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2007/1/22

伊雑宮 Izawanomiya Izawa-no-miya Shrine

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Izawa-no-miya Shrine is located in Isobe-cho, Shima-shi, Mie Prefecture. The tutelary deity is Amaterashimasusume-oomikami-no-mitama (the Sun Goddess in Shintoism).

The people in the local area call the shrine Izougu, along with many other names such as Isobe-no-miya and Isobe-no-daijingusan. Both Izawa-no-miya and Takihara-no-miya are located in Taiki-cho and are referred to as Tou-no-miya of the Amaterasu-oomikami because they share the same tutelary deity and are both far from the inner shrine (Naiku) of the Ise Grand Shrine.

Izawa-no-miya was established some 2000 years ago, and is said to have been constructed after the Koutai-jingu Shrine when the mythical Yamatohime-no-mikoto was visiting Shimakuni (Shima Country) while searching for a minie-dokoro (land to find offerings for Koutai-jinja). She met Izawatomi-no-mikoto who commanded that Izawa-no-miya be built.

Izawa-no-miya is the only shrine which has a kanda (a ricefield for gods) and the annual rice planting that takes place in June is famous for being one of the three big rice planting festivals of Japan.

The temple is venerated by many fisherman and woman divers (ama) who pray there, and it has become a custom for them to get an Iso-mamoru (charm or talisman) at Izawa-no-miya and wear it before entering the sea.

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Kaminogou, Isobe-cho, Shima, Mie Prefecture, 517-0208
name
Izawa-no-miya Shrine
phone
05995-5-0038
hp
http://www.isejingu.or.jp/naigu/naigu3.htm




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