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| Jaike Shrine and Jaike |
Jaike Shrine and Jaike pond
Dragon god is enshrined in Jaike Shrine
(Ja means a snake or dragon, and ike means a pond)
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| Jaike Shrine and Jaike |
There is a pond called "Jaike" in the shrine precincts.
The word said that a huge snake was living in the pond.
Then the pond was named "Jaike"and a shrine was named "Jaike
Jinja".
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There is a interesting story.
In the Warring State Period, Oda Nobunaga heard a tale that a village people
here saw a huge snake or dragon in this pond.
He ordered the followers and village people to draw water from Jaike pond
to find it out.
Nobunaga also tried to find it, however couldn't find and gave up. after
10 days.
This episode shows symbolically how he had done everything drastically.
Anyway, this is the reason why people call this pond Jaike (Ja means a
snake and ike means a pond)
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Hitsu-nagashi |
2nd Sunday of April (annual) |
Hitsu is a kind of container made of wood to keep cooked rice. Once upon a time, Soemon's wife saved a snake persecuted by children. One day, she was doing badly after childbirth and died. Small child was left. Then Dragon god appeared and take care of him/her. Soemon appriciated very much and floated a hitsu with sekihan (red rice for for auspicious accasions). This was the begining of this festival. |
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Summer festival |
August 20th (annual) |
Float lanterns on the pond. Fireworks display. Bon dance |
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