境内みどころ (attractiveness)

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御神水の池 人形厄落とし  水占い

The sacred pond   

    

 

 

 

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 回る願懸けこま犬 

The guardian lion dog

 

 

 

 

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 旧新潟証券取引所 守護 豊光稲荷さま

 新潟証券取引所より奉遷、鎮座。

subsidiary Shrines within the Main Precinct

 Houkou-inari Shrine

 

Houkou-inari was worshiped on the rooftop of the Niigata Stock Exchange.

After  the former Niigata Stock Exchange was closed,it was transferred here.

It is said that if you come and pray here your business will prosper.

 

 

 

 

 

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 芸能神 アメノウズメ神社

subsidiary Shrines within the Main Precinct

 

This Shrine enshrines Amenouzumeno-mikoto.

Amenouzumeno-mikoto  is worshipped as  God who improves an entertainment .

(for musician,artist painter...)

 

 

 

 

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ご神木

樹齢300年の松

古くは、灯台の代わりとして港に入港する船の目印となりました。

It is the pine of the sacred tree. A 300 year-old pine tree.

In the times without a high-rise buildings , it functioned as the lighthouse.

 

 

 

 

 

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ご神木

めおとエノキ

夫婦和合の木。触れるとペア仲円満のご利益があると言われております。

It is the hackberry of the sacred tree.The tree totally looks like a couple.

When you touch it,conjugal relations will improve.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ご神木

タジカラオノエノキ

たくましい木。

It is the hackberry of the sacred tree.

please look well.The tree is full of vitality.

It is said that ,if one touches this tree,he or she will receive divine favor of longevity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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神仏混交のなごり

屋根の上の装飾は、宝生の珠と呼ばれてきた。神社建築には珍しい。

The decoration making on roof is rare.We call it Housyounotama from old days.

It is unusual to Shrine structure.It is a trace of the mixture of Shintoism and Buddhism.

 

 

 

 

 

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神仏混交のなごり 神宮寺

お宮を守るお寺。

We call it Jingugi temple.

It is unusual to Shrine structure.It is a trace of the mixture of Shintoism and Buddhism.

Jinguji is  temple Which was build within a shrine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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新地観音堂

新潟地震の津波で流されてきました。

subsidiary Shrines within the Main Precinct

In 1965,due to a  tsunami of the Niigata earthquake ,this kannon was swept from the upper stream of the Shinano River.

Many people come for worship here  every morning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 百度石

百度参りの起点となった。

The Sacred Stone 

Religious people repeated 100 times of worship by this stone in the starting point.

 

 

 

 

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手水の像の彫刻

at temizu place

The sculpture of the elephant is carved here.

It is said that it was made by a pupil of Unncyou Ishikawa.(Old Niigata expart sculptor)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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安産 縁結びの木

トネリコの木

It is the ash of the sacred tree.

It is said to have a miraculous efficacy for a easy delivery.

when you pass,please be careful.

 

 

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鬼瓦 

Onigawara

Onigawara is Japanese gargoyle roof tiles.

 

 

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天井絵

a picture painted on a ceiling