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saN Kame
The following two trees are registered as giant trees at Kannahata Shrine in the Ministry of the Environment's Giant Tree Forest DB.
Trunk circumference: 4.08m, tree height: 25m, registration No. 47501, cedar
Trunk circumference: 4.62m, tree height: 28m, registration No. 47502, cedar
However, we could not find any cedar trees with trunks around 4m in circumference within the shrine grounds, so we found a large cedar tree on the way down a narrow path heading southeast toward the village from the back entrance of the shrine. This seems to be one of them.
Tsutae Nishiguchi
☆I went there on June 4th.
There is a vermilion torii gate and a guardian dog in the middle of the long stone stairs.
When you get to the top, there is a large shrine office on the wide right side, with large vintage votive plaques lined up under the eaves.
At the very back is Zenmyoin (temple).
There is a large worship hall on the left side, and the main hall is a beautiful vermilion building at the back of the front of the hall.
Even though I wanted to take a photo of the whole shrine, it was impossible because there is a cliff behind it.
If you go to the left side of the shrine, you can see a little of the main shrine.
Going further back, Migigawa's shrine is Sarutahiko Shrine, and in the back corner, in order from the left, Kumano Shrine, Inari Shrine, Shimazu Shrine, and stone monuments of Yamagami.
To the right of that corner was a stone monument of Emperor Jinmu's place of worship.
Behind the worship building were the beautiful vermilion buildings of Rokubashira Shrine and Yabashira Shrine.
I was surprised to see a nightingale and a swallowtail butterfly passing right in front of me in a quiet place, but it was fun.
Before going up the stone stairs of the shrine, please read the detailed information about the shrine.
There's no one at the shrine, so I think it's fun to go when there's an event going on.
In front of the shrine, there was a bus stop called "Hata Shrine-mae".
Le Grenier
According to legend, there is a place called Kamabuchi on the Nabari River, and there is a rock named Kamaishi. It is said that when the water level of the river was low, the enshrined deity, Gozu Tenno, appeared from the hole. Also, there is a rock called Funaiwa 250m southeast of our company, and it is said that this is the ship that Gozu Tenno came on from Silla. It was a shrine with a nice view, with remnants of a gathering of Shinto and Buddhist deities.
雲外蒼天123
Kamihata Shrine Shikinai Shrine
Location: Mineyama, Yamazoe Village, Yamanobe District, Nara Prefecture
Enshrined deities: Susanason (Gozu Tenno), Kasuga Okami, Kushiinadahime no Mikoto
Our company is the god of evil enshrined in ten places around the perimeter of the plane, as described in the Engishiki. In other words, this was the boundary between Kinai and Soto, but the basis for this is unknown. As the Nabari River is immediately to the east, it can be said that it was a convenient strategic point from which to watch over the highway.
This is the only Shikinai shrine among the ten places of evil spirits, so it can be said that this place has a particularly great meaning.
There are two ways to access this shrine.
One is the road that goes up from behind the shrine to the precincts. The other path is up the stairs from National Route 25.
After reading other people's reviews, I decided to enter from the front because the back road seemed narrow. A wide staircase extends from National Route 25 towards the shrine grounds. About one car can be parked on the side of the road. There is a historical note at the bottom of the stairs, so read it carefully before climbing.
Once you reach the top of the stairs, you will emerge into a large precinct. The land is so wide and flat that you forget you're on a mountain. The first thing you see in front of you is the temple, and on your left you can see the shrine building and a large cedar tree.
The entrance to the temple is not visible. The roof of the main shrine can be seen above the raised stone wall.
Go to your left and stand in front of the shrine, which opens to the south. There are two shrine plaques hanging on the ceiling in front of the shrine, which read ``Gozu Tenno.'' Apparently there was a time when the enshrined deity was Gozu Tenno. This is also the god of epidemic prevention.
The main shrine is quite large and made of flowing Japanese cypress bark, but it is almost impossible to see the entire structure. Usually, you can see the main shrine by going around the shrine to the side, but the guard here is quite tight. Apparently there is a picture of a cow that appears in folk tales on the wall of the main shrine.
If you give up and go down from the worship hall and head further to the left, you will come to a corner lined with small shrines.
In addition to Sarutahiko Shrine, Sumiyoshi Myojin Shrine, Kumano Shrine, and Inari Shrine, there are also stone monuments of mountain gods.
While visiting here, go around the back of the main shrine and come to the front of the temple. The temple was called Zenmyoin of the Shingon sect and was probably a Jingu temple.
Return to the east side of the main shrine again. It may seem a bit strange, but behind the main shrine of Kannahata Shrine, Yasha Shrine and Rokusha Shrine are lined up in parallel, facing east. The shrine building is quite magnificent, probably because it enshrines many gods.
As I headed towards the stairs to head home, I noticed a large number of votive tablets hung in a building that looked like a gathering hall on the left. I was so fascinated by the wonderful architecture of the temple grounds that I didn't notice it, but there was a new votive tablet closest to the stairs, with a prayer for a recovery from the coronavirus on it.
I think the author (donor) was worried about how to express the coronavirus. As this Kamihata Shrine is the god of evil, the responsibility is grave, and when I looked at the picture, I could feel his feelings.
I prayed that the infection would be under control the next time I came.
Visited on June 10, 2021
前田和夫
Kannata Shrine
Kanha Tajinja
310-1 Nakamineyama, Yamazoe Village, Yamabe District, Nara Prefecture
Locally known as Tenno of Hata and Tenno of Hata.
is called
enshrined deity
Sujinson
Shikinaisha
Near the border between Yamato and Iga
enshrinement
Small shrines are generally
Engishiki of the Heian period
In those days, various local
worshiped a god
Then Buddhism flourished
After the period of syncretization of Shinto and Buddhism
During the Edo period, most
Kasuga, the nationally famous Tenjin
Change the enshrined deity such as the Tenno
Later, from the Meiji Restoration revival style.
The search for the original deity begins
Our company also worshiped local gods.
Changed to Gozu Tenno nationwide
After the Meiji Restoration, he was once again
I think I changed it