Kumano Shrine - Maebashi

When I was hanging out in the city, I caught my eye, so I worshiped. I think it is a good shrine that is small but somehow elegant.

Daegu City, which began in 1908, was held every year on the first day of December. At that time, there were many silk mills in Maebashi City, and on that day we agreed to make a temporary closure, so it was said that female workers went out to the town and became very busy (^ _ ^ ゞ

Kumano Shrine (commonly known as Okumansama) Deity of the ritual, Kushi Mikino Mikoto (Susanoo-no-Mikoto) Oyatsuhime and Tsuhimei, Isotakeru, Otorigami (Refer to "Kozuke Shrine Schedule") Kumano Shrine has long been worshiped as a god of fulfillment of great wishes, enshrining Susanoo-no-Mikoto, the younger brother of Amaterasu Omikami. It is said that the company was spun off from Izumo Kuniyatsuka Kumano, but its history is uncertain. This area was called "Kumano no Mori" and was a sanctuary surrounded by thick trees. After the Edo period, it is thought that the shrine became the current shrine as a guardian with the development of the town. Whenever I made a request to Kumano Shrine, it was fulfilled, and I gathered a lot of faith and worshiped it by chanting "Onkumano-sama". This may have been heard by children as "Okumansama", and since then, our Kumano Shrine has been called "Okumansama" and is loved by children. Even today, "Okumansama" is enshrined in the hope of peace in the world and happiness of the people. Three-legged Yatagarasu stone The three-legged Yatagarasu stone is located on the east side of the precincts of Kumano Shrine. Yatagarasu, the priest of Kumano Shrine, is a three-legged crow that collapsed due to the typhoon of 1992 and was quickly restored by the consensus of the parishioners. We found a stone with footprints and worshiped it as a proof of good luck. Kasa chipping three wise monkey tower The Kasashimi Sansaru Tower is on the right side of the Kumano Shrine. It is presumed that it was dedicated during the Edo period. At the time of dedication, he was wearing a hat, but was hit by an air raid in the previous war and lost his upper part due to the blast. It is said that he avoided the war and protected the people who gathered in the shrine precincts. (From the precinct information board) How the "Great Rooster Festival" began to be held in the precincts of Kumano Shrine Along with the Hatsuichi Festival, Tanabata Festival, and Maebashi Festival, one of the four major festivals in Maebashi is the Kumano Shrine's Tori No Ichi Festival. Since ancient times, there is a spirit stone called Tennoishi, which has the god of preventing epidemics on Mt. Tachibana in Seta-gun, Ueno. It is said to have saved people. After moving from one village to another, the Goryo stone was exposed to the wind and rain on the roadside of Yokoyama-cho, Maebashi (currently 4-chome, Chiyoda-cho) in the latter half of the Edo period. have become. It was familiar to the townspeople as "Oten-sama," and was later renamed Koishi Shrine when Kotohiragu Shrine and Hakusan Shrine were enshrined in the city in 1890. In addition, since the vicinity of Yokoyama Town was the business center of Maebashi, the "Tori no Ichi" was opened every year around December, and many worshipers from inside and outside the prefecture visited the shrine. There were many lucky stalls and stalls for men and women of all ages, and it was very lively. Koishi Shrine was relocated to Shikishima Park in 1969, and a branch company is still enshrined on the roof of the Suzuran department store, which was the original enshrined place, but the "Tori no Ichi" has been cut off for a while. However, in 1974, due to the efforts of the central shopping district, it was held on the first rooster day in November every year in the precincts of Kumano Shrine in 3-chome, Chiyoda-cho. On the day of the event, there are many stalls selling rakes and lucky charms, as well as a lottery for lucky draws and sales of products, which is now a winter tradition in Maebashi.

The entrance to the approach along Tachikawacho Dori. There aren't many people except on New Year's Eve.

Please note that it is located in the city and there is no parking for cars. There is a coin parking lot around. Mr. Okawaya got a red stamp because he was absent. ¥300 I was surprised at the unexpected manual writing.

Every year it is a great roots festival of worshiping (one rooster), Heisei 30 was November 1 (Thur). When paying the first stool fee (500 yen) at the time of worship, if you deposit the name / address etc on the paper you received and deposit it, the postcard such as the photograph will be sent as the big roots festival of the following year comes closer (And moreover, With a cuzeless pizza drawing with no crime) For football officials, famous as the Shakuha (shrine) shrine, the three-legged crow of the example is enshrined as an apostle of God, and once a year the opening of Mt. It will be.

Kumano Shrine is famous for "Yatagarasu", but it is buried in a group of condominiums in the city of Maebashi, and it is not sunny.