Title Takamiya Saijo

  • Fukuoka
Topic(s):
Historic Sites/Castle Ruins Shrines/Temples/Churches Annual Events
Medium/Media of Use:
Web Page
Text Length:
251-500
FY Prepared:
2019
Associated Tourism Board:
Preservation and Utilization Council of "Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region"
Associated Address:
2224 Tashima, Munakata-shi , Fukuoka

高宮祭場(下高宮祭祀遺跡)

辺津宮本殿の右側の長い階段は、森林が開けた場所にある高宮祭場に繋がっています。宗像三女神が天から最初に降臨したとされる祭場です。小石で覆われた大きな正方形の平らな地面で、巨石が礼拝空間を作り出しています。両側から伸びる木の枝が重なり合い、自然なアーチ型の屋根を形成しています。6世紀の仏教伝来以前は、このような簡単な野外礼拝所が一般的でした。この場所や沖ノ島や大島では千年以上も前から神聖な儀式が行われてきました。10月の秋季大祭の最終日には、巫女による神楽などの儀式を見ることができます。


Takamiya Saijo

To the right of the main sanctuary of Hetsu-miya, a long stairway leads up to Takamiya Saijo, in a forest clearing. It is the ritual site where the Three Female Deities of Munakata are said to have first descended from the heavens. The site is a large square of flattened earth covered with small pebbles, with larger stones forming worship spaces. Tree branches on either side of the space meet to form a natural arched roof. Simple places of outdoor worship like this were common before the arrival of Buddhism in the sixth century. Sacred rituals have been conducted at this site and on Okinoshima and Oshima for over a thousand years. On the last day of the Grand Autumn Festival in October, the public can watch the rituals here, including sacred dances by shrine maidens.


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