to falconry, and first offered Mitsunari a large teacup filled to the brim with lukewarm tea, then half a cup of tea that was slightly hotter than before, and finally a small bowl of hot tea.
Hideyoshi was impressed by Mitsunari’s thoughtfulness and eventually took Mitsunari into his employ. This is the famous story of “Three Confections of Tea.” This statue was erected in front of the station in September 1981, with the meeting of the two men as its motif.
♯豊臣秀吉 ♯石田三成 ♯長浜