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Located in the northwest of Miyagi Prefecture, Osaki City has the third largest population in the prefecture after Sendai City and Ishinomaki City
together with surrounding municipalitiesthe "Osaki Metropolitan Area"While it is a city that formsa World Agricultural Heritage site,which has been designated"Osaki Plain,"it is also a fertile land where the
In the Tajiri district of Osaki City,Shrine, a national treasure in Sendai Citywhich is the original shrine ofthe Osaki Hachiman Shrine,you will find
The entrance to Osaki Hachiman Shrine
The origin of Osaki Hachiman Shrine
According to records from the Miyagi Prefectural Shrine Association, this area was originally the site of the Komatsu Shrine, which was the guardian deity of the "Nitta Fort" established by the imperial court in 737 as a measure against the Emishi people. As the measures against the Emishi progressed, the Nitta Fort was abolished, and the Komatsu Shrine, which was its guardian deity, is said to have been relocated to its current location in Hazama-cho, Tome City.
Then, about 300 years later, in 1057,Minamotono Yoriyoshi, as the commander of the Chinju-fu (Northern Defense Headquarters) and governor of Mutsu Province, was ordered to quell the Abe clan's rebellionhis son Yoshiie, known by the nickname Hachiman Taro, and set up camp at Tengugaoka (present-day Tajiri Hachiman area in Osaki City).Nine Years' WarThis was a scene from the battle known as
Facing fierce resistance from the Abe clan, Yoriyoshi's army was struggling, with low morale and difficulty in procuring drinking water. At that time, Hachiman (Emperor Ojin) appeared in Yoshiie's dream and told him of a spring of drinking water, which boosted the morale of his troops and led to a brilliant defeat of the enemy army
Upon his triumphant return, he enshrined Iwashimizu Hachiman at the site of the former Komatsu Shrine, the guardian deity of the Shinden fence, and enshrined his weapons. This is said to be the beginning of this shrine
The Osaki clan, who were appointed as the governor of Mutsu Province, rebuilt the shrine through their ancestral connections
Plaque at Osaki Hachiman Shrine
was appointed as the governor of Oshu (later the Oshu Tandai) by order of Shogun Ashikaga Takauji and moved to this areaOsaki (Shiba) Iekane, who, learned that this shrine had been established by his distant ancestor, Minamoto no Yoshiie. In 1361, he rebuilt the shrine building, restored the rituals, andthe five Osaki districts(Shida, Tamatsukuri, Kami, Toda, and Kurihara).
How Osaki Hachiman Shrine was moved to Sendai
Later, in 1590,Osaki Yoshitaka, the family was stripped of their domain for not participating in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's siege of Odawara Castle.(Oshu Settlement)
In 1591, the year after the Osaki clan was destroyed by the aforementioned pacification of Oshu,the Kasai-Osaki Rebellionbroke out, involving the Kasai family, who, like the Osaki family, had been stripped of their domain, and former retainers of the Osaki family. However, it was suppressed by Gamo Ujisato and Date Masamune.
Later, this land became the territory of the Date clan, and Date Masamune, who moved his castle to Iwadeyama, revered this Osaki Hachiman Shrine and enshrined it within the Iwadeyama domain. This is said to be the other Osaki Hachiman Shrine that still stands today, located on the border of Iwadeyama Shimonome in Osaki City
Osaki Hachiman Shrine in Shimonome-sakai, Iwadeyama, Osaki City
When the Date family moved from Iwadeyama to Sendai, they alsoNarushima Hachimangu Shrine in Yonezawa, which had been the territory of the Date family for generations and where Masamune himself had long been based, along with the shrineenshrinedthe Osaki Hachimangu Shrineis now located in Hachiman, Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
Even after it was moved to Sendai, Osaki Hachiman Shrine in Tajiri was rebuilt by the Date clan and designated as a local shrine in 1872
worship hall
The worship hall of Osaki Hachiman Shrine and the old worship hall visible in the background
The current worship hall was built in October 1992
The Shinmei-style worship hall of Osaki Hachiman Shrine
It is a magnificent Shinmei-style worship hall with a gabled roof, impressive katsuogi beams, and sword-like chigi rafters
Old worship hall
Former worship hall of Osaki Hachiman Shrine
The old worship hall remains to the side of the current one
Main shrine
The main hall of Osaki Hachiman Shrine
The main shrine is located behind the current worship hall. It houses the principal deity,-jin (Emperor Ojin)Hachiman
Horse-shaped cedar
Umagata Cedar at Osaki Hachiman Shrine (a town-designated natural monument)
because the shape of its roots resembles the kidney, hind legs, and rump hair of a horsethe "horse-shaped cedar"It is called
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located in Sendai, bears the name "Osaki." I've always wondered where the name came from, but I never thought about it too deeply. This time, however, I was able to solve that mystery!
Although the shrine stands alone in a peaceful rural area, the magnificent construction of the shrine building gives it the air of the main branch of Osaki Hachiman Shrine
Osaki Hachiman Shrine has been revered by the feudal lords of the Sengoku period, the Osaki and Date clans, and continues to this day. If you are interested, be sure to visit
Osaki Hachiman Shrine <Information>
Name: Osaki Hachiman Shrine
Address: 16 Tajiri Yawata Gotenzaka, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, 989-4411
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