Omiwa Shrine～Sai Shrine

Yamanobe-no-michi |Omiwa Shrine ～Sai Shrine

I walked into Yamanobe-no-michi (山の辺の道) from Omiwa Shrine(大神神社). then through Omiwa-no-yashiro lookout point(大美和の社展望台）to Sai Shrine.（狭井神社).

The Entrance of Yamanobe-no-michi, Iwakura Shrine.

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At north, close to Kitosyo(祈祷所), you will find the entrance of Yamanobe-no-michi(山の辺の道) , then soon there is a small auxiliary shine, Iwakura Shrine(磐座いわくら神社). The diety is Sukunahikona no kami, The god of medicine who set the method of medical cure is enshrined here.
I prayed for the medicine for COV19 to be developed!!

Omiwa-no-Yashiro Lookout Point (大美和の社展望台)

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Kuehiko Shrine (久延彦神社)

漢字(Kanji)Chinese Charater	久延彦神社
ひらがなHiragana	くえひこ じんじゃ
ローマ字Roma-ji	Kuehiko Jinja

御祭神 (Gosaijin)	久延毘古命
Deity:	Kuebiko no mikoto

There is a shrine close to the Omiwa-no-Yashiro Lookout, named as Kuehiko Shrine. The Deity is “Kuebiko no mikoto”, he is the God of Wisdom.

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Sai Shrine (狭井神社)

漢字(Kanji)Chinese Charater	狭井神社
ひらがなHiragana	さい じんじゃ
ローマ字Roma-ji	Sai Jinja

御祭神 (Gosaijin)	大神荒魂神 (おおみわの あらみたま） Omiwa no aramitama
	大物主神 (おおもののぬしのかみ） Oomononushi no kami
	勢夜多々良姫命（せやたたら ひめ の みこと） Seyatatara hime no mikoto
	媛蹈鞴五十鈴姫命（ひめたたら いすず ひめ の みこと） Himetatara isuzu hime no mikoto
	事代主神（ことしろぬし の かみ） Kotoshiro nushi no kami

First Torii Gate and the approach.　

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Ichikishimahime Shrine (市杵島姫命神社)　Shizumeike Pond(鎮女池)

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漢字(Kanji)Chinese Charater	市杵島姫神社
ひらがなHiragana	いちき しま ひめ じんじゃ
ローマ字Roma-ji	Ichiki shima hime Jinja

御祭神 (Gosaijin)	市杵島姫 命
Deity:	Ichikishimahime no mikoto

Ichikishimahime Shrine (市杵島姫神社いちきしまひめじんじゃ)　
The Deity: Ichikishimahime no Mikoto (市杵島姫命), the deity of Kyushu Munakata Shrine (九州の宗像むなかた ).
God of Sea, God of Water, and also named as Benten-san(弁天さん) who is the god of performing Art(芸能）。　One of the Three Munakata female diety(宗像三女神).
^{* Munakata Three Female Deity(宗像三女神) is the general name for the Three female Deity who is enshrined across Japan, the headquarter shrine is the Murakata Taisha Shrine (located Murakata-city Fukuoka pref. at Kusyu).}

Sai Shrine (狭井神社), Haiden(Worship Hall)-拝殿　Shimenawa(注連縄)

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Sai Jinja (狭井神社)
Deity:　Aramitama of the god of Mt. Miwa.（　三輪の神様の荒魂あらみたま　）
God of healing, recovery of illness. There is a well on the left of the worship hall and the water form the well is the “medicinal water”. It is believed to have healing effects with the water. The entrance to Mt. Miwa is at Sai Jinja, and this is where visitors apply to enter the sacred mountain.

Aratama / Nikitama *荒魂（あらたま、あらみたま）・和魂（にきたま、にきみたま）
the idea of Shintoism, The kami has two aspect of soul, one is the rough soul which is rough and brave and strong and responsible, other soul is the soul of harmony, kind and peaceful, mercy and modesty.

とは、神道における概念で、神の霊魂が持つ2つの側面のことである。荒魂は神の荒々しい側面、荒ぶる魂である。勇猛果断、義侠強忍等に関する妙用とされる一方、崇神天皇の御代には大物主神の荒魂が災いを引き起こし、疫病によって多数の死者を出している。これに対し、和魂は神の優しく平和的な側面であり、仁愛、謙遜等の妙用とされている

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Further north to Hibara Shrine