Enoshima Shrine

Japanese: 江島神社 - えのしまじんじゃ
Enoshima Shrine

It is located on Enoshima in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture. The three deities enshrined are Tagitsuhime-no-mikoto at Hetsumiya, Ichikishimahime-no-mikoto at Nakatsumiya, and Tagirihime-no-mikoto at Okitsumiya. In addition, Amaterasu Omikami and Susanoo-no-mikoto are enshrined at the left rear of On'iwaya, and the three aforementioned deities are enshrined at the right rear. According to the shrine's legend, it was founded during the reign of Emperor Kinmei. In ancient times, it was called Enoshima Myojin, but due to syncretism with Buddhism, it was changed to Benzaiten-jo. Known as Enoshima Benten, she is revered as the god of the sea, happiness, treasure, and arts and is one of the three great Benten in Japan, along with Itsukushima (Hiroshima Prefecture) and Chikubujima (Shiga Prefecture). The Azuma Kagami records that on April 5, 1182 (Juei 1), Minamoto no Yoritomo performed Mongaku to pray and enshrined Benzaiten on the island. During the Edo period, Tokugawa Ieyasu revered her and donated land to her. Former prefectural shrine. Annual festivals are held on the first day of the snake in April and the first day of the boar in October. The mikoshi togyo procession held at the annual festival (July 14) of the subordinate shrine Yasaka Shrine is famous.

[Soji Okada]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

神奈川県藤沢市江の島に鎮座。祭神は辺津宮(へつみや)に田寸津比売命(たぎつひめのみこと)、中津宮(なかつみや)に市寸島比売命(いちきしまひめのみこと)、奥津宮(おきつみや)に多紀理毘売命(たぎりびめのみこと)の3女神を祀(まつ)る。さらに御窟(おんいわや)の左奥に天照皇大神(あまてらすすめおおみかみ)、須佐之男命(すさのおのみこと)、同右奥に前記の3女神を配祀(はいし)する。社伝によると、欽明(きんめい)天皇のときの創祀と伝える。古くは江島明神(みょうじん)とよばれていたが、仏教との習合によって弁財天女とされた。江島弁天と称して海の神、幸福、財宝の神、技芸上達の神として仰がれ、厳島(いつくしま)(広島県)、竹生島(ちくぶじま)(滋賀県)とともに日本三弁天とされる。『吾妻鏡(あづまかがみ)』に、1182年(寿永1)4月5日源頼朝(よりとも)が祈願のため文覚(もんがく)をしてこの島に弁財天を勧請(かんじょう)したことがみえる。江戸時代には徳川家康の崇敬厚く、社領の寄進を受けた。旧県社。例祭は4月初の巳(み)の日、10月初の亥(い)の日。末社の八坂神社の例祭(7月14日)に行われる神輿渡御(みこしとぎょ)は有名。

[岡田荘司]

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