Izumi-Kibune-jinja Shrine - Suginami City

It is a very small but beautiful shrine. Located in the middle of a quiet residential area, only locals may notice.

When I was in elementary school, I lived in the neighborhood. About 50 years ago. At that time, it was a deep pond with stone walls that looked old, but it was buried and hardened with concrete. Since the crayfish was removed, I often penetrated through the barbed wire. The dense trees are also cut down and brightened.

It is a small shrine in a residential area. In the past, the water in the pond, which was once called "Mitarai no Koike" without any turbidity even in any dry weather, was unfortunately withered due to the development of residential land after 1965 and the renovation of the Kanda River. is. The spring of this pond is the origin of the place name "Izumi".

It is an out-of-bounds shrine of Izumi-Kumano Shrine, whose founding date is unknown. It is said that it was built by soliciting Kifune Shrine in Yamashiro Province. There is a small pond in Mitarai in the precincts, and it seems that the water was springing up without depletion even in the dry weather, but it is said that it has been depleted since around 1965. It is also the origin of the place name Izumi. Most of the precincts are depleted ponds, so a lonely atmosphere is flowing (this is Yoshi again). ・ No red stamp

2018/4/1 It is enshrined near the Kanda River. It seems to be a shrine outside the Izumi-Kumano Shrine nearby. The water in the pond, which was abundant in water and never dried up, has also run dry due to the Kanda River repair work. It's a shame because it's a fine pond.

Izumi Kibune Shrine. Izumi-Kumano Shrine's precinct shrine. The deity of the festival is the god of god Takaokami. Mitarai Koike has withered, and now it seems that water will not collect except after it rains.

There was also Kibune Shrine in Suginami Ward ...! Kisuga Shrines in Tokyo include Omori, Shinagawa, Kisuga Shrine, which enshrines Kisuga Shrine in Umeyashiki, and Omori Miwa Shrine. There are many lands. This Izumi-Kibune Shrine is about a 10-minute walk from Eifukucho Station on the Keio Inokashira Line, and is an area that does not seem to have much connection with the coast. The double rarity of the inland Kibune Shrine in Tokyo drove me. Is it the first time in 20 years that I got off to Eifukucho? It takes about 10 minutes on foot from the station. There is a torii gate between the fences that proudly carry the name of the parishioner by connecting concrete pillars with the names of the donors with iron bars, and the main shrine made by Shinmei is right in front of it. It was a small shrine, and it was funny that the footprints of dogs or cats were clearly left on the concrete floor where the offering box was installed. However, the gardens in the precincts were magnificent. The trees are well maintained and overgrown with trees that seem to have a better history than roadside trees. However, unfortunately, the fountain, which is the origin of the name "Izumi", consists of an elaborate pond and a box-shaped stone, but it is now exhausted. It is said that it died around 1965, but this time was a turning point in many ways. In 1964, the Tokyo Olympics will be held as a symbol of postwar reconstruction. This period is exactly the period of high economic growth, and local fishing boats are also shifting from wooden to FRP. It was also during this period that the local folk festivals disappeared due to the concentration of workers in the cities. As far as Izumi Kibune Shrine and Izumi Kumano Shrine are read, it seems that they were not hit by air raids. Looking at the history of Izumi-Kumano Shrine, it is said that Tokugawa Iemitsu hunted hawks in the Edo period, so in the early Edo period, nature was probably left as a hawk hunting ground, passing through highways and accompanying post towns. I think there was no development that would shift to the next industry or the tertiary industry. Because of this and the abundant water sources of Zenpukuji River, Kanda River, and Tamagawa Josui, it was suitable for agricultural land and miscellaneous forests, so the Inokashira Line is probably mainly agricultural land and miscellaneous forests, and in front of Omiya Hachimangu and Daienji, Monzen-cho. Seems to have spread. Even in the 23 wards, the development of Suginami Ward, which belongs to the surrounding area, will proceed at the timing when people moved from the city center at the stage of evacuation and reconstruction from the air raid of the Pacific War. The initial development would have been laid-back. It is said that the area around Inokashira-koen Station and Mitakadai Station used to be a marsh and a reed field. The road was not paved, and a detached house with a spacious garden was built only in the new residential area. However, the soil was gradually improved, the road surface was paved with asphalt, and the gutters were complete, so the amount of rainwater seeping into the soil decreased. And there should be little room for groundwater to flow into the Kanda River, which has been revetmented. However, I think that the people who were farming downstream-for example, the people who were cultivating Naruko melon near Naruko Tenjin Shrine in Shinjuku-were gone by the time Suginami was developed, so complain. I don't think I was told. Perhaps Izumi-Kibune Shrine has finished its role. If you don't focus on farming, you don't have to worry about drought. Daily tap water is secured by dams built at the water source. Even if a little long rain comes, there is no danger that the revetment work or the dug down Kanda River will overflow or change the flow path. Our stable life and prosperity are based on these natural sacrifices. In recent years, the depletion of groundwater veins has become a problem in the development of the Linear Shinkansen, but we were too careless about the invisible underground environment. The recent heat wave is said to be caused by global warming due to an increase in CO2 and the heat island phenomenon. Revetment work and culverted rivers are troublesome, and concrete tends to store heat, so heat island heat is progressing. At the very least, if the revetment work of the Kanda River is made into a stone in a gabion and a willow tree is planted on it, if Tetsu Nakamura did it in Afghanistan with the Marwarid Suido, the groundwater vein may also come out to the Kanda River. Maybe weeds and insects live between the stones, and you may enjoy more river creatures. The area along the Inokashira Line is not a land where agricultural land and thickets spread, but there are many green areas around it, and if you change the method of revetment work alone, the spring of this Kibune Shrine may be revived. Public works projects aimed at destroying nature in the era of high economic growth and securing food, water sources, and safety will be postponed even in the Heisei era. That is the reclamation of Isahaya Bay and the Yamba Dam. In addition, Reiwa's 2020 Tokyo Olympics aimed to be the "world's least expensive Olympics" using the old national stadium, but in reality the national stadium was rebuilt, and even without the new coronavirus, there is no waste of money. It's hanging. Why should Isahaya Bay be reclaimed to create agricultural land? Looking at the rural areas, I have seen many marginal villages, abandoned cultivated land, and fields that are left unattended without double cropping or double cropping even though it is warm in southern Kyushu. When it comes to food, there are many things that we have become so elegant that we no longer eat, even excluding the problem of food loss. Acorns can be eaten by removing the lye. Isn't it a bad idea to turn a roadside tree into a tree made of acorns, and in the fall, put a net on the trunk of the tree to collect the acorns for food processing and remind us of the culture of eating acorns? Although it is not sold as a potted flower, the okra flower is also cute. Looking at protein, Nagano Prefecture and Yonezawa use rice fields in winter to cultivate carp. Even in areas where double cropping or double cropping is not possible, winter food production can be achieved with this kind of ingenuity. Eating carp sashimi with vinegar miso is delicious, and of course you can cook it. Why should the Yamba dam be built? Unlike at the time of planning, in recent years both water-washing toilets and drum-type washing machines have become water-saving, and dishwashers that can save more water than hand-washing have become widespread. .. There is a hot spring in Yamba dam, and it is said that the water quality is not suitable for drinking water. In that case, it would be more constructive to plant an evergreen broad-leaved tree with high water retention capacity in the place where it was planned to be submerged to protect the natural water source, and it should be good for CO2 absorption. The god of Takaokami, the deity of Kibune Shrine, is angry that Izanami gave birth to Kagu-tsuchi and died from burning his pubic area. It was a dragon god born from the blood dripping from the sword when he was killed. The dragon god of Takanori was born from the tragedy of the death of the mother at the time of childbirth and the murder of a child. Older people thought that the snake, which became the model of the dragon, was immortal by changing its body because it molted. We also want to imitate our ancestors who have handed down Japanese mythology, learn from the tragedy and mistakes of destruction of nature, and strive to restore the environment. Then, "Mitarai no Koike" at Izumi-Kibune Shrine may be revived like a molted snake. 21/8/18 postscript: It rained for 5 days, so I went to see if the water in the pond was revived, but the bottom was slightly puddle and it was bright to the eyes. The blue Orthetrum albis flew away. It seems that moss grows and the humidity is abundant, but now even though it is a dragon god, Dragonfly (dragonfly in English) cannot breed. Tohohoho ... [honorable history] Our company is the end of the Izumi-Kumano Shrine. "Shinpen Musashi Fudoki Manuscript" describes the appearance of our company in the Edo period as "one step away from the land, in the north of Murano, and a small shrine facing east." The founding is said to be during the Bunei era (1264-1275) in the company biography, but the details are not clear. The god of worship is the god of high dragons. This god is a dragon god who controls rainwater that lives in mountains, valleys or rivers, and is said to have spiritual power in begging for rain and stopping rain. It is said that our company solicited the deity of Kibune Shrine in Yamashiro Province (present-day Kyoto Prefecture), which was worshiped as a god who controls this water and promises a good harvest. The pond in the precincts is called "Mitarai no Koike", and it used to be a place where villagers beg for rain without being exhausted by any dry weather. It is also said to be derived from a pond. Also, the water quality seemed to be very good, and the "Toyota-gun Shrine Magazine" said, "Rijin used to say that sake was gushed from this well (a long time ago)." Tells the legend of. This legend continues today. However, due to the renovation work of the Kanda River and the conversion of the surrounding area to residential land, this spring water has been drained since around 1965. Even in the Taisho era (1912-1926), our company was nothing more than a small shrine with a wooden roof, a frontage of 4 shaku (about 121.2 cm), and a depth of 3 shaku (about 90.9 cm). It continues to this day, supported by the deep faith of. The current Shinmei-zukuri main shrine was built in 1961, and a stone monument was also built to commemorate its completion. The festival is May 5th.

Suddenly, Kibune Shrine appears in the Izumi area of ​​Suginami Ward. It is unmanned and the water is dead, but it seems that it is being taken care of by the local people.