Koshio Shrine

Located in Kozakura, Terauchi, Akita City. Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto and Ohiko-no-mikoto are enshrined here. The date of its founding is unknown. According to the legend, during the reign of Emperor Sujin, Ohiko-no-mikoto, the general of the four roads, enshrined Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto as the god who protected the northern border, and later Abeno-hirafu enshrined Ohiko-no-mikoto and worshipped him as the Koshio. In ancient times, it was the guardian deity of Akita Castle, and later it attracted worshippers under the name Koshio Daigongen, and during the feudal era it was given 60 koku of land. Formerly a small national shrine. Its annual festival is held on May 8th, when a special ritual is held with a glued spear to predict the year's harvest. Shrines of the same name are found along the Sea of ​​Japan in the prefectures of Niigata, Yamagata, Akita, and Iwate.

[Takahashi Miyuki]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

秋田市寺内(てらうち)字児桜(こざくら)に鎮座。武甕槌命(たけみかづちのみこと)、大彦命(おおひこのみこと)を祀(まつ)る。創建年代不詳。社伝では、崇神(すじん)天皇の代に四道(しどう)将軍の大彦命が北辺鎮護の神として武甕槌命を祀り、のち阿倍比羅夫(あべのひらふ)が大彦命を合祀(ごうし)し古四王と称して崇(あが)めたと伝える。古代、秋田城の鎮守であり、のち古四王大権現(だいごんげん)と称して信仰を集め、藩政時代には社領60石を寄せられた。旧国幣小社。例祭は5月8日で、この日にはその年の豊凶を占う糊付矛(のりつけぼこ)の特殊神事が行われる。同名の神社が日本海沿いの新潟、山形、秋田および岩手の各県に分布している。

［高橋美由紀］

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