Akaiwa Shrine

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It was a shrine on the edge of the Akaiwa village, which has been selected as an important traditional buildings preservation area.

Main festival God God of God, Kenmei Homoku, Yasaka Sword, Komoku Komei, Hamatama Komei, Izumi Namimei, Dainichi Takanori, Kuraine Tamashii, Osamu Osamu Emperor Santoku Emperor, Oyama Komei, Meibetsu Meihan Himehime Dairaijin, Kensaisu Sano Men's life Susumu Michizane, Ichikishima Himemei, Kochi Tomochi, Emeritus Tabata, Himeyama Himemei, Amaterasu Omikami Until the establishment of Rokugo Village in 1900, the present Akaiwa, Hiroike, and Takama districts were one village called Akaiwa. There are Suwa Shrine, Kumano Shrine, Shinmeigu Shrine, Inari Shrine, Iizuna Shrine, Kotohira Shrine, and 12 Shrines in the former Akaiwa Village. Became a shrine (From the shrine information board) The hall of worship at Akaiwa Shrine was rebuilt in this location in 1914, after the building of Inari Shrine (abolished by the shrine) was relocated. (From the walking pamphlet "Walking in the Akaiwa Village") Nakanojo-machi Rokugo Akaiwa Traditional Buildings Preservation Area Akaiwa's mountain village and sericulture village have been selected as important traditional buildings conservation area (judenken). The Akaiwa district is a village that has developed on the terraces of the river terraces on the left bank of the Shirasuna River. It is the former Akaiwa, Hikage, Kogure, Ikusu, Iriyama, and Rikugo Village. It was one of the large letters. The village is in the form of a town where houses line up along the road running north-south (Akaiwa main road), and the surrounding area is surrounded by farmland made of stone walls. Since it is located on the terrace of the river terrace, it is not blessed with water, and the main agricultural land is used as fields, but the fields are spread to the south of the village. Until recently, the mountains in the background have been the source of resources such as timber and fog, which are necessary for daily life.Akaiwa Shrine, a small temple, water gods and horse head Kannon statues, buildings and stone monuments that are deeply linked to the faith of the villagers. , Graveyards are scattered around. (From Wik)