4K【丹生都比売神社】Niutsuhime-jinja Shrine | The World Heritage | 世界遺産

“Niutsuhime-jinja Shrine” The World Heritage
A sacred place where Shinto and Buddhism coexist
Main shrine is designated as a national important cultural property.
The existing main shrine was reconstructed in 1469 and is the largest in size in Japan of all shrine buildings in Ikkensha Kasuga-zukuri style (built to the width of just a single bay at the gable ends). It is gorgeous and glory with vermilion color, sculpture and coloration and is designated as a national important cultural property along with its Romon (two-storied gate). The main shrine consists of four halls: Niutsuhime-no-Okami is enshrined in the first hall, Takanomiko-no-Okami in the second hall, Ogetsuhime-no-Okami in the third hall and Ichikishimahime-no-Okami in the fourth hall.

It is not known when a god was enshrined in this region as it was very long ago. It is said that the buildings of the Shinto shrine were built about 1700 years ago. It is said that the shrine pavilions were built by Emperor Ojin, and that a vast area of land in the northern part of the Kii Mountains was donated to the shrine. In “Nihonshoki” (Chronicles of Japan), the oldest history book created by the government, “Amano-no-Hafuri” who was the chief priest of this shrine appears at about the same time.

The enshrined deity, Niutsuhime-no-Okami is said to be a younger sister of “Amaterasu-Omikami” that is most respected by Japanese, agricultural people, as a god who has spread agriculture to the Province of Kii and the Province of Yamato.
It is a famous story in “Konjaku Monogatarishu” (lit. Anthology of Tales from the Past) that, before Kobo-Daishi (Kukai) opened Mt. Koya, “Takanomiko-no-Okami”, who is a mikogami (child god) of “Niutsuhime-no-Okami” and his messengers, white and black dogs, escorted Kobo-Daishi up to the summit and Mt. Koya, a part of the shrine territory, was given to them from “Niutsuhime-no-Okami”. Kobo-Daishi built a shrine dedicated to this goddess (Miyashiro) in Mt. Koya, and enshrined this goddess as the guardian deity.

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Filmed Date : October 21, 2022

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撮影日：2022.10.21

『丹生都比売神社』世界遺産
1700年以上前より鎮まる神社です。
弘法大師空海に高野山を授けた神としてすべての災厄を祓う神として広く崇敬されています。
神道と仏教が共存する聖地として世界文化遺産に登録されました。
高野山参詣の表参道である町石道の中間にある二つ鳥居は、神社境内の入口で、ますここに参拝した後に高野山に登ることが慣習でした。 鎌倉時代には、行勝上人により気比神宮から大食都比売大神、厳島神社から市杵島比売大神が勧請され、社殿が北条政子により寄進され、本殿が四殿となり、このころから舞楽法会が明治のはじめまで盛んに行われます。現存する本殿は、室町時代に復興され、朱塗りに彫刻と彩色を施した壮麗なもので、一間社春日造では日本一の規模を誇り、楼門とともに重要文化財に指定されています。

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