Akagi Shrine

Weight 500 ㎏ Protected Shrine

Original Text

Akagi Shrine here is an intangible folk cultural property designated by the city. There was a "Oshimenawa event" on Saturdays and Sundays in October ３. It is a magnificent event for Ujiko and nearby residents 々. It was valuable because I couldn't see it.

a huge shimenawa made by ujiko

Original Text

10 minutes walk from Heiwadai Station. The year of its founding is unknown. The main enshrined deity is Omiki no Mikoto. In one torii, there is a huge shimenawa made by ujiko, and there is a shrine building in a small high place (Akagi Yama) up the stone steps at the end of two torii. It is said that the main shrine, which was rebuilt in 1789, has a colored sculpture, but it cannot be seen because it is in a covering house. In the past, there was a legend that the soil or bills of Mt. Akagi in Gunma Prefecture flowed to this place due to the flood, and it was Nagayama ...

It was "Akagi Shrine" with a wonderful large rope. The atmosphere is also good.

Original Text

It was "Akagi Shrine" with a splendid large shimenawa. The atmosphere is also good. The large shimenawa is about ７ｍ long, about ２ｍ thick, and about ７００ kg. It's great. I think it is the most recommended shrine in Nagareyama. By the way, it was okay because I was a motorcycle, but there are many old-fashioned houses, very complicated, narrow alleys around this "Akagi Shrine", so I think it's hard to be a car. If you visit, Nagareyama Railway ...

15 meters above sea level

Original Text

There is a shrine entrance in the middle of the slope that climbs a lot from Heiwadai Station to the residential area. Climb the stairs from here to the precincts. This shrine has a quiet appearance, and it is an intangible folk cultural property designated by Nagayama City. What? When. There is a Shimenawa event in October. Ujiko and citizens 々 make a large Shimenawa (length １０ｍ weight ５００㎏). The main shrine was a venerable shrine that was built in the Edo period in the first year of Kansei and was designated as a tangible cultural property.

Origin of Nagayama

Original Text

It is a shrine on a small hill, but in fact this hill is called "Nagayama". It has the origin that a part of Mt. Akagi in Gunma Prefecture was washed away during heavy rains a long time ago. The shrine is unmanned if there are no events, but the events are quite lively.