Nagata shrine
The Nagata Shrine ( Japanese 長 田 神社 Nagata-jinja ) is a Shinto shrine in the Nagata district of Kobe City , Hyogo Prefecture , Japan . It is said to have been built around the year 290 by the legendary Jingū -kōgō.
The Kami is dedicated to Koto-shiru-nushi-no-kami (mostly identified with Ebisu ). On October 18 of each year, on Shinkō-sai (also Ō-atari ), he visits various districts of his community. Its main shrine is the only shrine in Kobe that was not damaged during World War II.
In the adjoining shrine Tsuki-yomi-jinja , the moon-Kami Tsukuyomi is venerated. In another secondary shrine, Ō-yama-kui , the sake-kami of the Matsunoo shrine , is the main kami.
The Nagata Shrine itself usually attracts large numbers of visitors, with around 800,000 making pilgrimages to it every New Year .
Particularly popular is the Tsuina ( 追 儺 , also Oni-yarai or Oni-oi ) ceremony , which is loosely part of the Setsubun and which takes place annually on February 3, allegedly since the rule of Mommu -tennō (697-707). What is unusual for this ceremony, which is also celebrated in other shrines, is that the (traditionally seven) young people dress up as good (instead of bad) oni and swing torches to traditional musical accompaniment (mussel flute and taiko ).
Web links
- Official Website - Japanese
- Color woodcut of the Yagumo Bridge at Nagata Shrine (1934) by Hasui Kawase (1883–1957) - English information
- Photo series from the Tsuina Festival - Japanese
- Photo gallery of a music festival at Nagata Shrine - English
Coordinates: 34 ° 40 ′ 17.23 ″ N , 135 ° 8 ′ 48.76 ″ E