Shimoishihara Hachiman Shrine - Chofu

Visited on November 7, 2019, walked 30 kilometers from Miyazaki-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa, to Daikokutama Shrine At that time, I went to Shimoishihara Hachiman Shrine Thank you God for your safety!

A special red stamp for Gegege is distributed this year. The first year is November 23 to December 1. Tell the secret, and the main task: at the special red stamp shop of Nintendo Tenjin. Kanayamahiko Shrine, where you can get a red stamp, is also close.

The grounds were spacious. The shrine was also well built.

It is an unmanned company located a short walk northwest from the north exit of Chofu Station. The Koshu Kaido around here is difficult to understand because it is blocked by a row of trees between the sidewalk and the driveway, but if you look at the map, you can see the old Betsuji Temple that crosses the Koshu Kaido from the approach to the precincts and extends to the southwest. It extends to Jōenji Temple, and the scale and religion of the past are remembered. If you are interested, our approach faces the pedestrian bridge, so if you cross the pedestrian bridge, you may be able to remind yourself of the old approach. There are no traces left, but according to the signboard in the Shiraitodai pit, our forest was used to hide the army aircraft departing from Chofu Airport during the war. The branches of the solo tree (also known as Carpinus tschonoskii) in the southwestern part of the precincts are good, but there was a space on the ground that could be hidden by an airplane at that time, so I may have used that area. There is an embankment in the depths of Solo's forest, but some flat and thick pieces of glass are digging into the soil, and it may be that some old building was demolished rather than building an earthwork especially for the purpose of a bunker. not. There is a building that seems to be a magnificent portable shrine with the shutter closed just northwest of the precincts, so I wonder if there was an old portable shrine ... As you can see, there were no particular traces of hiding the aircraft. The only thing that makes you feel before and during the war is the stone monument engraved with "Kokuei Noboru" built on the left side of the hall of worship. During the period when State Shinto was flourishing, the flagpole was erected, and the national flag and the Rising Sun Flag may have been fluttering. In any case, many solos of Chofu City preserved trees are growing now, and the red pine planted in the northern plaza is a splendid thing that is not ashamed of Chofu City preserved trees, and you can enjoy nature. In addition, there are many acorns rolling in the back of the solo forest, but they are located on the outskirts of the precincts, and there are many beautiful acorns that have not been trampled, probably because of the declining birthrate or because children in recent years have stopped playing with acorns. You can enjoy it. I was happy to pick up acorns to donate to the Ghibli shop "Acorn Republic", but there were some individuals that were fresh and had already grown roots despite October. By the way, it seems that the old shooting angle became a village shrine and was the guardian of Shimoishi Harajuku along the Koshu Kaido. Although the date of its foundation is unknown, it is said that it was solicited by the ancestors of Zenemon Ota, the lord of the area. As mentioned above, Betsutoji is a regular temple, but it was said that Gensho-ji performed a lion dance at the annual festival. Gensho-ji Temple was founded by Minami Jusen during the astronomical year (1532-1555), and became the family temple of the Ota family. I did. "Ota Tsumamori Morihisa" is said to be a descendant of Ota Dokan's younger brother, Sukeda, who is known for building Edo Castle. It was said that Suketada had a daughter of Izumo Mamoru Ishihara while he was in the field, and his descendants were Morihisa Ota Tsushima. It's a little confusing, but it's Ota Shitada-(a descendant of several generations and the founder of Genshoji Temple, probably our solicitor?) Ota Tsumamori Morihisa-Ota Zenemon. Speaking of Ota Shitada's departure, he probably fought against the Nagao rebels along with his brother Dokan in the Nagao Kageharu rebellion. I'm new to this area, and I'm grateful that I found a new task to study. Next time, I would like to visit Gensho-ji Temple to see Mr. Ota's grave. However, the reason why I felt a mystery about the genealogy of Ota Tsumamori Morihisa-Ota Zenemon is that there is no character of "Suke" that Mr. Ota has used as a common character for generations. It has become. For example, Mr. Ota Sukeyaki, who is currently working on the signing activity to realize the Taiga drama Ota Dokan and the Edo Castle castle tower restoration project, is the 18th descendant of Ota Dokan (Chief). There are many mysteries about whether Morihisa's 諱 was withheld from the head family, whether the family was rearranged inside the Ota family later, or whether he was disappointed by his master and made Morihisa. Also, Zenemon Ota's name is not like a lord, and it seems that he has a different name. Should this area be hit by Gensho-ji Temple or Chofu City History? I will consider various approaches.

In Gegege Abuse, it is bustling with Gegege no Kitaro stamp rally. Every year from November 23 to December 1, the Fuda Tenjin Shrine will receive a cat daughter's red stamp, but this visit to Shimoishihara Hachiman Shrine is required. The cat girl of Gegege no Kitaro lived under the eaves of this shrine.

A quiet little shrine, from the end of November to the beginning of December each year, there will be an event when the teacher of the Kitaro, Mizuki Shigeki, dies

A small company that protects the district. I worshiped Gegege no Kitaro and received the red stamp. You can get the red stamp at Fudaten Shrine, which also serves as this shrine. The reason why the cat girl is drawn on the Gegege no Kitaro limited red stamp is because it was set that the cat girl lives in this shrine. By the way, the house where the late Shigeru Mizuki lived is nearby, and Shigeru Mizuki often visited this shrine on a walk.

The precincts are wide and very quiet. A space where you can relax and heal will expand. There is also a parking lot on the back side. Lion dance is an intangible cultural property.