Hioikehime Shrine - Maizuru

This place is very quiet. There are parks for children too. But no one used it. Being degraded

Only the lonely shrine in the back has an atmosphere

It is said that the head of a large snake was enshrined in the legend of the serpentine rock. Gods of the festivities Tenniojin, Kunihiojin, Tengetsuojin, Kunitsuki Ogami The precincts of the shrine are Yorosho Inari and Snake Matsuhime Ogami. It seems that there is a serpentine rock nearby.

A shrine related to the legend of Jakiriiwa. The gods of the ritual are the four pillar gods of "Amatsuki, Kunihio, Amatsuki, Kunizuki". The three torn large snakes are enshrined at the snakehead Matsuhime O Shrine in the precincts. There are many beautiful large and old trees. Also, although the water is dead, there is something that looks like Benten Pond, and the stonework is covered with beautiful green moss, which is beautiful.

Hioikehime Shrine is located in the southeastern part of Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture. This shrine is located in the guardian forest along Prefectural Road 487, upstream of the Yohoro River in Yohoro, Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture. Deity Sunlight God Kunihio God Amatsuki tail god Kunitsuki Ogami Old shrine Village company It is written in Yohoro, Kinoshita, Tsunejigami and "Old Glossary". It seems that it is also called "Hio Shrine". One of the 11 ceremonial shrines (small shrines) in Kasa-gun in the "Enki-shiki Shinto shrine", Sawara Shrine. There are the following three shrines at Sahara Shrine. ・ Emihara Shrine (29 Konya-cho, Maizuru City) ・ Tenjinsha (762-1 Nohara Hachimancho, Maizuru City) ・ Hioikehime Shrine (1261 Yohoro Horiguchi, Maizuru City) It is a shrine famous for the legend of the sad princess "Jakiriiwa", who fell in love with a big snake but did not fulfill it, entered the water and became a big snake, was defeated by all the villagers, and crashed into a rock and was torn into three. Along the Yohoro River, there are three shrines that enshrine the rock that collided (Jakiriiwa) and the head, body, and tail that were torn into three for fear of the curse of a large snake. (The head of the snake is Hioikehime Shrine in Yohoro, the body of the snake is Doden Shrine in Hattanda Minamimachi, and the tail of the snake is Omori Shrine in the forest (Yakagi Shrine)) Even now, the Snakehead Matsuhime Okami is enshrined in the precincts of our company. In the large precincts, there is a company name stone engraved with "Hioikehime Shrine", a torii gate, two pairs of guardian dogs, a second torii gate with a flat frame of "Hioikehime Daimeijin", and the shrine is built as an Irimaya. The main shrine was erected in a large shrine in the large hall of worship, and the precincts shrines included Hioikehime Okami and Yohorosho Inari. It is a beautiful and calm shrine that seems to be valued by the local residents and is suitable for becoming a debate on the Sahara Shrine, one of the Shikinai shrines. You can see magnificent giant trees such as mukunoki, zelkova, and fir. There are three giant trees of Mukunoki in the intersection in front of the shrine. (Tree height 22 meters, trunk circumference 5.8 meters) There is also a giant zelkova tree near the torii gate. (Chest height is 4.14 meters, tree height is 25 meters or more) Along the Yohoro River, including the area around the shrine, you can enjoy a wonderful view of the cherry blossoms from the end of March to the beginning of April at "Senbonzakura on the Yohoro River," which is one of the most famous cherry blossom spots in the city. It is also known as a good water source, and it seems that it used to make wasabi. From June to July, you can enjoy the fantastic sight of fireflies flying around the Yohoro River around the shrine. Folktale Village "Jakiriiwa Legend" Once upon a time, there were beautiful sisters named "Omatsu" and "Oshimo" in Kurobe, Kurahashi Village Tamonin. One day, my sister "Omatsu" met a beautiful young man by a pond in the back mountain of Yohoro, where she went out to mow the grass. The two who were drawn to each other exchanged the last tears. "Omatsu", who was forced to have a marriage by a parent who did not know it, eventually became known to his sister "Oshimo" between the two, and "Omatsu", which had a long way to go, was in the pond. He threw himself and turned into a big snake. After a few days, the snake, the lord of the pond, often harmed the villagers. So I consulted to get rid of the big snake to protect the village. At this time, a man made a name for exterminating the big snake, made a big cow shape with moxa, lit it and threw it into the pond. After drinking this, the big snake suffered from the moxa burning in his stomach and fluttered. The snake was washed away by the flooded pond water due to the sudden heavy rain. Then, he crashed into a large rock downstream, and his body was immediately cut into three. The villagers, who were afraid of haunting, had Yohoro's "Hioikehime Shrine" with the head of a large snake, which is the incarnation of "Omatsu" cut into three pieces, and Yukinaga's "Dotanomiya" with the body. , The tail was enshrined in "Omori Shrine". And the rock that the big snake cut into three was named "Jakiriiwa". It is a precious folk tale that has been passed down since ancient times and prays for awe for the river and a good harvest. April 5, 2001 Jakiriiwa no Kai (Photographed on April 25, 2021)