Awata Shrine Daiichi-Torii Gate — Local services in Kyoto

駒札：粟田神社の剣鉾と大燈呂 粟田神社は、京都の東の出入口（粟田口）に鎮座し、道中の安全を願って東海道を行き来する旅人の信仰も篤かった。 十月の粟田祭は、剣鉾と大燈呂で知られる。体育の日の前夜に御神宝の阿古陀鉾を中心に夜渡り神事が行われ、知恩院黒門前の瓜生石での祭典の後、氏子町内を行列する。その際に粟田大燈呂と呼ばれる大きな燈籠が練る。 これは戦国期の公卿　山科言継の日記『言継卿記』に「粟田口の風流（中略）前代未聞驚目の事也」、青蓮院の寺詩『華頂要略』に「様々の造り物あり（中略）誠に一大壮観なり」と記されている燈籠の山車を平成20年に復興したものである。 体育の日の神幸祭で神輿を先導する剣鉾は、長い竿の先に真鍮製の剣先と様々な意匠の錺金具を配したもので、鉾差しと呼ばれる担い手が一人で支え、剣先をしならせて鈴を鳴らしながら巡行する。その現存する数では京都一を誇り、祇園祭の山鉾と同様に氏子の各町で護持される祭具である。 京都市 A charm: Awata Shrine's sword spear and large lantern

Awata Shrine is located at the eastern entrance to Kyoto (Awataguchi), and was a place of deep faith for travelers traveling along the Tokaido road, praying for a safe journey.

The Awata Festival in October is known for its sword spear and large lantern. On the night before Health and Sports Day, a night-time ritual is held with the sacred treasure, Akoda Hoko, at the center, and after the ceremony at the Uryu Stone in front of the Kuromon Gate of Chion-in Temple, a procession takes place through the parishioners' neighborhoods. During the procession, a large lantern called the Awata Large Lantern is paraded.

This is a 2008 restoration of the lantern float described in the diary of Yamashina Tokitsugu, a nobleman of the Warring States period, "Tokitsugu-kyo-ki," as "the elegance of Awataguchi... an unprecedented and astonishing thing," and in the temple poem of Shoren-in, "Kacho Yoryaku," as "there are various constructions... a truly magnificent sight."

The Kenboko, which leads the mikoshi (portable shrine) during the Shinko Festival on Health and Sports Day, is a long pole adorned with a brass sword tip and metal fittings of various designs, and is supported by a single person called a Hokosashi, who bends the tip and rings a bell as he parades. The number of these still in existence is greater in Kyoto, and like the Yamahoko in the Gion Festival, they are ritual implements that are protected by each town of...

Mt. Awata : This is a mountain called Mt. Awata. It is the closest one to the center of the city. The mountain is extending toward north of Shogunzuka and south of Keage. The highest point is 180 meters off the ground.

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栗田神社第一の鳥居。 貞観18年(876)の創建と伝えられる古社。三条神宮道通の南側、石段を上がった高台にあるため、8月16日の大文字の送り火の際は、五山の送り火のうち左大文字・船形の送り火を見ることができる。毎年体育の日の神幸祭には、祇園祭の山鉾の原形といわれる、高さ7～8mの剣鉾数基が町内を練り歩く。神社の前は旧東海道が走り、京の七口の一つ粟田口に位置。今もその当時の名残で、旅行安...