Hikawakuwa Shrine - Ageo

2 minutes walk from Ageo station The shrine office is behind the main shrine The shrine is not so wide, but people passing by were worshiping

The cherry blossoms are very beautiful and are in front of the traffic lights near the station. However, the red stamp book is a little strict. Thanks to that, I was able to learn manners, but as a beginner, I was able to write it if I handed it in the state of God Buddhism. Because there seems to be a place. “Because it is a beginner, there is no help for it, but you should be careful.”

Hikawa Rin Shrine is a compact collection in front of Ageo Station The Facing the street, there are many signs of `` Ageojuku total guardian '' appeal It seems that it is called “Osanama” from the citizens of Ageo. The Certainly, I visited for worship without any withdrawal. The The Although it is not in the image, the main shrine was decorated with "Aoi". The The When I finished the visit and asked for the red stamp at the office behind the main shrine, I couldn't respond because the writer was absent until the evening. The Company name: Hikawa Minato Shrine Address: 1-14 Miyamotocho, Ageo City, Saitama Prefecture ● Festival God: ・ Hibi Kushida ・ Birth of fertile Irihime A shrine that is rarely known as Hikawa isn't a shrine god! The That said, Kushida Hidari is a wife of Mason Takashi, a goddess who appears in a narrative about the defeat of Yamatano Orochi. The The Fertility Irihime life is The princess was born between the 10th Emperor Takajin and the daughter of Kikunzo's Arakawa-tokoro, the Totsu year fisheye. The Toyojo Irihiko life (Toyogi arrival child) The Origin: In 1631, the puppet that a child came from Yodogawa Shukudoku stopped moving in front of Ageojuku Honjin, and the child disappeared to somewhere. The In 1632, when I opened a kite on New Year's Day, there were two kites and Inaho. The In 1908, a female body company was merged from Hikawa Shrine of the Ageo village general guardian and renamed to Hikawa Rin Shrine. The The -Red stamp: At the company office behind the shrine. The I couldn't give or receive it because of the absence of the writer. The The The

I have lived in Ageo for 25 years, and although I used to commute to work and live every day, I never prayed. The stench was unimaginable as countless starlings perched on the trees along the old Nakasendo and scattered a large amount of feces on the sidewalk. Now that the starlings have pruned, the starlings have disappeared, and there is nothing to prevent them from praying. I have just set foot in the precincts for the first time, touched on its history, and reviewed it again.

I asked for a prayer at the child's Shichigosan. The whole family was put in the hall of worship, and the children were given tamagushi, and the priests talked to the children directly. Because it is in the city, there are other worshipers, so we went there on weekdays, so we were the only ones, but it was nice and lively. At the end, we also received souvenirs of nostalgic toys such as paper balloons and piro-piro whistles.

Although it is a small shrine, the line of worshipers of the first shrine may extend to the east exit intersection of Ageo Station before dawn on New Year's Day. Even in the evening of New Year's Day, they are lined up so much that they cannot fit in the precincts.

The precincts surrounded by buildings are not so large in the center of the city near Ageo station, but the appearance is beautifully orderly and it is a stately shrine. Proceeding along the approach, Prince Shotoku is enshrined on the right, and Konohanasakuya and Asama Shrine are in the back, and the glittering shrine with a beautiful vermilion on the front. It has a long history of worshiping Hikawakuwa Shrine still sits here and gathers a lot of worship.

It is about a 1-minute walk south from the east exit of Ageo Station. Although it is a small space, the historical shrine is like the guardian deity of the town. I visited in 2022 for the first time in a long time. The attendees are lined up near the station every year, but this year the crowd was up to the torii gate, although it was cold and windy from New Year's Eve and attended around 8:00 on New Year's Day. It's been a long time, so I feel nostalgic and calm. By going to a bright time, I noticed various things that I hadn't noticed before, such as those shown in the photos.