波々伯部(ほうかべ)神社

Miyaji here is knowledgeable and friendly. I'd like you to stay healthy. You will be healed by the overwhelming large tree from the approach, but the sacred tree near the main shrine is even more amazing. It seems that tree researchers can also come. There is also a quiet ruin of the bell tower, and you can feel the history of Shinto Buddhism.

This is the Hokabe Shrine, which is said to be the Gion of Tamba, seen from National Highway 372 (Decancho Highway). The annual festival (Gion Festival) was held in August, and the summer weather, rural scenery, and floats were the perfect match. Once every three years there is a simple performing arts ritual called the prototype of the Ningyo Joruri called Oyama Shrine.

The copper torii gate and the big cedar tree are wonderful.

I really wanted the red stamp, so I asked him to ring the chime. Mr. Miyaji was a very nice person who interrupted the field work and responded and talked about various things. I still use the bookmarks I received.

It was a "shrine" with a quiet atmosphere where giant trees of Sugi and camphor trees tower. It seems that it used to prosper as a shrine in a post town facing the "Old Shinoyama Highway". (The giant Sugi tree in front of the "main shrine" is about 950 years old.) "Hanami Hakube" comes from the name of "Shoen / Hanami Hakube Yasushi", which refers to eight parishioners or villages. ○ Deity The deity is "Susanoo-no-Mikoto". Originally, it was the guardian deity of Buddhism, "Gozu Tenno". ○ Background Similar to the "Yasaka Shrine" in Kyoto, there is a history of becoming a shrine from the temple "Ryuozan Manrakuji" by the "Shinbutsu bunri decree" of the Meiji government. According to the explanation of the priest, it will be the spirit of "Hiromine Shrine" of the original "Gozu Tenno Shrine" in Himeji City. (As for "Gozu Tenno Hongu," there is a so-called "head family" dispute between "Hiromine Shrine" and "Yasaka Shrine.") However, on the explanation sign of the Tamba Shinoyama City Board of Education at the "Bronze Torii" of this shrine, "Hanami Hakubemura was donated to Gion Shrine in Kyoto in 1098.・ Soliciting the spirits of Kyoto Gion Shrine ... It is called Gion-san in Tamba. " Therefore, at this shrine (temple), the "Gion Festival" is held in the summer as well as the "Yasaka Shrine". ● When the "State Shinto" was created in the Meiji era and the "temples (temples and shrines)" nationwide were changed to the "national government office" under the "Meiji government", the "god" of "Buddhism (temple)" I changed it to "Susanoo-no-Son", which is the Japanese god of "Gozu Tenno". Therefore, it seems that it changed from "Manrakuji" to "Hokabe Shrine". (When I went to Enryakuji Temple on Mt. Hiei, I was trying to figure out which of the "gods" in Japan the "buddha" was. This is called "Shinbutsu Shugo". This is why there is no distinction between "shrine" and "temple" in Japanese culture. First visit to a shrine, 753, wedding to a shrine. 13 visits, funerals, and rituals are temples. Shrines and temples are the norm for the first visit.) ○ Architectural style of the shrine Since it was originally a temple, before installing "Chigi" and "Katsuogi" on the roof of the "main hall" about 50 years ago, it looked like a "temple architecture" like the "haiden". that's right. (This is the same as the national treasure "Main Hall" of Kyoto "Yasaka Shrine".) [1] Chigi = A decoration that protrudes diagonally toward the sky at the end of the purlin on the roof of the shrine. (2) "Katsuogi" = A log placed on the roof rafter of a shrine or a columnar decoration that imitates it. ] For this reason, a bell-less "bell tower" remains in the southeastern corner of the "sacred area" in the precincts. ○ "Bronze Otorii" The large torii gate of this shrine is characterized by being made of "bronze". It has the inscription "Built in the second year of Entoku (1490)" and is the oldest bronze product. (Since the "God" in Japan and the "Buddha" in Buddhism were the same "Shinbutsu Shugo", there are torii gates in old temples such as "Shitennoji" and "Katsuoji" in Osaka.) It is said that the guardian dog near the torii was also "made of bronze", but it was "offered" with a bell during the war and is now changed to a stone guardian dog. (There is information that it was thrown into the warehouse of the auditorium of an elementary school in the city after the war, but it has not returned.) ● It is also known that this shrine (temple) was in the "burning" at the end of the Warring States period. Probably, it had a "monk soldier" like "Yasaka Shrine (Gion Shrine)" in Kyoto, and it seems that it was controlling the lord of "Shoen (Hami Hakubeho)" against the samurai. There is a mountain castle (fort) ruins of the Warring States period called "Yodoyama Castle" nearby, so it was also a key point of transportation, so it seems that he was involved in the battle. * I found it when I looked it up. In the book "Tamba no Kunijin". At the time of Akechi Mitsuhide's "Attack on Tamba" under the direction of Oda Nobunaga, it is said that "Mr. Hakube", a national (a samurai of a local landlord), was destroyed. Since it is a temple of "Mr. Hakube", they probably resisted the Akechi Mitsuhide army and were destroyed. Akechi Mitsuhide is not a freelancer to attack for no reason. ○ The current shrine building seems to have been maintained from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period. The splendid wood carvings in the "main shrine" are said to have been made by a local engraver since the Meiji era. ● Tamagaki Many shrines have stone fences called "Tamagaki" around the "sacred area". The "shrine area" of this shrine is lined with tiled concrete "earthen walls". At first I thought that this was because it was a temple, but if you look along the earthen wall to the east of the shrine, it seems that a believer (child) donated it when the shrine was built in the Meiji era. At first glance, more than 20 stone pillars of Tamagaki, which are engraved with "Kinbo Yen △△", were randomly piled up. (Bad karma) ○ God crest I noticed the very characteristic god crest. When I hear the story. It seems that it was a design of "Pine seedlings on a couple crane". It is said that seedlings carried by cranes were planted in the eastern part of the sanctuary and grew into a giant tree with a trunk thickness of 2 to 3 m, becoming a symbol. That is why "Nitsuru Matsunae (two cranes and pine seedlings)" is used in the sacred crest and the main shrine. ▲ Location Looking around. It is a valley that opens to the west from the east. The main shrine is built in the north, at the foot of the mountain lined up in the east and west, with the slope of the mountain rising at a steep angle as the back. This is thought to be a "fault scarp" due to active faults extending in the east-west direction, which are often seen in the Tamba and Harima regions. It is necessary to pay attention to direct earthquakes and slope failures. (Roads from ancient times to the present have been constructed using such "fault scarps".)

From the old road, go through the torii gate and drive to the precincts, and the car will be parked in the precincts. The precincts are quite large I heard that the sculpture of this main shrine was made by Kazunori Nakai, so I went there, but I couldn't see it well because it was surrounded by a wall.

It is located along the old national highway, Shinoyama Kaido. A bronze torii dating back to Muromachi, which is said to be the oldest in Japan, welcomes you. It seems that it was originally a temple called Gionji, and it is derived from Yakushi Nyorai, and enshrines Gion Ushito Daiou, who is the incarnation of Yakushi Nyorai. It seems that it is called. After passing through the torii gate, you will walk along the long approach surrounded by cedar and camphor trees, but you can walk peacefully in the quiet and comfortable autumn breeze. However, since it also serves as a living road, cars sometimes run, so be careful. The precincts are lined with giant trees that exceed the approach to the shrine. You can feel the power just by that. The worship hall and the main hall are lined up, and the shrine is like a mountain behind. Anyway, I was impressed by the power and nostalgia of the precincts. The main shrine is quite luxurious and the wooden carving design is elaborate and elaborate. It is a wonderful shrine where you can learn about the festivals in this area and know that they are carefully enshrined.