Mikawaishiki Suwa Shrine - Nishio

The Great Lantern Festival is held every year from August 26 to 27. The number of stalls seems to have decreased compared to the past, but it is still a lively festival. The highlight is the burning of candles after sunset.

I visited the large lantern ? at the House of Nishio Learning. Therefore, I would like to ask you to visit Suwa Shrine. It was a quiet shrine with no single grass in the large precincts. Above all, a hut was built for each group and everyone's power was felt.

Suwa Shrine is located in Isshiki-cho, Nishio City. The Great Lantern Festival, which has continued for over 400 years, has a long history, and it is said that the lanterns were hung with the transition of the times as it originated from the burning of a bonfire as an amulet of demons coming from the sea around 1564. When I saw the image of the Great Lantern Festival in 1962 posted by the Science Video Museum and actually witnessed it, I was completely impressed with the appearance that was preserved at the time and inherited to the present day (* ▽ *) Normally, gravel or concrete is used in the shrine grounds, but this shrine is very unusual and the sand on the beach is spread very impressively ♫ The Dai Lantern Festival is held in the summer, so many people worship in yukata, so if you come by car, bring a towel etc. so that you can drop your foot sand when you get on the way home. * ´∀ ｀) ノ Red stamp: Yes

The precincts are wide and have a group of warehouses. It seems that a huge lantern is hidden.

It takes place from August 26 to 27, regardless of the day of the week It is a large lantern festival. There is a parking lot at the nearest public hall or elementary school, so you can drive by car. However, if possible, enter the parking lot by 18:00 on the 26th. The ritual of putting candles in lanterns starts at 19:00. If the wind is strong or the rain is strong, the lanterns will not be suspended. The status is posted in real time on the website of Isshiki Suwa Shrine, Please check there before going out.

The festival here was brought for the first time. There are many large lanterns of unbelievable size, which is a must-see. I went out from the daytime, but I had an image that was unexpectedly open, but the number of people increased from the evening of the climax toward the night, and at the end it was a person who could not move. How about going once

Isshiki-cho, Nishio City "Suwa Shrine" The first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word Mikawa Isshiki is "eel" or "matcha". The Mikawa Ishiki Lantern Festival, which can be said to be a summer tradition, may have been heard or seen on TV even if you have never seen it in person. This festival is held here at Suwa Shrine. ". There are 6 sets of 12 large lanterns made of Japanese paper as before, and the pictures drawn in bright colors are beautiful. When the sun goes down and the large lanterns are lit, a fantastic sight spreads out. 1 A replica of the "Mikawa Isshiki Large Lantern" exhibited at the "Isshiki Manabi no Yakata" in Isshiki Higashimae Shinden, Isshiki Town, and a miniature of the "Suwa Shrine" where the festival is held on the right. You can imagine the size of the lanterns hung to fill the precincts and the people beside them. The pillars with a covered roof that hang the lanterns and the large lanterns that are 5 ㍍ x 10 ㍍ are all done by the parishioners. 2 A panoramic view of the precincts of Suwa Shrine. When you visit in this way, that miniature is well made. The road in the foreground seems to be slightly different, but this is due to the road expansion work that began in 2001. The expansion also affected the shrine, and it seems that the shrine and other buildings were towed to the back of the precincts. 3 On the other hand, the reduction of the shrine land seems to have led to the construction of new shrine offices and ancillary buildings other than the main buildings such as the front shrine and main shrine, giving a very beautiful impression. This stone Myojin torii was newly built after the construction. Even so, the distance to the worship hall, which can be seen at the end of the approach, is quite long, and this space is needed to donate lanterns. Four The new ones are dotted with old ones that tell the history. The year engraved on the pedestal of the dark guardian dog is engraved with the 6th year of Ansei (1859). I wonder if they were also influenced, and the masonry under the pedestal is new. Five The guardian dog has horns. Okazaki, which is famous for masonry, is not far away, but its simple appearance is even more melancholy than the ones that are often seen in the modern Okazaki style and those made in a certain great power. 6 On the left side of the torii is a historical writing of Suwa Shrine and a commentary on a large lantern in one color. 7 Chozuya. Now that the corona is terrible, the dragon seems to be on holiday, and even if it is poured, Shimizu will not fill the pot. It has become a familiar sight. 8 Large lantern storages are lined up on the right side of the precincts, and there are two shrines on the left side. 9 The calm exterior of the tile-roofed main building on the right is the "Ryugusha" worship hall. The deities are Ichikishimahime, Tagitsuhime, Tagitsuhime (the god of voyage safety and water accident elimination), Watatsumi, and Omigami. Details such as the construction are unknown, and the flat frame is chic as well as the simple appearance with a wooden texture. Ten The main shrine of "Ryugusha". There seems to be no guardian dog guarding the main shrine of Shinmei-zukuri. No, if you look closely, it's Komagame. 11 The elegant shrine on the left of Ryugusha is the "Sansha Shrine" The construction of this is also unknown, and the deities are as follows. Tenmansha Sugawara no Michizane (God of literary and academic studies) Shimosuwa Takeminakata Yasaka (God of the main festival Shinken, the wife of Takeminakata, the god of easy delivery) Akibasha Hino Kagu-tsuchi God (God of fire extinguishing and fire prevention) 12 The office and Suwa Shrine worship hall are lined up on the west side of the "three shrine worship hall". A new office in the foreground. Below is Harukasho Since I worship in this direction, I think that it is a place of worship at Ise Jingu or Kashihara Jingu, considering the right temple. The 2600th Anniversary of Tamagaki was built in 1940 (Showa 15) from the throne of Emperor Jimmu to 2600 AD. There is a sazare stone on the left. 13 A panoramic view of the "Suwa Shrine Haiden" and the "Gosha Haiden". The part surrounded by the Tamagaki in the foreground is the place where the old main shrine was, and it is drawn to the west. 14 "Suwa Shrine worship hall" with a tiled roof at the end of the copper lantern It was founded in the reign of the 106th Emperor Ogi, 1558-1570 (permanent recording year). At that time, the villagers wanted to worship the god of protection in a one-colored land that did not have a god of guardianship. It is said that the beginning of the shrine was to beg the spirit of the Great Myojin and to build a shrine for it. It is unknown when the current hall of worship was renovated, but the front of Hirairi is often covered with glass, giving a bright impression. 15 Copper lantern. It was pretty good and impressed, so I should have taken a close-up photo, but I can't find the data. 16 Above is the commentary in front of the hall of worship. It enshrines Takeminakata, who is the second god of the great power known as Daikoku-sama and is based on Yaei of Nakatsukuni in Toyohashihara. It is said that when Tenson descended, he handed over the land to Suwa, Shinano Province, and worked hard to develop the land of Suwa along with Yasaka Sword. It is said that he recommended farming and weaving, a god of courage and power, pioneering, cultivating, begging for rain, hunting, sailing at sea, warding off evil, and god of commerce and industry. At the bottom of the sliding door that is slightly opened, you can see the golden coins and the "Kajihamon" of the Shinto crest, the three Kaji of the Suwa Taisha Shrine, and the connection with the Suwa Taisha Shrine from the Shinmon. .. 17 The carvings on the hall of worship are not colored, but the dragon and the baku of the nose have a lively feeling, which is probably the commitment of the shrine carpenter. 18 The view from the side of the worship hall, the Shinto crest is also drawn on the eaves-maru tile. Below is "Suwa Shrine Main Hall" It is a Nagare-zukuri style of cypress bark, with a balustrade with a giboshi and a connection from the worship hall to the Heiden hall. The copper lanterns in the main shrine area are decorated with a golden god crest. 19 "Five shrines" Shinmeisha / Amaterasu Omikami / National Ujigami Tsushimasha / Susanoo-no-Mikoto / God of plague protection Gohosha / Tamashiya Himemei / Isaba Tomimei / Agricultural guardian deity Inari Shrine / Ukanomitama God / God of prosperous business, god of good fortune Kotohirasha / Omononushi / God of marine accident protection and begging for rain 20 Irimoya A new, playless, well-built building with a copper-roofed roof. The back is the main shrine. Aside from the dedication amount of "Kinchu", it seems that a dedication shooting party is also held here at the summer festival. I looked around to see if there was Yaba, but I couldn't find one. twenty one Above is the warehouse where the pillars that hang the lanterns are stored at the "Mikawa Ishiki Large Lantern Festival". Below is a view of the precincts in the direction of the torii from the "Gosha Shrine". Large lanterns hung at the "Mikawa Ishiki Large Lantern Festival" are stored in these storages, and they are hung so that this wide precinct feels narrow. twenty two The beginning of this festival seems to go back 450 years. At the beginning, there was a devil who devastated humans and animals and agricultural products in the sea of ​​this area at that time, and when he prayed by bonfire in front of the shrine of Suwa Shrine, the devil did not appear after that. The bonfire changed to lanterns from around the Kanbun era (1661-1672) in the early Edo period, and in the middle of the Edo period, brightly colored pictures were drawn on the lanterns, and they began to compete for size. It seems to be. At last, it seems that the Nishio Domain even issued a notification saying "moderately." The current Mikawa Ishiki Lantern Festival inherits the appearance of this period. I hear that last year was canceled at this time, how about this year? I would like to visit again this summer with two people. I hope the monsters lurking in the streets will disperse by then. Suwa Shrine Founded / 1558-1570 (permanent recording year) Religious God / Takeminakata Precincts company / Shinmei company, Tsushima company, Goho company, Inari company, Kotohira company, Tenman company, Shimosuwa company, Akiba company, Ryugusha Mikawa Ishiki Lantern Festival / August 26th and 27th every year Address / 129 Isshiki Miyazoe, Isshiki-cho, Nishio-shi, Aichi

A venerable sanctuary where any one-colored child of Mikawa Isshiki worships on New Year's Day. It is also a place that is lively at the big lantern festival in summer.