Hotaka Shrine
 | This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in 日本語. Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
| Hotaka Shrine | |
|---|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | all the deities of its province, Watatsumi |
| Type | Sōja shrine |
| File:Icon of Shinto.svg Glossary of Shinto | |
Hotaka Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Hotaka, Azumino, Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.[1][2][3][4][5] It is one of the three main shrines in Shinano Province. The Engishiki Jinmyocho describes it as a Myojin Taisha and it is now a Beppyo shrine.
It is a Sōja shrine. It enshrines all the kami of the shrines in Shinano Province. Whenever a new governor of Shinano Province was appointed he would be sent to the shrine to worship all the gods of the province.[6]
Ichinomiya and Soja are not the same thing but were sometimes combined.[7] In this case the Suwa-taisha is the Province's Ichinomiya.[8][9][10] [11]
Many people pray here before hiking in the Japanese Alps.[1] It is located near Mount Hotakadake, a major Japanese mountain.[12]
The shrine is near Hotaka Station, and located in a Chinju no Mori or sacred forest full of Japanese cedar and pine trees.[1][13]
Two main gods are important here. The sea god Watatsumi, and his son, Hotakami no Mikoto (Utsushihikanasaku) the tutelary deity of the Azumi people.[1][13][14] and their ancestor.[15] Hotakami no Mikoto is said to have descended to earth on the nearby Mount Hotakadake.[16]
History
The shrine was founded by Azumi people who migrated from Kyushu.[1][13] The migrants searched extensively across Japan until they eventually found the Azumino valley and settled there, giving up their nautical lifestyle for an agricultural one.[1][13] This is why the shrine worships the sea gods Watatsumi and Hotakami despite being inland.[1][13] It is an agriculturally focused shrine.[1]
In 927 it was listed as a Myojin Taisha of the Engishiki Jinmyocho.[17] It was well known across Japan in the tenth century.[1]
Architecture
The shrine has several buildings:
- Kaguraden: This is used for ceremonies.[1]
- Haiden: People pray and offer rituals here.[1]
- Honden: These are three small buildings for gods. The central one is for Hotakami no Mikoto.[1]
The buildings are rebuilt every twenty years in the process of Sengu. This keeps old building methods alive.[1]
There is also a museum of local culture on the premises.[1]
Myojin Pond
At the Hotaka Shrine in Azumino City, there is an annual festival at which people express their gratitude for the gift of water. In the city, there is a traditional spot in which all three rivers (Azusa, Karasu and Nakabusa), as well as the water from the melted snow of Kamikochi's mountains, meet. Kamikochi mountain holds a great significance to the Azumi people as the water which flowed down this mountain was once used to irrigate their crops.[18] Using this water, the people of Japan perform the rituals known as “Omizu-tori” (taking water) and “Omizu-gaeshi” (returning water), whereby the water is deemed to rightfully return to the Myojin Pond.[18] During this celebration, the Azumi People commemorate their direct connection to water and their gratitude for it as it has always assisted them – both in their history as skilful seafarers and crop farmers.[19]
The Myojin Pond in Kamikochi, Japan attracts both traditional descendants of the Azumi people, as well as tourists. It has a clear, mirror-like reflection, and is classified as one of the most revered places to worship the deities of the Azumi people.[20]
Today, the Myojin Pond accommodates many visitors as the water that lays within is a reminder of the culture, tradition, and history of the Azumi people.[21]
Branch Shrines
The shrine has many branch shrines across the region.[4] some include
- Okumiya Branch: It's near Myojin Pond in Kamikochi. Here, they remember the Azumi clan's sea roots.[1]
- Minemiya Branch: It's on top of Mt. Oku-Hotaka. It's for Wadatsumi no Mikoto. It's a place for hikers to pray.[1]
Festivals
Every year, there is a big festival. The festival celebrates local gods and the sea.[22]
The Shrine has an Ofune Matsuri, or ship festival every September.[1][23]
Obisha Matsuri is held every March.[1][24] Priests shoot arrows at targets. It is said if they accurately hit the target there will be a good harvest.[24] Visitors take the arrows home with them for good luck.[24]
Deities
- Red background is female.
- Bold letters are three generations of Hyuga.
Gallery
-
Hotaka Shrine General View
-
Scenic View of Hotaka Shrine
-
View of ther Honden through Torii
-
Hotaka Shrine and Surroundings
-
Hotaka Shrine Serene View
-
Hotaka Shrine and Its Environment
-
Hotaka Shrine Close-up
-
Hotaka Shrine Chozusha (Purification Trough)
-
Hotaka Shrine Haiden (Worship Hall) View
-
Another Angle of Hotaka Shrine Haiden
-
Front View of Hotaka Shrine Haiden
-
Hotaka Shrine Honden (Main Hall)
-
Hotaka Shrine Hotaka-maru (Sacred Ship)
-
Close-up of Hotaka Shrine's Hotaka-maru
-
Hotaka Shrine Kaguraden (Dance Hall) View
-
Ofune (sacred boats)
-
Torii
-
Sacred Bridge
-
Sacred Bridge
-
Hotaka Shrine Main Torii Gate
-
Torii
-
Torii
-
Torii
-
Sacred horse statue
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 "Explore Azumino! - Hotaka Shrine". Explore Azumino!. Japan Tourism Agency. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ↑ "Japanese ghost spot: Hotaka Shrine | Kowabana". 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ↑ "HIKES IN JAPAN". hikesinjapan.yamakei-online.com. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Moon, Okpyo (1989). From Paddy Field to Ski Slope: The Revitalisation of Tradition in Japanese Village Life. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-2957-8. Search this book on
- ↑ Geographical Review of Japan. Association of Japanese Geographers. 2003. Search this book on
- ↑ Bocking, Brian (2016). A Popular Dictionary of Shinto. Routledge. ISBN 978-1138979079. Search this book on
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Shinto
- ↑ Aston, William George (1896). . . pp. 403–404 – via Wikisource.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2.; retrieved 2011-08-010
- ↑ Tanigawa (1987). p. 130.
- ↑ Inoue (2003). pp. 362-371.
- ↑ "Chūbu-Sangaku National Park". Ministry of the Environment (Japan). Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2011. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 https://www.mlit.go.jp/tagengo-db/common/001562761.pdf
- ↑ "Mt. Hotaka also have deities enshrined, and these deities are as their tutelaries : JINJA-GAKU 3 | HIKES IN JAPAN". web.archive.org. 2020-10-01. Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2023-12-06.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ "Ofune Matsuri – A Unique Festival in Nagano, Japan! - Festivals & Events｜COOL JAPAN VIDEOS｜A Website With Information About Travel, Culture, Food, History, and Things to Do in Japan". cooljapan-videos.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ↑ "Kamikochi - A Place of Special Importance". SNOW MONKEY RESORTS. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Engi-shiki" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 178.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Habington, Will (12 June 2012). "Azusa - Nature and Culture Flow as One in the Sacred River". Kamikochi. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ↑ Rambelli, F (2018). The Sea and The Sacred in Japan. Camden: Bloomsbury Academic Publishing. pp. preface. ISBN 978-1350062870. Search this book on
- ↑ Takeshi (3 October 2019). "Myojin-ike Pond". Find New Japan. Retrieved 19 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Andriyenko, L (15 March 2011). "The Azumi Basin in Japan and Its Ancient People". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 18 May 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Explore Azumino! - Hotaka Shrine". Explore Azumino!. Japan Tourism Agency. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ↑ "Explore Azumino! - Ofune Matsuri (wooden boat parade)". Explore Azumino!. Japan Tourism Agency. Archived from the original on 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 "Explore Azumino! - Obisha Matsuri (Shinto ritual)". Explore Azumino!. Japan Tourism Agency. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
Bibliography
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hotaka jinja. |
- Grumbach, Lisa (2005). Sacrifice and Salvation in Medieval Japan: Hunting and Meat in Religious Practice at Suwa Jinja (PhD). Stanford University.
- Inoue, Takami (2003). "The Interaction between Buddhist and Shinto Traditions at Suwa Shrine." In Rambellli, Fabio; Teuuwen, Mark, eds. (29 August 2003). Buddhas and Kami in Japan: Honji Suijaku as a Combinatory Paradigm. Routledge. ISBN 978-1134431236. Search this book on
- Jinchōkan Moriya Historical Museum, ed. (2015). 神長官守矢資料館のしおり (Jinchōkan Moriya Shiryōkan no shiori) (in 日本語) (3rd ed.). Search this book on
- Kanai, Tenbi (1982). 諏訪信仰史 (Suwa-shinkō-shi) (in 日本語). Meicho Shuppan. ISBN 978-4626001245. Search this book on
- Kodai Buzoku Kenkyūkai, ed. (2017). 古代諏訪とミシャグジ祭政体の研究 (Kodai Suwa to Mishaguji Saiseitai no Kenkyū) (in 日本語) (Reprint ed.). Ningensha. ISBN 978-4908627156. Search this book on
- Miyaji, Naokazu (1937). 諏訪史 第二卷 後編 (Suwa-shi, vol. 2, part 2). 信濃教育会諏訪部会 (Shinano kyōikukai Suwa-bukai). Search this book on
- Miyasaka, Mitsuaki (1992). 諏訪大社の御柱と年中行事 (Suwa-taisha no Onbashira to nenchu-gyōji) (in 日本語). Kyōdo shuppansha. ISBN 978-4-87663-178-0. Search this book on
- Muraoka, Geppo (1969). 諏訪の祭神 (Suwa no saijin) (in 日本語). Tokyo: Yūzankaku-shuppan. Search this book on
- Oh, Amana ChungHae (2011). Cosmogonical Worldview of Jomon Pottery. Sankeisha. ISBN 978-4-88361-924-5. Search this book on
- Suwa Shishi Hensan Iinkai, ed. (1995). 諏訪市史 上巻 原始・古代・中世 (Suwa Shishi, vol. 1: Genshi, Kodai, Chūsei) (in 日本語). Suwa. Search this book on
- Tanigawa, Kenichi, ed. (1987). 日本の神々―神社と聖地〈9〉美濃・飛騨・信濃 (Nihon no kamigami: Jinja to seichi, vol. 9: Mino, Hida, Shinano) (in 日本語). Hakusuisha. ISBN 978-4-560-02509-3. Search this book on
- Terada, Shizuko; Washio, Tetsuta, eds. (2010). 諏訪明神 －カミ信仰の原像 (Suwa Myojin: Kami shinkō no genzō) (in 日本語). Iwata Shoin. ISBN 978-4-872-94608-6. Search this book on
- Ueda, Masaaki; Gorai, Shigeru; Miyasaka, Yūshō; Ōbayashi, Taryō; Miyasaka, Mitsuaki (1987). 御柱祭と諏訪大社 (Onbashira-sai to Suwa Taisha) (in 日本語). Nagano: Chikuma Shobō. ISBN 978-4-480-84181-0. Search this book on
- Yazaki, Takenori, ed. (1986). 諏訪大社 (Suwa Taisha). Ginga gurafikku sensho (in 日本語). 4. Ginga shobō. Search this book on
This article "Hotaka Shrine" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Hotaka Shrine. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
|
This page exists already on Wikipedia. |
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
