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Fuuji Hachimangu 風治八幡宮 Fuji Hachimangu
福岡県田川市魚町 Fuji Hachimangu Shrine, 2-30 Uo-machi, Tagawa-shi, Fukuoka
source : blogs.yahoo.co.jp/ymura8553
It was a local shrine for the fishermen, worshipping the deities of the sea, 伊田大神 / 飯田大神.
After a long drought in 814 the local Shinto priest asked the Buddhist priest Dengyo Daishi 伝教大師最澄 to pray to these deities for rain and a good harvest - and it worked.
Since the it took the character for WIND 風 in its name, 風宮 "Wind Shrine".
In 861 Iit became a sub-shrine of Usa Hachimangu.
In 1431 the shrine was burned down by monk-soldiers form rival 長松寿院 temple.
In 1615 it was rebuilt under the patronage of the local lord Hosokawa 細川氏.
In 1688 it received the name of Fuuji 風治 "Healing Wind" from the local lord Ogawawara 主小笠原氏.
Map of the compound
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Kawawatari shinkoosai 風治八幡宮 川渡り神幸祭 festival
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Fuji Hachimangu Shrine River Crossing Festival
is one of Fukuoka’s five biggest festivals. The festival is put on by Fuji Hachiman Shrine (which has a more than 400 year history) and is famous as a summer festival of men from Tagawa City. Prayers are made at Fuji Hachimangu Shrine for a good harvest. The sight of two portable shrines and 11 floats being hauled across the Hikosan River is nothing short of magnificent. The weight of each of the brightly colored floats is between 2 to 4 tons. One shouldn’t miss the sight of the emotions the participating men have! Once the festival is over, farmers nearby begin making rice nurseries. The festival is held on the third Saturday and Sunday of May every year.
- source : www.crossroadfukuoka.jp/en
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- source : wadaphoto.jp/maturi/kawato1
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- - - - - Six deities in residence
Oojin Tenoo 應神天皇 - 応神天皇 Ojin Tenno
Chuuai Tenoo 仲哀天皇 - Chuai Tenno
Jinguu Koogoo 神功皇后 - Jingu Kogo
Watatsumi 海津見神 - 綿津見 - Wadatsumi God of the Sea
Toyotama Hime 豊玉姫命
Tamayori Hime 玉依姫命
. Three Deities of Watatsumi / Wadatsumi 綿津見三神 .
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Explore the historical mining town of Tagawa City
The origin of one of Japan’s best-loved mining songs, Tagawa City has been at the center of the Chikuho area’s cultural and economic life as an important mining town since the1945. Mt. Kawara, the setting of Hiroyuki Itsuki’s classic novel Seishun no Mon, is a famous landmark, a coal mountain that has been deeply excavated over the years. The city’s great mining past can be explored at the Tagawa City Mining History Museum, featuring historical objects, coal-mine models and a diorama, or at Mining History Park, with its a towering smokestacks. Another reminder of the city’s history is the reconstructed period homes, which bring the past alive for visitors.
The surrounding area’s natural beauty is not to be missed. Notable sights are Maruyama Park, with its 1000 sakura trees, and Jodo-ji Park, which takes on the color of its blossoming azalea in early May. Goyashonyu Cave provides a thrilling walk in the dark, and hikers will want to make the 30 minute walk from Tenshin-ji Shrine to the mountaintop at Taiho-san Park. To see a truly special performance, visit Iwakame Hachiman Shrine on January 1, when the puppet play Ikari has been performed annually since 1865, initially as a tribute to the gods to halt a terrible illness plaguing the region.
Jinko-sai River Crossing Festival
Well-known throughout Fukuoka Prefecture, the Jinko-sai River Crossing Festival features groups of men carrying 11 portable shrines on their shoulders from Fuji Hachiman Shrine to Kawara Mountain. On their journey, the men cross Hikosan River, accompanied by traditional music and cries of support. A massive water fights breaks out among them as they cross, a lively part of a tradition that goes back 400 years.
- source : fukuoka-now.com
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and an amulet from Ise Shrine - お伊勢さまのお神札（おふだ）
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January 01 歳旦祭
January 14 成人祭
January 15 どんど焼行事
May 例大祭 川渡り神幸祭 Kawawatari Festival
September 15 敬老祭
- Homepage of the shrine
- source : fuuji.net
. O-Mamori お守り Talismans from Japan .
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. Hachimangu Shrines in Japan - Introduction .
- Reference : 風治八幡宮
- Reference : Fuji Hachimangu
. Shrine, Shinto Shrine (jinja 神社) - Introduction .
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若葉風幟馬簾の山笠一線
wakabakaze nobori baren no yama issen
The wind through the fresh green leaves,
floats with flags
and baren ornaments making a line.
Tr. Wada San
北舟
- source : Wada san
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. WKD : Festivals in Fukuoka 福岡県 .
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