Kou Hachimangu Shrine - Kurashiki

I don't want to patronize the locals, but if you are a local, you will definitely come here when you have a child. I think there are many New Year's Eve.

Because it is in a small high place near the sea, the view is good and pleasant. A dirt slope from the front gate to the precincts. It ’s usually a stone stairs, but is it a fall festival? . It seems to have a famous big festival.

On the second Saturday and Sunday of October every year, Kou Hachimangu is located in the Kotoura district of Kojima, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture (also known as "Konocho": Kaminocho, Shimomachi, Taguchi, Karakoto). It will be held at "Konomiya"). At this festival, 18 danjiri (Umbrella, Sankyo, Anzai, Yamagiwa, Uchida, Minato, Oku, Oka, Hikiami, Meiji, Konishi, Asama, Waida, Katabiki, Tawa, Okikuma, Horie, Okakuma) And one Chitose-raku (Kayari) is divided into the morning and afternoon sections, and the steep slope approach of the palace (inclination 16 degrees, length 80 meters) is towed vigorously by about 200 to 400 parishioners. I will. It is counted as one of the three major Okayama Danjiri Festivals (Tsuyama Festival in Tsuyama City, Kuze Festival / Katsuyama Fighting Danjiri in Maniwa City, and Kou Hachimangu Festival in Kurashiki City. It may include the Ushimado Autumn Festival in Setouchi City) in Edo. The festival "Shagiri", which has a history of about 200 years since the latter half of the era, is designated as an important intangible folk cultural property in Okayama Prefecture. This festival Hayashi uses 5 types of musical instruments (large drum, tightening drum, bell, drum, shinobue) and 7 songs (dangire hayashi, rising hayashi, gion hayashi, kagura hayashi, ohyariko hayashi, falling hayashi). ， Shigaraki Hayashi ・ Hyogo Hayashi) will be played, and the tune will be changed according to the movement of the danjiri, and the festival will be greatly enlivened. It is very popular as a festival where you can see the danjiri up close, and photographers from all over the country come to take pictures. In recent years, tourists from overseas have also come to see it. On the second Saturday and Sunday of October, the festival is held at Kou Hachimangu Shrine (another name “Kounomiya”) in the Kotoura district (another name “Kounosato”: Kaminocho, Shimonocho, Tanokuchi, Karakoto) of Kojima in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture. In this festival, 18 floats "Danjiri" (Kasaboko, Sankyo, Yasunishi, Yamagiwa, Uchida, Minato, Oku, Oka, Hikiami, Meiji, Konishi, Asama, Waita, Katabiki, Tawa, Okiguma, Horie, Okaguma) and 1 drum float "Senzairaku" (Kayakari) enter the shrine grounds divide into morning and afternoon and are pulled up the steep shrine approach (16 degrees slope and 80 meters long), by 200 --400 parishioners in a thrilling spectacle. It is counted as one of Okayama's Three Grand Danjiri Festival (The Tsuyama Matsuri in Tsuyama City, the Kuse Matsuri and Katsuyama Fighting Danjiri in Maniwa City, and the Kou Hachimangu Shrine Annual Grand Festival in Kurashiki City. in Setouchi City.), And the festival music "Matsuribayashi" accompaniment, known as "Shagiri", has a history of around 200 years from the late Edo period, and is an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Okayama Prefecture. This festival music will played 7 tunes (Dangirebayashi, Agarihabayashi, Gionbayashi, Kagurabayashi, Ohyarikobayashi, Sagarihabayashi, Shigarakibayashi and Hyogobayashi) by 5 instruments (the long trink drum “Odaiko”, tight drum “Shimedaiko”, bell “Kane”, hand drum “ Tsuzumi ”and bamboo flute“ Shinobue ”), and the song will be changed according to the movement of the float, which will greatly enhance the festival. It is very popular as a festival where you can see the float up close, and photographers from all over Japan come to take pictures. In recent years, tourists from overseas have also come to see it.

When I was a child, I used to pull in the autumn festival. Compared to those days, I feel refined (laughs) It's not Showa.

Is it about time? Next year, in the 4th year of Reiwa Is it likely that the festival will be revived? I heard the story, but if it can be held It's good.

A shrine where the largest autumn festival is held in the southern part of Okayama prefecture. There is a legend that the stork, which is the origin of the company name, exterminates the snake.

The hall of worship faces west, so if you worship and turn around, you can see the sunset. The slope is quite steep.

I went to worship on the 5th New Year. I always wonder how to get there. When you go by car ?, it's a narrow steep uphill. Even if I walked to worship, I went by car halfway, and I had him put me in the parking lot of the shop and walked up that steep uphill to worship, and then went down the slope and returned to the car. I had them placed in the store, so I went shopping.