Famous scenic spots
This is the database of famous scenic spots in INBE, AWA.
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Yamazaki Hachiman Shrine
On the south side of the railroad, 500 meters east of Yamase Station, is Yamazaki Hachiman Shrine, dedicated to Hondawake-no-mikoto, Ikagashio-no-mikoto, and Hime-no-mikoto. The date of the foundation of the shrine is unknown, but the old shrine site was located in Miyakita, about 100 meters to the northeast of the present site. At the site of the old shrine, there is a small shrine called Old Hachiman Shrine.
The shrine was moved to the present site on July 24, 1452, and the site is the former residence of the former fifth-ranked priest Imaizumi Shukune-Sumi, who descended from Hakusanna and settled in the mountain. In the precincts of this shrine, there are many small shrines where the ancestors of each family are worshipped, and Sumi's shrine of misfortune is a relocated version of the barbarian shrine that was worshipped in the marketplace of the Imajikubo Shrine during its spring and autumn festivals (called the Yamazaki Market and Imajikubo Market). On the west side of the shrine's torii gate stands a natural stone about one meter long, which is called "Imaibe no Yaramaishi" (Imaibe's arrow-grinding stone) and is said to have been used by the Imaibe people to polish their arrows. Most of the large trees in the precincts have been cut down, but there is a large ginkgo tree behind the shrine that must be several hundred years old.
There is also a 3-meter square bamboo grove about 100 meters behind the shrine, which is said to have been used by the Imawabe clan to make arrows. A small shrine called "Yajin-san" is enshrined in the bamboo bush. On October 23, the day of the festival, there used to be a lively parade of portable shrines, lion dances from Imawabe Shrine, and food stalls from each tribe, but now only the parade of portable shrines is held.
(Note: O Tomowake-no-mikoto and Shinda-betsumikoto are written as Honda-wake-no-mikoto in the Chronicles of Japan, and are the same person.
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