Saginuma yatsurugi shrines

The year of foundation is unknown。Originally also the god of Tamura、Yanbao 6 years(1678)When I went in and out of the same village, it was said that I built a Hachijo Shrine in Kutamura.、It seems to have been built in the early Edo period。In the first year of Kaei, the roof of the hall of worship was changed.、In the same year, Komainu was founded by a young man in the boarding house.。Until then it was a small shrine、13 years of culture(1816)Jiro Hirose in the center of the construction of the main shrine of the frontage of the shaku、After that, the descendants began to manage the company。It should be noted、The carpenter carpenter at this time was Tetsunori Fujiwara, Kazuyuki Sasai, from Kamigamiwamura, Inba-gun (now Shirai-cho).。

"Tsurugi Festival."
March 1 of every year、With the face of a tengu wearing a shrine with a Sakaki head、Eight youths in white clothes、Starting from the same shrine in Saginuma, walk around with a sword-shaped stick about 2 meters long、Go indoors by walking around the houses in Saginuma district (former Saginuma village)、While praying, "I hope you can escape the evil disaster,"、To Hakken Shrine。At four Tsuji areas, such as the village borders of Makuhari and Tsudanuma, cut them with a sword-shaped stick.。
originally、A combination of bird chasing and Tsujiri、In the Taisho era, forms such as tengu were introduced、It is said that it has become the current shape。However、The sword I used to use had the year name of "Genroku"、The festival itself is believed to have continued since the Edo period。