Akuto Shrine - Takatsuki

I stop by on foot and always go to worship at the first visit. Dive into the large torii gate and you will feel fresh when you step into the realm of God. It is also famous for being able to purchase Hello Kitty omamori.

It is a small shrine with a river in the back, but it has a good history, and there is a married couple's plum.

I go only once a month, but when I meet the event there is alms! Since there are various gods, it is fun to check their roots (^ ^)

It is a shrine with a history of 1000 years, which is also the origin of the nearby Akutagawa. Various annual events such as Hatsumode and Setsubun are held at the milestones, and they are firmly rooted in the local area. The plum blossoms in the precincts are called Enou, a rare variety that produces two fruits per flower. It seems that there are benefits such as a married couple's harmoniousness, mutual love, and good marriage. You can also receive omikuji and amulets, but unfortunately there is no red stamp.

In front of Akutagawa A small and beautiful shrine

it is quiet. Many gods are enshrined in the precincts. It seems that you can get a red stamp, but the office was closed on the day of worship. I want to come once when there is an event.

The gods of worship are "Sumiyoshi Okami = Sumiyoshi no Mikoto", Nakatsutsu no Mikoto (Nakatsutsu no Mikoto), and Omotsutsu no Mikoto (Uwatsutsu no Mikoto). Pillar god) ". A god who is said to have protected the return of "Sankan subjugation" of "Empress Jingu" who is said to have taken office until the throne of Emperor Ojin. is. If so, at the time of "Tsukushi-kun Iwai's Rebellion" in the place of Emperor Keitai, open "Tsunoe", which is the "Tsunoe" where a ship sent a large army of the Yamato court to northern Kyushu, and "Nihon Shoki" In the place of Emperor Ankan, the son of Emperor Keitai, he put out "Mishima no Agatanushi Iwaibo", which presented "Ryoda", and the Kawachi family "Ohoshi Kochino". It appears in the "story" that was the origin of the place name of "Yosumi", which is said to have sent 500 rulers to Mishima to help with farming every fall. It is highly possible that he is the deity of "Mishima Prefecture Lord". Mishima Agatanushi is a powerful family who opened paddy fields in this area, which is higher than the surface of the Akutagawa River that flows to the east and has poor water access. For that purpose, an intake "Izumi (Onikuma)" was set up at the "lower mouth" upstream about 3 km from the Akutagawa River, an irrigation canal was created along the Akutagawa River, and the hem extending east of the mountain of Okamoto was greatly rotated. It is crowded and moistens the paddy fields of the county family. It is a powerful family who excavated this "Imai de Iro". The paddy field that was developed was "Ryoden" of "Akuto". The lord of Mishima became the "gunji" of "Shimakami-gun" stipulated in the "Taiho Code" in 701, and created the "gunga" (gunga = county office) 1 km south of this shrine. * I was very annoyed by "Act", which is the name of the shrine and the name of the river. The Chinese characters "Akuto" and "Akuto" have no meaning and are just copies of the pronunciation of people at that time. You will think about the meaning of the pronunciation of "act". As I read the books about the shrine, I came across the word that it might have only one relevance. It is "Akuto". From the assigned Chinese characters, it must mean "well-fertilized soil" suitable for agriculture. It can be inferred that the ship headed from the Ariake Sea side was active in "Hi no Kuni" during the "Tsukushi no Iwai Rebellion".